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HANSARDBus FundingI thank the right reverend Prelate for his question. The question of cross-border bus services is not altered, at least by this settlement, compared with previous settlements. But…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBus FundingMy noble friend has raised this subject before, certainly with respect to the Isles of Scilly, and I am also familiar with the issues raised by the two Members of Parliament there…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBus FundingThe reliability of bus services is terribly important to the people who use them and to the local economies of the places where they operate. This funding formula of itself will…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBus FundingThe noble Lord might know that, for some years I was responsible for the London bus service. I am not any longer; the Mayor of London is. I would question some of the things the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBus FundingThe funding provided by what is effectively a £1 billion settlement will allow local transport authorities in all areas to spend this money in the best possible way. I am very…19 Nov 2024HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the noble Lord for his interjection. Yes, I will do that. I conclude by saying—as I already have, actually—that the safety of aviation and the travelling public is a…18 Nov 2024HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, these regulations were laid in draft before this House on 23 October 2024. They amend existing aviation safety regulations to update certain provisions, and cover…18 Nov 2024HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024. Relevant document: 6th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee18 Nov 2024HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I shall attempt to deal with the questions from noble Lords who have spoken. I will do my best, but some of them will have to be answered in writing, I am afraid. I…18 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceThe Government are committed to growing railway freight. I made a commitment during the passage of the Bill, the Third Reading of which we had today, that the Government would…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I am not sure that I can explain that, but the too-frequent short formation of trains on the national railway system is wholly…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceI thank my noble friend for that question. I met, I think, every Member of Parliament west of Bristol two days ago, and they all had the same question. The work at Old Oak Common…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceThe noble Baroness raises a subject that I feel that I should know more about than I do. I know the general issue, and one of the benefits of a coherent, integrated railway ought…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceMy previous statement about Euston could be added to only by saying that it would be very good if Avanti would like to run all the train services. As far as the local rail…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceI absolutely understand the noble Baroness’s discontent and irritation with the situation in Oxford. What I have promised her, and indeed other important stakeholders, is that…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceThe provision in HS2 for bats is a whole other subject, but I sympathise with the drift of the noble Lord’s argument. We should be doing as much as we can to enable access to the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceI thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their comments. I start by saying that I could not disagree more with either of their descriptions of the Secretary of State’s…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceI thank my noble friend for that question. I was at Euston a week last Monday, hearing about the details of the plan. The station itself was very modern in 1968; it is no longer…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceI do.13 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I am hugely grateful for the robust and detailed scrutiny from all sides of this Chamber on what is an important and landmark Bill. The Government were clear in their…13 Nov 2024