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HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have now sat down.02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am ever grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Snape—if only, on this occasion, for reminding the House that bus fares went down under the Conservative Administration,…02 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, other amendments in this group have a tendency to delay the date of implementation of the Bill. My Amendment 107A is neutral on that. It would remove the words relating…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in this short debate. All of them were excellent, but I will comment in particular on the speech by the noble Lord, Lord…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillNothing in what the noble Baroness just said contradicted what I said. There has been no substantive response. The noble Baroness might want to proceed by consensus. That is a…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Hamilton of Epsom. This short debate has ranged very widely, and I would like to bring it back…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, we come now to a group of amendments which deal with second-stage reform. I feel it incumbent on me, therefore, to start by tackling directly the remarks of the noble…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords—01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I understand why noble Lords opposite would like to terminate debate, but I think there is a case for going a little bit further. Since noble Lords have allowed…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am not going to be shouted down. I did not hear the Minister specifically address Amendment 101 in the name of my noble friend Lord Hamilton of Epsom. It effectively offers the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDRHS Garden Wisley: RoadworksMy Lords, I understand—perhaps the noble Lord could confirm this—that the works are due to continue until the middle of 2026. Is that the case? Returning to the Royal…01 Apr 2025HANSARDE-scooters: TrialsMy Lords, there may be no question of letting it drift, but the Government are letting it drift until May 2026, with the prospect of legislation no doubt in the second half of…01 Apr 2025HANSARDApple: Advanced Data Protection ServiceThe fact that Apple has withdrawn this level of encryption from the UK is in the public domain, even if the noble Lord does not wish to comment on whether a notice has been…31 Mar 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord; I listened carefully to what he said. On Amendment 1, he says that we can trust the Government that performance, accessibility and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]26 Mar 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]26 Mar 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]26 Mar 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, for what they had to say. I do not intend to press Amendment 9. I think it is a missed opportunity on…26 Mar 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]The noble Lord referred to the £1 billion last year. Of course, £250 million of that went to bus companies, and £750 million went to local transport authorities, of which there…26 Mar 2025