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HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Randerson and Lady Scott of Needham Market, for their amendments in this group—Amendment 2 and Amendment 10…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsIf I were the airline concerned, I would not cancel this particular flight. It seems to me that having your operational business discussed in this House is probably not helpful to…06 Nov 2024HANSARDRenewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 24 July and 9 September be approved. Relevant document: 1st and 3rd Report s from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsRegulation 261/2004 sets out the rights of passengers in the event of flight disruptions, such as cancellations and long delays. On the noble Lord’s question, I have no current…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Young, for his intervention. I think he is right, but he will forgive me if I consider it further and write to him.06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank the noble Lords, Lord Gascoigne and Lord Moylan, for Amendment 1. I absolutely support the idea that the Government should be clear about what the railway is for and what…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI was referring to the people who drive and operate the trains. There are more of them on Waterloo station than there are employees of Network Rail. To finish what I was saying,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillIs that the two worst-performing franchises or two others?06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank noble Lords for their amendments in this group. In response to Amendment 3, from the noble Lord, Lord Lansley—and I thank him for our discussion a few days ago— I will…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank the noble Lords, Lord Lansley and Lord Moylan, for their amendments in this group. I will speak first to Amendment 4. Following enactment of the Bill, there would be just…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I would like to clarify a point for the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, on Amendment 13. If I inadvertently implied that the Government would somehow reduce the present freight…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I will speak first to Amendment 8, which was tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and is supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, the noble Lord, Lord…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI said I hoped to.06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsI can assure the noble Baroness that the Civil Aviation Authority is working on this and that the Department for Transport has had discussions with it. I cannot answer the…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsI thank the noble Lord for his question related to the original Question. The UK aviation market operates predominantly in the private sector and it is for airports to invest in…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsThe noble Baroness is entirely right that cancellations affect passengers and businesses relying on punctual services and connections and have an impact on confidence. Her…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsThe noble Lord will know that the air passenger duty on domestic flights was reduced quite recently to a relatively modest level. The Government are entirely committed to good air…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsMy understanding is that 18 flights were cancelled in the past four weeks, which is, of course, too many. As I have said, it is the responsibility of airlines and airports to work…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsIt is clearly wrong for the transport provider and the airport to know that a flight is cancelled, but for the passengers not to know. Similar circumstances sometimes apply on…06 Nov 2024