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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFrom our Benches, I thank the staff, the clerks and the Deputy Chairman for staying later than they usually would be required to do on a Thursday. I look forward to seeing noble…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am very happy to write, particularly to the noble Lord, Lord Goddard.05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am very happy to write. I resist the idea that I am not being candid here. The noble Baroness may not like what I am saying, but the point stands. I am of course very happy to…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all who have contributed to this short debate, in particular the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for stepping in very ably. There seems to be a…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillGive it a go.03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this short but focused and interesting debate. I too regret that the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, was unable to…03 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationMy Lords, the Government are committed to decarbonising transport in support of our national missions to kick-start economic growth and make Britain a clean energy superpower, and…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI admire the noble Lord’s perspicacity in following this line of argument, but it is of course our reliance on gas from overseas that causes such fragility and variability in the…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationMy Lords, we are looking for opportunities to provide diesel-free solutions to rail travel. That includes not only electrifying more of the network but looking for infills such as…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI will start by pointing the right reverend Prelate to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill that we have discussed in the House in recent weeks. That is a huge commitment to supporting…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI absolutely agree with my noble friend that electrification is an important part of the mix in decarbonising our transport network and achieving our net-zero goals.…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationIf it is not jumping on the bus bandwagon, I would like to join in both the noble Lord’s and my noble friend Lord Hendy’s congratulations on Harrogate’s achievement. We have made…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI am afraid that I am not aware of any particular plans—this strays a little outside my briefing. It is really important that we enable more green growth in transport to ensure…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I respectfully point out that we have now had more than two hours on this group of amendments and that we have just come up to 12 minutes for the response to this long…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI thank the noble Lord for his question. As he will be aware, the previous Government consulted on an end date for the sale of diesel buses back in spring 2022. As he referred to,…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI thank my noble friend for that question. He is absolutely right. In the right setting, light rail systems can be a viable and attractive alternative to heavy rail or, indeed,…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI thank the noble Earl for the question. Of course, we are aware that it is important to develop greater electricity supply and infrastructure. We are confident that we can work…19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationI am pleased to say that rail is already the greenest form of transport, but more is indeed needed to meet our contribution to achieving net zero by 2050. For instance, 9% of all…19 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, before we start the debate on the first group, it may not surprise noble Lords that, in place of my noble friend Lord Wilson of Sedgefield, today I remind noble Lords,…15 May 2025HANSARDWater: Supply and InfrastructureMy Lords, statutory water resource management plans set out how water companies intend to deliver a secure supply of water. Water companies are required to publish new plans every…14 May 2025