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HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesOne of the interesting things that has been going on since this Government took office is re-establishing some pretty basic rules about staff allocation—the numbers of drivers and…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesThe Sunday position, particularly for drivers in a number of train companies, is very difficult. A number of them, after 30-odd years of the previous regime, have no contractual…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesThe discussion on the forthcoming Railways Bill will happen in this House in due course. Meanwhile, the Government are pursuing reliability very strongly. If a train company is…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesMy Lords, public ownership is a vital step towards reforming our railways and rebuilding trust and pride. On average, publicly owned train operators perform better on punctuality…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesI should have foreseen that the noble Lord would ask that question. I will have to write to him because I knew he would ask it, but I forgot to research the answer.02 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesMy noble friend is right. LNER, in particular, has demonstrated all the excellent characteristics that a public service train company can deliver. The previous Government did not…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesI am sure that I have just written to the noble Lord on the same subject, but I have been monitoring the east coast main line timetable daily since December when it went in. There…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, on Amendment 114A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, the Bill does not provide powers to combined authorities or combined county authorities in respect of parking…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillTo answer the noble Baroness’s question, the original pilot e-scooter experiments were started in the days of the previous Government and there were no results. This Government…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillNo.02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillAs I say, I am very happy to meet the noble Lord and my noble friend Lord Blunkett to see whether we can move this forward.02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, on Amendments 120 and 120EA, via provisions in the Transport Act 1968, mayoral combined authorities with passenger transport executive functions already have the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will begin with the proposition tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, on Clause 27. I will also say what a pleasure it is to hear my noble friend Lady Dacres of…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasMy noble friend is absolutely right, and the Government are considering precisely those two things, among others.22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI absolutely guarantee that this Government will show more urgency than the last one, who started an experiment a very long time ago but concluded nothing from it, and we have had…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI refer the Lord to page 40 of the recently published Road Safety Strategy , where there is a lot of text headed by: “Continuing to work closely with the police and other…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasOf course, the noble Lord has huge experience in policing and enforcement. I have to say that I was not aware of the point that he makes about scientific support, but the…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI certainly support my noble friend’s statement in that regard. We are dealing here with a particular issue, that this boil needs to be lanced. It is not indicative of our whole…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI refer the noble Lord to Hansard for yesterday, when we discussed precisely that issue at Questions.22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasThe Government recognise the urgency and importance of tackling the use of illegal number plates designed to evade enforcement cameras. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is…22 Jan 2026