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HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, this final group of amendments covers the process for regulations made under the Bill. Amendment 3 places responsibility for making pedicab regulations solely with…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]30 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank your Lordships for their diligence in scrutinising this Bill’s provisions. This second group of amendments is focused on electric pedicabs. My department is…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the acceptance of this amendment. We recognise the point made by my noble friend Lady Stowell about noise being disallowed after 9 pm. Clearly, during…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for your Lordships’ continued interest in this small but important Bill. The Government have listened carefully to the concerns raised by noble Lords, and…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]30 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I once again thank your Lordships for their careful consideration of the Bill. I have outlined the purpose of the Government’s amendments in this group, and will now…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]30 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineThe industry is currently close to finalising its response to the east coast main line major timetable change consultation that was undertaken in 2021. While it will not be…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI hear what my noble friend says. I will certainly take it back and have a look at it.24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineMy Lords, the department holds regular discussions with its operators to ensure that they continue to respond to changes in demand, balancing capacity and reliability with value…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineMy noble friend is right; we did spend many hours debating this. We now have the minimum services levels Act and, frankly, the department expects train operators to make use of…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI take the noble Lord’s point, but the Government do put passengers first. The Government are concerned with passengers getting value for money, and we take this very seriously.24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineThe Government have put an awful lot of money into the railways. It is about time perhaps that some of the railways delivered back for the good of the people—the taxpayer, who has…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineAs the noble Lord knows, the department awarded a new National Rail contract to First Trenitalia to continue operating the west coast partnership in September 2023. The decision…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineA lot of these changes to the trans-Pennine route are part of the Making Journeys Better plan, outlining how TransPennine Express under DfT OLR Holdings will work to make things…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI assure the noble Baroness that the Government are committed to full consultation on the issue.24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineWith great respect to the noble Lord, I am not too sure that I understand his question. Perhaps we can have a look at it later.24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineAt the Bradshaw address, the Secretary of State committed to expanding single-leg pricing, on most of LNER’s network, for example. This went live on 11 June 2023. In the plan for…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineMy noble friend will be aware that we had the Williams-Shapps review into the creation of Great British Railways but unfortunately have not had time in this Session to introduce…24 Jan 2024