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HANSARDRailway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Going back to the Minister’s last comment about sharing information, paragraph 7.8 of the Explanatory Memorandum on train driving licences says: “The duty to inform EEA safety…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That this House regrets that the Railways (Inter- operability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/345), laid before the House on 26 February, will cost United Kingdom…21 Mar 2019HANSARDMaritime 2050 StrategyMy Lords, I welcome this report but does the Minister understand the importance of shipbuilding? The report states that the Government will, “further develop the UK shipbuilding…13 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for introducing these regulations. It would be good if she could say something further as a result of the Boeing accident a couple of…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I shall be quick. I note that in paragraph 7.2 of the Explanatory Memorandum, the Government think that, “The gathering of such data … of derived figures are activities…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Noise (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the Minister is right that there is no change in policy but, as I understand it, there is a change of the organisation or person who is the competent authority. It is…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Noise (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I was just concluding. I wanted to note that, as we all know, this SI will come into force only if there is a hard Brexit. However, it would be good to have the Minister’s…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Noise (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Perhaps I may press the Minister a little further on the competent authority. I think she said that the competent authority for Heathrow would be the Secretary of State, but I…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Noise (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that introduction. I have two questions. The first relates to the noise regulations and the assessment of the aircraft. It is difficult…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019On consultation, can the Minister assure me that there will no more use of non-disclosure agreements for this ongoing consultation? That is happening at the moment for whatever…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation: Boeing 737 MAX 8 JetsMy Lords, most people would believe that if Boeing issued new instructions and safety rules after the Lion Air accident four months ago, they were probably defective as another…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillBefore the Minister finishes, I do not think that she answered my noble friend’s question about comparing the Government’s policy on non-disclosure agreements and secrecy with…06 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: British AirlinesMy Lords, last night in the Statement on Eurotunnel, the noble Earl, Lord Courtown, who is in his place, said that the agreement to pay Eurotunnel £33 million, “will help to…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, this £33 million to Eurotunnel is nothing more than hush money to shut it up and to avoid the disclosure of something like 1,500 pages of probable rubbish that…04 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Does that mean that the Secretary of State intends, through the amendments the noble Baroness has mentioned, that the regulations will stay in line with the European ones as they…25 Feb 2019HANSARDAviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this is a very interesting SI, in particular the issue of confidentiality. This has come up again and again in not just the secondary but also the primary legislation. I…25 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2018My Lords, I apologise for not being here at the beginning of the Minister’s introduction. In relation to the noble Baroness’s questions, what will happen between the Republic of…14 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Is my noble friend aware that the next SI we are due to discuss has word for word the same text on consultation as that which he has outlined?12 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am grateful to my noble friend. Does he agree that the prudent thing for the Government to do would be to advise people to think very carefully before booking any flight that…12 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Will the Minister explain what would happen in the reverse direction? Say you are flying Nigerian Airways from Lagos to Amsterdam with a through ticket to London with another…12 Feb 2019