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HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionThe noble Lord’s observation is very reasonable in the circumstances. However, I am not tempted, and I do not think your Lordships’ House should be tempted, to draw any…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI defer to the noble Baroness’s knowledge, which in this area—the latter part of what she just said—is greater than mine. The information I currently have is that the Humber Local…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI concur with the noble Lord, and I will.13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI thank the noble Lord for that question. The answer is that a significant number of experienced bodies and people are involved in making sure that the consequences of this…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionIt is very tempting, in an age when so much is instantly available on every sort of media, including social media, to draw some conclusions about not only how this incident…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionAs I have said, we should wait for the investigation to draw conclusions, because that is the proper and only way of dealing with this. On the defects of the motor vessel…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI thank the noble Lord for his question. I omitted to say, which was entirely my fault, that we must all be extraordinarily sad about the plight of the missing seaman from one of…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI am not aware of the answer to the noble Lord’s question, so I will write to him.13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I do not have information in front of me about how long it has been since there was such an emergency planning exercise and how often…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI am not sure that I can confirm that without leafing through the vast amount of information in front of me. I believe that what the noble Viscount says is true, but why do we not…13 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI welcome the noble Lord’s favourable views about the management of LNER and I agree entirely with him that the direction of that company under public ownership has been very…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineThe increase in pay given to both train drivers and other railway staff last summer was not very different from the offer made by the previous Government, which was not sufficient…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI have two points to make to the noble Earl. First, the improvements in journey time between London and Scotland—particularly between King’s Cross and Edinburgh—apply equally to…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineConstructing a railway timetable on one of the busiest routes in Britain is very difficult indeed. The benefits of the east coast main line modernisation are significantly faster…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineMy Lords, the east coast main line timetable change is putting into effect the fruits of a £4 billion investment into the route since 2019. The timetable was consulted on in 2021,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI certainly would agree. It is a real skill on today’s railway to fit so many trains in, with so many different station calls. There is a serious point to the original question…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI am afraid that I do not have the time or facilities to give each Member of this House the train information that they need on their daily journeys, although I will do my best if…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineColloquially, “you’re on your own with that one”. I meet the managing director of Avanti trains more often than I should have to, and the fact remains that Avanti’s performance,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineI understand—and I am sure that people who run the railway also understand —that there are some trade-offs to be made in the execution of the east coast main line upgrade. I know…11 Mar 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionWhile I respect the noble Baroness’s view, the fact remains that a decent analysis suggests a third runway will create economic growth of measurable proportions to the British…25 Feb 2025