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HANSARDBuses: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, given the current weather conditions, buses on icy roads are obviously an issue. Does the Minister know whether we mandate bus companies to have winter tyres on buses?…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityMy Lords, I appreciate that the Minister may need to write to me too to answer my questions. In the autumn the Joint Intelligence Committee produced a report on the impact on the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDSubscription Contracts: Right to CancelMy Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. This issue is particularly important as last week’s Red Book shows that the DCMS’s budget is going…02 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, it is a particular pleasure to follow a very well-articulated tribute to the right reverend Prelate, to whom I also offer my congratulations on a very well-made,…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayMy Lords, a few months ago I asked the Minister about the transition payments that were previously paid when a franchise ended and a new operator came in. He was not at that point…20 Nov 2025HANSARDBiodiversity and the CountrysideMy Lords, when this Government took office 18 months ago, they did so promising environmental recovery, but I have to say that, instead, we have seen a series of steps which, in…13 Nov 2025HANSARDBiodiversity and the CountrysideMy Lords, this has been a very good debate and I say again that I am grateful to noble Lords who have remained here late on a Thursday because we all view this as such an…13 Nov 2025HANSARDBiodiversity and the CountrysideThat this House takes note of the impact of the Government’s policies on biodiversity and the countryside.13 Nov 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords—11 Nov 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords—11 Nov 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, the Government are absolutely right to be pressing ahead with the expansion of Heathrow Airport; it is long overdue. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill will, I hope,…11 Nov 2025HANSARDOpen Access Rail ServicesMy Lords, the Minister just said that the ability to grow open access is constrained by the lack of capacity on the network, yet he says that the Government intend to increase…22 Oct 2025HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023My Lords, there is a pattern emerging from the Minister’s department, in that we continue to have a similar situation around the regulations on deforestation and forest risk…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I rise to support the principle of what the noble Lord is suggesting, but with a “but”, which I hope the Minister will give some careful thought to across the summer…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I listened carefully to the noble Baroness’s comments. I was not planning to speak but, given that I was the Secretary of State alongside the Mayor of London when we had…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, very briefly, I support my noble friend in this probing effort to establish what the intention of the Government is. He is right to highlight the risk that this becomes…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillIt may be that this is not the right vehicle for this, but most local authorities do not have the resource to inspect works carried out by utility companies, for example. As a…24 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy Lords, I do not doubt the Minister’s personal commitment, on biodiversity in particular, but, given that there are still serious misgivings about elements of Part 3 of the…21 Jul 2025HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register as an adviser to Hutchison Ports. I looked carefully through last week’s announcement. I could not see anything in the Government’s…14 Jul 2025HANSARDFalkland Islands: Fisheries Exports TariffsMy Lords, the European Union appears to be interested in joining CPTPP, which is something the United Kingdom has already done. Will the Government ensure that we use any leverage…10 Jul 2025