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HANSARDSentences of Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords—24 Mar 2025HANSARDSentences of Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, given that so many of those prisoners serving this sentence who have never been released are suffering from chronic mental illness, is it not time for them to be…24 Mar 2025HANSARDCommercial Vehicles: SafetyMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on his birthday. It is a great pity that it is not being celebrated by a parade around Parliament Square featuring the noble Lord driving his…19 Mar 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Industrial ActionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what role Great British Railways will have in resolving industrial action on the railways.18 Mar 2025HANSARDGreat British Railways: Industrial ActionMy Lords, we know from what we saw only a few months ago that, under the current departmental management, the Department for Transport is very good at giving out public money to…18 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, when we debated the role of the House of Lords last November and on every occasion that we have debated the subject to which I have contributed, I have started by…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I speak in support my noble friend Lord Lucas’s amendment. I say as a preliminary that I was somewhat horrified to hear, from his remarks, that there is an aversion, on…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThis is the first time that I have spoken in this debate. The two Bills that I have been involved in, sitting on the Front Bench, speaking for transport, have gone through your…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am very happy to be rebuked, but I have spoken only once so far today. If the noble Baroness wants to provoke me to speak a second time, that is another matter. I think I spoke…03 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Airports: British Passport HoldersMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s Question had very little to do with Brexit and a great deal more to do with the Schengen arrangements, of which we were never actually a member.…03 Mar 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, when Heathrow was previously promoting this runway some eight or nine years ago, the estimated cost was £18 billion. Because of the regulated asset-based model on which…25 Feb 2025HANSARDStockton and Darlington Railway: 200th AnniversaryMy Lords, returning to the Question, Parliament, particularly your Lordships’ House, played a crucial role in the creation of the railways. Over a period of 200 years, noble Lords…25 Feb 2025HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls on TrainsMy Lords, I appreciate that the British Transport Police is responsible to an independent authority, but when one looks at its annual report, one sees many pages devoted to net…24 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025My Lords, I wish to speak to a point made by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, in relation to Wikipedia in particular. Noble Lords who took part in Committee on the Bill will…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendments 71 and 72 in this group, with a slightly different angle on this interesting topic of payment, which has been raised by my noble friend…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw.13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]I wonder if I could interrupt the noble Baroness to say that I hope that she realises that this Bill does not give the Government powers to run bus services. The whole point of…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am again very grateful to all noble Lords who spoke. I am surprised that I have to help the noble Lord, Lord Snape, understand that very frequently in Committee, as a…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords I am grateful to everyone who has spoken in this debate. We on our side are supportive of the importance of taking into account the needs of people dwelling in rural…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Well, that is a very serious rebuke on the part of the noble Lord, Lord Goddard. I nearly wilted and decided to curtail my speech as a result of that intervention, but I have…13 Feb 2025