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HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my voice to the many noble Lords who have thanked my noble friend the Minister. It is his first Bill. He is a real expert on buses and transport generally, and the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapMy Lords, can my noble friend explain why it is called a road map? Is it going to include all those new roads that I hope the Government are not going to build over farmland? Can…28 Apr 2025HANSARDEngineering Biology (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, at the weekend I was reading a history of Dartmoor prison, which I live quite close to. In the last century, the prisoners were allocated candles to read by, but in fact…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation PlanMy Lords, one of the ways of reducing the emissions from heavy goods vehicles is to use fewer of them and send the goods by rail. What is my noble friend’s Government doing about…24 Apr 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, this has been a fascinating debate. I have reflected on the number of Peers, some of them probably as old as me if not older, who have recounted the story of having to…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNet-zero Emissions Target: AffordabilityMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to take part in this debate. I fully support my noble friend’s policy on trying to achieve net zero. We have heard many noble Lords speak…03 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]I agree.02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak as a cyclist—one of the first to do so in this debate. I cycle regularly to your Lordships’ House and many other places. I agree that some of the floating…02 Apr 2025HANSARDE-scooters: TrialsMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that half the trouble with e-scooter and e-bike rentals, and with buying them, is the batteries, which catch fire for no particular reason…01 Apr 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesMy Lords—20 Mar 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesMy Lords, one of the forgotten parts of the last two world wars was the role played by the railways in supplying logistics to the front. We spent a long time bombing them when we…20 Mar 2025HANSARDCommercial Vehicles: SafetyMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that the safety rules apply to all cars and heavy goods vehicles? Do they also include vintage Army vehicles, to which the noble Earl, Lord…19 Mar 2025HANSARDGreat British RailwaysMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Young, for securing this debate. I have to agree with him, the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and some of my colleagues that we are…13 Mar 2025HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, as a regular user of hired electric scooters, I welcome them. They are very convenient and if you obey the law, it is fine. But will the Minister encourage his…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 62. The amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, to which she has just spoken, is a very relevant one, and I think I spoke a…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his remarks in response to my amendment. He said in passing that a tram is not a bus, which is of course true, but it often…13 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Local GovernmentIn Cornwall, we joined Durham about 15 years ago and became unitary. It was very popular because Cornwall is long and thin, and it needs a lot of different organisations and…12 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, my Amendment 35 is about the renewable liquid heating fuel obligation, which is something we debated in Committee. I thank my noble friend the Minister for spending time…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for not being here at the beginning of the debate. The debate about floating bus stops—I heard the comments from the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and…11 Feb 2025HANSARDWater Companies: FinesMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I do not think some of his quotes would apply to the beaches and rivers of Cornwall. They are a mess. I do…06 Feb 2025