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HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree with what the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, said about the 10-second question. We need more explanation of that. I would make three points. I did not detect in…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, since this is the start of Committee, I reiterate the support on this side of the House for the principles of the Bill, and we want to facilitate innovation as much as…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, the amendments I am speaking to are basically about the process of external scrutiny and oversight of what the department is doing. In the previous discussion, we had a…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 11.10 Jan 2024HANSARDRoad Safety StrategyMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, to his position on the Front Bench and hope he survives his first ordeal of Question Time. He says that road safety is an…18 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is our earnest hope that the Government listen carefully to the common sense of the points made on these amendments. The noble Baroness, Lady Anelay of St Johns,…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]In that case, I apologise, but I agree completely with what the noble Baroness said. I disagree with my noble friend Lord Berkeley and agree with the noble Lords, Lord Moylan and…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will follow up on the points about enforcement and penalties. I hear very much what the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, said. My…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]Before the noble Lord sits down, I thank him for his comprehensive response, which we can examine at our leisure. The one part of it that I find unsatisfactory is the point about…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]The only real justification the Minister offered for Parliament retaining this degree of control is the possibility that the Greater London Authority and TfL might want to ban…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]The noble Baroness did.11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]Frankly, I have no idea what our policy is on this subject, but I am personally in favour of charges being related to costs. The noble Lord, Lord Strathcarron, made some valid…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I am rather thrown by what the Minister said at the end of his remarks, which implied that he thought the transport of children to school would be counted as a pedicab and…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]We wish to oppose this amendment.11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]The Minister mentioned a forthcoming consultation on e-scooters. I realise that this is a difficult issue for him, by the way; I am not trying to be difficult. Can he give us any…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]In principle, I personally do not see why not.11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I find myself, in my position speaking for the Opposition, in favour of devolution on this issue. I agree with what the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, said; I do not…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, a great diversity of points has been raised on this group of amendments, most of which strike us as sensible. It is therefore up to the Government to see whether they…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I apologise for forgetting to mention that amendment in my speech. What made us put it forward is the fact that there are a lot of problems with pedicab parking. They may require…11 Dec 2023