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HANSARDWalking, Wheeling and Cycling PathsMy Lords, in the spending review, the Government allocated £616 million for Active Travel England from 2026 to 2030 to support local authorities to build and maintain walking and…01 Dec 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, for bringing forward these Motions and all who have contributed to the debate on these statutory instruments, which are very…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I am grateful to the noble Lord; I will come back to that point, if I may. I am sorry—I have lost my train of thought.25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025The answer is that the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders represents all manufacturers. Most vehicles are produced in various countries around the world. My understanding,…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is okay. I am mindful of the concerns that have been raised around businesses in Northern Ireland—I will come back to that point in a moment—and the challenges that, as we have…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I think we are at common cause on that. My understanding is that complying with two sorts of certification with the same rules is not particularly burdensome. The assurances that…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I thank my noble friend for that. I think her proposed remedy is the right one, which is to meet people who know what they are talking about and listen to them. If that is part of…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I believe that what the noble Lord says is correct—you can buy a car anywhere in the United Kingdom and use it anywhere in the United Kingdom—but equally I take the point that…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I certainly understand the noble Lord’s point. Given that we are working in this area, the best thing that the Government can do is to make sure that whatever rules apply are as…25 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayI am confident of that. Indeed, if the noble Lord is a regular user of the Portsmouth line, he will know that the signalling has been replaced in the last three weeks, which…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayAlthough it might be possible to agree with my noble friend, on this occasion that is not correct. The old South Western trains have been at the end of their lives for some five…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayThe noble Lord is familiar with that system; indeed, in his Government’s time, four franchises were already in public ownership as a consequence of that. By and large, they are…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayThe noble Lord should read the draft Bill more carefully. If he does, he will find that the rather antiseptically named passengers’ council—it will have a better name than that in…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 19 November .20 Nov 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillThat the Bill be now read a second time. Scottish and Welsh legislative consent sought , Northern Ireland legislative consent granted.20 Nov 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I am pleased to present the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill for Second Reading today. I welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chester and congratulate him on…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have engaged in today’s lively debate on the Bill. I have listened with much interest to the excellent points raised across your Lordships’…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayMy Lords, South Western’s performance before and after public ownership has remained below the standards passengers deserve. We inherited from both the previous Government’s…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayI do not need to join the noble Lord on his service, because I am on my own, from Richmond to Vauxhall. It is true that there are some short forms—the result of both the driver…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayThe noble Baroness is referring to the London to Exeter service, which has not been very good in recent months, although the timetable will be reinstated from 29 November. That is…20 Nov 2025