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HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillYes, there was the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, my noble friend Lord Moylan and myself, in the role of adviser to the Mayor of London on transport. Although we have spoken much…23 Oct 2024HANSARDRoad Investment StrategyMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord to his role. I worked with him at City Hall all those years ago, and we worked on smoothing traffic flow in London to improve journey time…11 Sept 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords—09 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords—09 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, it is clear from the questions being raised that this is a very complex area, not least because we are bringing together the creative and legal industries and the…09 May 2024HANSARDPeriod PovertyMy Lords, on this day I am sure that the House will remember the tireless campaigner, Kris Hallenga, who had breast cancer and passed away recently. She set up the charity,…07 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, are we ready for the power of artificial intelligence? With each leap in human ability to invent and change what we can achieve, we have utilised a new power, a new…22 Mar 2024HANSARDOld Palace YardMy Lords, I declare my interest as the former director of transport policy for the Mayor of London. I therefore have some acute insight into this issue around traffic management,…07 Mar 2024HANSARDShamima BegumDoes my noble friend the Minister agree that the primary function of His Majesty’s Government is national security and the security of citizens in this country? In this case,…27 Feb 2024HANSARDHate CrimesMy Lords—21 Feb 2024HANSARDHousing: Section 21 EvictionsMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister please explain this to me? I went to Blackpool last year to look at some of the worst cases of rented housing and the abuses that…20 Feb 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo the thanks to my noble friend the Minister and his team for all the work they have done on the Bill. I also echo the thoughts that this is just one Bill. We are…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I rise with an equal amount of trepidation to the noble Baroness, Lady Harding. I am a new Peer in the House with a background in the technology industry and the…29 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to make a few brief points on what we have discussed today and what I have read in the Bill previously. It is seen as a very legally descriptive Bill. Some of the…15 Jan 2024HANSARDRefurbishing Trains: ContractsMy Lords, having had a small passion around railways and networks—in fact, the last time we ordered some new rolling stock for London, I was with the then mayor as we brought the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy Lords, my noble friend is being asked a lot about numbers. I know that many people here are concerned about this policy and think about the effect it will have on people when…07 Dec 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftMy Lords, the House might be getting used to my personal interest in electric mobility, and I want to build on the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, about landing pads. I am…30 Nov 2023HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in my first Second Reading debate, and to follow my noble friend Lord Lucas. I was not going to mention it, but he raised the issue…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRail FaresMy Lords, as someone who is infrequent on the rail service, as a Londoner, when I do travel I enjoy the experience. What I have seen over the last few years is increased…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMopeds, Motorcycles and Powered Light Vehicle IndustryMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, on bringing this debate forward and I welcome my noble friend Lord Davies and the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, to their…23 Nov 2023