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HANSARDTrains: PunctualityI think that the noble Baroness will find that the public purse is recompensing that delay replay now. It is a good scheme to compensate people properly for significant delays,…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTrains: PunctualityVirtually the whole of the world, in countries that run railways, is incredulous that this country managed to separate the infrastructure from the operations for more than 30…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTrains: PunctualityThe noble Lord needs to get up to speed with the history of HS2, because it has been comprehensively mismanaged by every Government who have had anything to do with it, and by the…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTrains: PunctualityThe previous Network Rail pay settlement, which was carried out but curiously not much publicised by the Government, produced not only a one-off productivity improvement by a…20 Apr 2026HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 February be approved. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTrains: PunctualityIt is a very reasonable point. People should be able to rely on public transport, particularly those who do not have access to a car of their own. One reason why I am so…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTrains: PunctualityOf course, the irony of my noble friend’s journey to Fowey last week is that it was the private sector train company that failed to supply the sandwiches to him. It is a serious…20 Apr 2026HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, this instrument has two objectives. The first is to amend Article 71 of the assimilated basic regulation to give the Civil Aviation Authority more flexibility to grant…15 Apr 2026HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee15 Apr 2026HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their comments in this debate. The noble Lord, Lord Empey, quoted the Minister in the other place in two respects, and because he quoted…15 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightThere is no use upgrading Haughley junction without upgrading Ely. Previous Governments have not found the money to do that and, regrettably, in the financial circumstances that…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightIt was a privilege for me to open the ninth Maritime Transport rail freight hub in Northampton about six weeks ago. I had a long discussion with John Williams, the chief…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightHow right the noble Lord is. The digital signalling programme for the east coast main line does absolutely as he describes, which is to give more capacity on the existing track.…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightMy noble friend clearly knows a lot about it—probably more than I do—but I was at the launch of the Class 99 locomotives last autumn, which I think are the ones he is referring…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I start by paying tribute to noble Lords who have spoken, and particularly to the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, for his commitment and contribution to accessibility for…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightI am glad that the noble Baroness asked me that question. Network Rail has found some money to do studies on greater access to London Gateway, and that is the right thing to do.…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightThe Railways Bill is framed to give Great British Railways the authority, for the first time in over 30 years, to control access to the railway and make sure that it is fairly…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightThe Government have been quite clear that setting a statutory target is in the Bill, and we have also been clear that it is 75%. In practice, that protects those freight paths…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords, this Government have a clear ambition for rail freight growth, with a target of 75% by 2050, and we continue to work collaboratively with freight operators and Network…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this Government are committed to making travel by taxi or private hire vehicle as safe as it can possibly be. We are committed to the reforms needed as a result of the…13 Apr 2026