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HANSARDDiplomatic Missions: Congestion ChargeMy Lords, would it not be a good idea if the Government impounded these diplomats’ cars and suggested instead that they bought bicycles and kept to this?23 May 2024HANSARDOfficial Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I will speak to the Motion in my name, as a follow-up to a very interesting debate we had in your Lordships’ House on 2 May, led by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of…22 May 2024HANSARDOfficial Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024That this House regrets that the Official Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024, laid before the House on 22 March (SI 2024/416), do not contain…22 May 2024HANSARDOfficial Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024I am grateful to the Minister. We will have to see. Where I live in Cornwall, there is a boatyard next to me that builds fishing boats, and it has about 15 Romanian…22 May 2024HANSARDOfficial Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. It has been very interesting; so many examples from different parts of the importing world…22 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingMy Lords, will the Government encourage those who have building waste to tip to put it into filling the potholes in the road? That would kill two birds with one stone.14 May 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate and to the Minister for his comprehensive response. He said that he felt that the NNNPS…08 May 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementThat this House regrets the Government’s decision to lay the National Networks National Policy Statement, laid before the House on 6 March, without carrying out the systematic…08 May 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementFor a few years.08 May 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to introduce this short Motion tonight. I think the text of the Motion is pretty clear to noble Lords: in simple terms, I believe that the…08 May 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementIt is better than nothing.08 May 2024HANSARDSea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024I am grateful for that answer. We are where we are, but can the Minister provide any assurance that, in future, the monitoring of not just pollock and tuna but other fish that…07 May 2024HANSARDSea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that introduction. I have one or two questions to ask him, because I have been involved in some fishing discussions in the south-west,…07 May 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsMy Lords, a year ago I asked this same Question and I got the same Answer from the Minister. Does saying that the boats are not safe indicate that the Maritime and Coastguard…01 May 2024HANSARDTransport System: FailingsIt gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Birt, in this debate. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Snape on the wording for his debate. He has hit the nail on the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for a very detailed reply, and I thank her for her interest in this project. I have one question: will we be able to see a draft or a copy…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I follow that interesting speech by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, which explained his amendment clearly. It may be that the amendments in my name in this group,…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Can he explain what the word “inalienable” actually means?24 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I support in particular Amendments 9 and 10, so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Randall, and the noble Baroness, Lady Willis. I have quite a lot of experience of…23 Apr 2024HANSARDImpact of Environmental Regulations on Development (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, the chairman of the committee, of which I was a member for the full length of this inquiry. I echo his…19 Apr 2024