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HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 and 11 September be approved. Relevant document s : 52nd and 53rd Reports from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee…26 Oct 2023HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 5 September be approved. Relevant document: 51st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention drawn to…21 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeThere is no question but that there is an additional cost to the economy in terms of additional transport. I come back to the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, who asked about the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI will take that back to the department and see what it says.18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, the Government are keen to see Hammersmith Bridge reopen to all road users, including motor vehicles, as soon as is safely possible. In the most recent Transport for…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeTo put things in perspective, I say that Hammersmith Bridge is a grade 2 listed suspension bridge that was opened, in its current form, in 1887. Since its opening, the structure’s…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeOwnership of the bridge was transferred to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham as part of the Local Government Act in 1985. The local authority has a legal duty to…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI understand the emotion behind this, but the works to repair Hammersmith Bridge are split into two phases—the stabilisation side, which the Government have been funding, and then…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI cannot give the House an exact date for when the task force last met. All I can say is that the priority for the department, at the moment, is to deliver the stabilisation works…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI congratulate everybody who is involved in trying to get the bridge open again. As to the contributions, I am not in a position to give details on exact sums of money, but the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeThe noble Lord is right; the task force met 16 times between 1 October 2020 and 25 November 2021. Previous Ministers agreed not to call further meetings “until there is either an…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeThe noble Lord is absolutely right, and the Port of London Authority is very involved in the decision-making process.18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI was not aware of that, no.18 Sept 2023HANSARDLord Chancellor and Law Officers (Constitution Committee Report)Can I ask the noble and learned Lord to bring his speech to a close?20 Jul 2023HANSARDLord Chancellor and Law Officers (Constitution Committee Report)The next speaker will be my noble friend Lord Cormack.20 Jul 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessThat the House do adjourn during pleasure.12 Jul 2023HANSARDRail Ticket OfficesI think we will take the Labour side first.12 Jul 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I beg to move that the House now take a short adjournment during pleasure, resuming at a time to be notified on the Annunciator.12 Jul 2023HANSARDRural CrimeThe noble Baroness is absolutely right—I fully accept that. We have only to look at our newspapers on an almost daily basis to find some story regarding dogs. Unfortunately,…11 Jul 2023HANSARDRural CrimeYes, I agree; the noble Lord makes a very fair point. In fact, the Government, through Defra, has awarded £1.2 million in funding across more than 30 councils recently to help…11 Jul 2023