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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly on Amendment 114A, which is genuinely probing. The effect of the amendment would be to ensure that parking enforcement and the charges associated…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI want to be absolutely clear in my own mind and check that my noble friend is as well. It is very easy, in London, to think that Transport for London runs those services, partly…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this has been a fascinating discussion—at least, a very small number of us found it fascinating, others perhaps less so. This is an important topic, as everyone on all…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillUnder the arrangement that is struck, is it not likely that the only potential operating company that would be acceptable for such an agreement would be Great British Railways?…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Schedule 9 of the Bill amends the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 and the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Its effect is to…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, I start by apologising for not having spoken at Second Reading. I will speak to a number of amendments in this group…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMay I ask the noble Lord a question? This is not a trick question; I sincerely want to know his opinion from a legal point of view. The Bill refers—and he has said it refers—to a…30 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I too have a history in London local government, though nothing like as illustrious as that of my noble friend Lady O’Neill or the noble Lord, Lord Tope. I was a…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThere is a certain sleight of hand going on. The noble Baroness referred to scrutiny arrangements and, of course, the London Assembly is largely a scrutiny body; that is what it…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will be brief; I want to make only one point. I am slightly surprised to be making it, because I expected others to make it during this now quite lengthy debate,…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am very sorry to interrupt my noble friend, but even the sponsor of the Bill, the noble and learned Lord, has been very clear in saying that the six-month prognosis is a trigger…23 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasMy Lords, as noble Lords have made clear and illustrated, we are living in an increasingly lawless environment on the highway: everything from bicycles at red lights to uninsured…22 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureMy Lords, I appreciate the difficulties for the Minister. However, changing the subject slightly, if there is so little money available for rail infrastructure and so many demands…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasMy Lords, the highways agency and the police forces have acted responsibly in this case by paying compensation, but in London responsibility for enforcing moving traffic offences…21 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineMy Lords, it has turned out to be a livelier Question than I had expected. I am very grateful to the Minister for being here to answer these detailed questions about broken rails,…20 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailMy Lords, Northern Powerhouse Rail has been with us now for over a decade. During that time its meaning and shape have changed somewhat, backwards and forwards, but nothing very…19 Jan 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak after my old friend, the noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso. I declare an interest as an officer of the APPG on Less Survivable Cancers; that…16 Jan 2026HANSARDBuses: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, it remains the case that very large numbers of people are injured daily though accidents inside buses, especially elderly people, in large measure as a result of sharp…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the noble Baroness absolutely confident that her remarks are pertinent to the Motion and the question of how much time should be allocated to the debate?08 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, there are amendments in this group in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett. He has asked me to say that he is mortified that he cannot be here today and that he…06 Jan 2026