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HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockMy Lords, my department is already working on a long-term rolling stock and infrastructure strategy, which will be the first for over 30 years, both to give certainty to the…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 July be approved. Relevant document: 34th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…21 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockIf that is an answer, I will sit and listen to it. The right reverend Prelate is correct that the new line to Ashington is a success. Northern is resolving to put additional…21 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockThe abrupt cancellation of phase 2a of HS2 necessitates thinking through again the rolling stock strategy for the whole of HS2. It is one of a number of really enormous issues…21 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockThe noble Lord’s recollection of what happened in his term of office might be quite good, but the fact is that the industry does not have much regard for what was published at the…21 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockMy noble friend is accurate: 90 trains were procured; some of them were delivered five years ago. At the time that the South Western Railway operation reverted to public…21 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockThe noble Lord is right that you certainly need staff to drive the trains, and in many cases, but not all, you need conductors. I do not think the rolling stock and infrastructure…21 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockThe noble Baroness is right that there are a lot of old vehicles. The average age of vehicles on the national network is 17 years. There are 12,000 vehicles across 14 operators,…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025I am very happy that the noble Baroness leaves it with me. I will make sure that I write to her. I recognise the issue that we are dealing with—the incorrect fitment of correct…15 Oct 2025HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 34th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee15 Oct 2025HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, noble Lords will wish to know that the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has considered a draft of the order before it was laid and then gave informal pre-laying…15 Oct 2025HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for attending the debate and for their input. I listened intently to the highly experienced noble Baroness, Lady Foster. She raised a valuable…15 Oct 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for PortsMy Lords, I am pleased to open this debate. National policy statements set out the primary legal framework for planning decisions on nationally significant infrastructure…14 Oct 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for PortsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Greenway, referred to grid capacity, which I mentioned before. The Government are working with power suppliers. It is clearly an important part of…14 Oct 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for PortsThat the Grand Committee takes note of the initial proposal for an amended National Policy Statement for Ports.14 Oct 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for PortsMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It is fitting that, in calling the debate, the House has recognised the importance of the port sector in…14 Oct 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]That this House do agree with the Commons on their Amendment 29.13 Oct 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]That this House do agree with the Commons on their Amendment 31.13 Oct 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]That this House do agree with the Commons on their Amendment 30.13 Oct 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to close this debate. I thank noble Lords for their contributions on the important topic of bus safety. To be clear, this Government…13 Oct 2025