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HANSARDTrain Operators’ Revenue Protection Practices ReviewOn the west coast main line and on other routes, when Great British Railways actually happens, will it have control over the fares issued by open-access operators, or will they…17 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, is a very good amendment, but it refers only to low-carbon energy infrastructure. Of course, he is an expert in that,…17 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, my noble friend spent a lot of time complaining about the A303. The simple solution is to go by train. My noble friend is quite right that the planning process takes a…17 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsMy Lords, I congratulate the Secretary of State and my noble friend on producing a comprehensive list of railway and road schemes they intend to go ahead with. This is the first…14 Jul 2025HANSARDFalkland Islands: Fisheries Exports TariffsMy Lords, there has been lots of recent discussion about Diego Garcia and the change in ownership there. Who has the fishing rights around there? Is it us or Mauritius or the…10 Jul 2025HANSARDEuropean Union Entry/Exit SystemMy Lords, will the Government still require incoming freight vehicles to call at a place called Ashford Sevington to be checked, or will that be removed? At the moment, all…09 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I want to say a few words about something that has not been talked about very much. Let me turn this damn phone off first—this happened in my Select Committee yesterday…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am really grateful to noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate and made many contributions, which indicate that it is a difficult subject and it would the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the new clause proposed in Amendment 323E in my name has been given the rather surprising title “Substitution”, and one or two noble Lords may be wondering what that…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am most grateful to my noble friend. On that basis, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWe had a problem up in the Committee room last week with the mice eating through the electric cables. We have got a few problems here. More seriously, it is a big problem. We only…24 Jun 2025HANSARDRivers and Estuaries: Derelict BoatsMy Lords, can the Minister explain the best and most environmentally friendly way to dispose of boats, most of which are made from glass fibre these days? I suspect that many…19 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s Statement on HS2 yesterday. It has good detail and a lot of the plans that the Government intend to do. I was also pleased that the latest…19 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentTo follow up on the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, and my colleague on this lovely front door, I have good information that it is the first time that such a design has…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay ServiceMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to introduce this short debate. I have an interest to declare in that I live in the Isles of Scilly much of the time, to which the only…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay ServiceTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to apply to reinstate the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.12 Jun 2025HANSARDEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay ServiceMy Lords, my noble friend has given us a very interesting progress report on any discussions taking place with the European Union, the CAA and others, but no decisions have been…12 Jun 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, we have had an interesting series of days commemorating World War II 80 years on. In your Lordships’ House, we have had wonderful tributes from many people and heard…09 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy Lords, one of the contributors to clean power, which the Government are quite rightly promoting, is solar panels on the roofs of new houses. I commend what the Government are…06 May 2025