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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMay I ask for some clarification? There seems to be a contradiction between the idea, on the one hand, that these products save you money in the long run and, on the other, that…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMay I probe a little on the noble Baroness’s response to my Amendment 18? On the one hand, she seemed to take a hard and unrelenting line on vending machines, particularly in…30 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. It is a difficult thing to do in the wake of the very learned speech by the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, but there…29 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her concluding remarks and for the sensitive and attentive way that she commented on the debate; she has clearly listened to what noble Lords…27 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewMy Lords, the Statement does two things: it announces a review of the Airports National Policy Statement , but gives us little idea in detail as to how it is to be revised, and it…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 3 and 17. The bulk of the amendments in this group are to do with age verification, but mine are not, and I do not intend to speak about…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 5 and 205 in this group, which, although there has been no prior discussion between myself and my noble friend Lord Murray of Blidworth,…27 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Maritime Organization: Net-Zero FrameworkMy Lords, given the apparently implacable hostility of the United States Administration and the very low number of states that voted for this framework in London last week, are…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 53 and 54 in this group, which the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, disdains to address—so that leaves it to me to explain what they would…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I cannot resist a brief anecdote. When the inner ring road was being built around Birmingham’s city centre in the 1960s, the highways department at Birmingham City…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 47 relates to Clause 33. We debated this in Committee at some length, but the result of that debate was not in any sense satisfactory from my point of view. I…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s comments. However, I thought I asked some fairly precise questions, and I do not feel that he has answered the questions with the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI assure the noble Baroness that I have done so.22 Oct 2025HANSARDOpen Access Rail ServicesMy Lords, a lot of people listening to this might think it quite disedifying and perplexing to hear this hate fest against open access services, which are the most popular with…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDrink-Drive LimitMy Lords, I come back to the question of drug-driving, raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon. Nobody expects there to be available a roadside test for drug-driving that is as…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall be brief. As I said when we discussed this matter in Committee, it seems perfectly obvious that the powers of Transport for London in relation to lane rental…22 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Rolling StockMy Lords, when the Government nationalised the train operating companies, they said that one of the advantages was that they would no longer be paying fees to the private sector.…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I express my gratitude to the Minister for arranging a very helpful briefing by officials. Like my noble friend Lady Foster of Oxton, I had some concern about the…15 Oct 2025