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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for missing Second Reading. I feel like I am coming on at half-time into this debate, but sometimes if you come on at half-time you have a little bit more…27 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I have been in this House for 10 years this year. For eight of those years, I was on committees for secondary legislation and primary legislation. It is a little bit…27 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The simplistic argument is, “Well, I can just sell a player”. Actually, you cannot just sell a player. We have a one-month window in January and the end of the season. If it is…27 Nov 2024HANSARDHigh-speed Rail Services: West Coast Main LineMy Lords, it is this side. I have been waiting for a train for 20 minutes. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, for asking the first friendly Question on railways in the…04 Sept 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, is quite right to highlight the Government’s failure to carry out the systematic review of road projects recommended by the Climate Change…08 May 2024HANSARDTransport System: FailingsMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Snape, on securing this timely debate on the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTrain Operating Company ContractsMy Lords—25 Mar 2024HANSARDTrain Operating Company ContractsFrom this side, we might rename the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, Baroness Mystic Meg. We are talking about contracts and railways, and, out of the hat, two days ago, Avanti has…25 Mar 2024HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I speak on this minimum service level agreement from a unique position: I spent 25 years working for British Gas and was a GMB union negotiator for 35,000 gas workers.…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAvanti TrainsMy Lords, if the House were sitting for five days next week and the Minister had Questions every day, and he arrived six minutes late on Monday, eight on Tuesday, 10 on Wednesday,…27 Feb 2024HANSARDFire Safety Regulations and GuidanceMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety and Rescue Group, one of the most active groups in Westminster. It is chaired by Bob…14 Dec 2023HANSARDFire Safety Regulations and GuidanceThat this House takes note of the current state of fire safety regulations in England and the case for a new integrated review to update fire safety guidance.14 Dec 2023HANSARDFire Safety Regulations and GuidanceI thank all Members who took part in this debate, which I put down in some trepidation because it seemed a little bit dry and technical. The expertise in the House has shown…14 Dec 2023HANSARDResidential Leasehold for FlatsMy Lords, one of the most expensive consequences of being a leaseholder, especially in flats, is the service charges that freeholders can level against you. They are completely…30 Nov 2023HANSARDArrivals Duty Free at UK AirportsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the (1) jobs created, (2) revenue generated, and (3) tax receipts generated, by the introduction of arrivals duty…30 Mar 2023HANSARDArrivals Duty Free at UK AirportsI thank the Minister for that Answer. Is she aware that arrival duty-free stores have had considerable success in Norway and Switzerland, where they provide additional commercial…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAvanti West CoastTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they justify further extending the contract for Avanti West Coast, given its service record over the last six months.23 Mar 2023HANSARDAvanti West CoastI thank the Minister for another magnificent effort in defending the indefensible. My question is quite simple. Will she agree to meet with me, as a frequent flyer on Avanti…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTrain Services: North of EnglandMy Lords, I think the Minister will agree with me that one of the ways the railways could be improved would be by stopping the strike action and getting things back to normal. On…27 Feb 2023HANSARDUniversal Credit: Benefit Cap and Two Child LimitMy Lords, does the Minister agree that larger families on benefits are doubly penalised by the Government’s policy, not only by losing support for third or subsequent children but…24 Jan 2023