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HANSARDPublic Transport: Face CoveringsI believe that the present public transport policy is killing public transport, particularly buses outside London. Some 40% to 70% of normal capacity will be available after next…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCivil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, when we debated the other set of civil aviation regulations yesterday, the Minister assured us that the Civil Aviation Authority was extremely happy with the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I want to build on what the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, has just said: that we are leaving a system where we had leadership. I worked in Brussels on the single European…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public TransportMost public transport uses air conditioning, which recirculates viruses, bacteria and other nasty things in the air. Will the Government consider a proper scientific examination…02 Jun 2020HANSARDDental CareIt is the private dental sector that is probably in most trouble, because of a lack of financial support given by the Government and the question whether private dentists have…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TransportAnybody with any experience of public transport knows that one of the best things that can be done is to stagger working hours. The early spring is the best time of the year to do…14 May 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]I have some experience of the matters in this clause, although not in respect of the air transport industry. As an academic I was involved, over the period of regulation and…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]During the discussion that the Minister held in Committee Room G, I took the opportunity to talk to the legal advisers to the department, who assured me that consideration was…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that reply. I was suggesting simply that there were areas where economy was possible. The Government say that they are committed to economy. I suggest…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]I think that probably comes down to licensing operators and drones. My final point is about the disabling of stray drones, or drones that should not be there. I am no expert on…27 Jan 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not intend to rehearse what others have said, only to underline a few things. May I turn to resources? It is essential that the Civil Aviation Authority has…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am very pleased to address the House again after being ill for a long time, but I am sad that we have come to this point. I can say only that I agree with the…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillI am aware of the advisory speaking time. It was imposed on us by the Government’s edict.09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillI am sorry, but the Prorogation of Parliament has had nothing to do with me. It is entirely at the Government’s behest.09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillI was going to go on to ask when progress is expected on the route across the Pennines. Do the Government constrain the activities of Transport for the North compared with the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, the most important factor we should consider today is the impact that HS2 could have on climate change and the need to reduce emissions. Compare these figures from the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillNo. I have not been allowed enough time to debate this Bill because the Government of their own volition are proroguing Parliament. I am sorry, but I am not going to give way.09 Sept 2019HANSARDParking on PavementsMy Lords, the Traffic Management Act 2004 imposed a duty on local authorities to manage their own road networks. The same Act also provided for traffic officers to be appointed to…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDronesI sat through the debate on the drones Bill, although I did not take part, and it was evident throughout it that the Government were thoroughly complacent. They brushed away many…22 Jan 2019