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HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceI am pleased to know that I shall have to answer further questions on this in June. In the meantime, I am absolutely delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, has raised…14 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceMy noble friend is absolutely right. The speed limit of 15.5 miles per hour determines the point at which an electric bicycle, capable of more speed than that, is a vehicle that…14 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceThe use of e-scooters needs legislation to regulate it. This is a question which I have answered in the House before and which no doubt will continue to come up until we produce…14 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceThe noble Baroness is rightly persistent on this subject and, as she knows, I have offered to meet her on it. The previous Government commenced trials but did not develop or…14 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceThe Government regularly speak to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and insurers as we develop our policy on e-scooters. This includes discussions about personal injury and property…14 May 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, it has been a great privilege to take this Bill through the House. I am grateful for the scrutiny, challenge and wisdom from all sides during the debates on this…29 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a third time.29 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will make a brief statement on legislative consent in relation to this Bill. The Government accept that legislative consent from the Senedd would be required for…29 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall of course be far more enthusiastic than the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, on this excellent Bill. I expect it will be back, but this is the briefest of replies. In…29 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.29 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingI clearly should have gone to the site in preparation for this Question. The station will be adjacent to the Cambridgeshire guided busway, which is the one that gives access to…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingI completely agree with the noble Lord that access to the station is just as important as railway travel from the station. In respect of existing stations, the Office of Rail and…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingI say to the noble Lord, first, that there will be disabled car parking spaces, and, secondly, that the Cambridge Biomedical Campus executive director said, and stands by this…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingThe length of life of railway rolling stock is between 30 and 35 years, so proposed dates for the elimination of diesel and other forms of traction have to respect the economic…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingI certainly agree with the noble Lord that good public transport is vital for a growing, developing city such as Cambridge. But, of course, he will not expect me to endorse any…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingMuch though I respect the noble Lord, almost everything he has just said is wrong. There has been a remarkable consistency of view among all the partners about Cambridge South,…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingMy Lords, the answer, at least recently, is none. From the first design of Cambridge South in 2016 by AstraZeneca, the station has never had a car park due to lack of space. It…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingI respect the noble Baroness’s views—she has had a more detailed view of the design of the station than I have—but that will alter as a consequence of her question. I thought I…22 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, this next group of amendments relate to Clause 27, on training for staff about crime and anti-social behaviour. On Amendment 40 under my name, I thank noble Lords who in…02 Apr 2025