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HANSARDChannel Tunnel: International Rail StrategyMy Lords, the Minister reveals himself, in his answers, to be a great enthusiast for competition and open access on the HS1 line. Why then have eight of the last nine applications…02 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationMy Lords, what is the business case for electrification of public transport, when government policy means that we have the highest electricity prices in the developed world, a…19 May 2025HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025At end to insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations do not extend, and in some circumstances restrict, competence to drive alternatively fuelled vehicles…19 May 2025HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025My Lords, as the Minister has explained, this is a very narrow and technical instrument, but it has some very interesting and indeed rather sinister ramifications. If we start…19 May 2025HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025It is not fatal.19 May 2025HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Lucas for raising the interesting point about an electric tuk-tuk for passenger use. I listened with great care to the Minister’s…19 May 2025HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025I am very grateful. That is something the Minister should respond to. I shall not comment further on it other than to say that it is a useful thing to know. But the BMW i3 is not…19 May 2025HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025Do I have to read out paragraph 5.6 of the Explanatory Memorandum again? I thought not. I think it is engraved in the minds of most noble Lords that the purpose of the…19 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceMy Lords, the Government came to power promising to do better than their predecessor. There is a perfectly respectable libertarian argument, I suppose, that you should not have…14 May 2025HANSARDHigh Streets (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, it was a great privilege to chair the committee during this inquiry and I am grateful for the kind remarks that have been made by noble Lords. The process must have…13 May 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister’s private office, the Bill team and the other civil servants involved in the Bill, who have dealt with the Official Opposition with promptness,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation PlanMy Lords, what conversations has the Minister had with the management of Nissan UK, which has said this week that government energy policies are making motor manufacturing…24 Apr 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, it is always a great privilege to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Grey- Thompson. Perhaps noble Lords will not be surprised to hear that I do not entirely welcome…23 Apr 2025HANSARDCambridge South Station: Car ParkingMy Lords, it is all a bit of a shambles, really, is it not? It is perfectly obvious from what the Minister is saying that a great deal of buck-passing is going on between too many…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMy Lords, I rise on the back of that very interesting amendment to take the brief opportunity to ask again the question that I asked when we debated the Bill earlier today, which…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel IndustryMy Lords, during the speech of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral, I carefully watched the Labour Benches and, when he made some moderate criticisms of the Government, he faced…12 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad to see the amendment in the name of the Minister. I pointed out at Second Reading, and again in Committee, that the drafting of Clause 27 was, frankly, absurd,…02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, my name is Lord Moylan and I am the Conservative Front-Bench spokesman—yay. The noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, knows that I have the highest personal regard for him, as I do…02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I recall that my childhood was punctuated by almost monthly demands for subventions from Leyland as an operator. They were often granted in exchange for improvements in…02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have now sat down.02 Apr 2025