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HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I have some sympathy with the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Rosser. We had a considerable discussion at the Select Committee about this matter; we felt then,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, this is, for me, a maiden speech as far as this Committee is concerned. I will try to confine it to the essentials of the amendment, which quite possibly will make me…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lord Adonis has said, we need some more information and it might have benefited all in the Grand Committee to have heard from the noble Baroness, Lady…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, while I support everything that has just been said on this amendment, I do not want to repeat anything. There is a connectivity problem with HS2. If it were…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I agree wholeheartedly with the noble Lord, Lord Haselhurst. As members of the committee, we heard some familiar feelings from many of the petitioners. During my time in…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Berkeley persuaded me to add my name to this amendment. Having listened to the debate so far, I do not owe him any favours. I suppose that we should…12 Nov 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineThe Minister’s noble friend is quite right: Network Rail’s costs are outrageous. Is she aware that, back in 1988, British Rail built a new station at Tutbury on the…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transport IndustryIs the Minister aware that the coach industry feels particularly aggrieved, having been excluded from the industry-specific grants that have so benefited buses and trains? Is she…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, may I, for the second time in three days, press the Minister on what information is given or not given to local authorities during this pandemic? Is he aware that in the…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I will confine my few words to a plea on behalf of local authorities throughout England for information gleaned under the Government’s much-vaunted test and trace…24 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, two matters and one glaring omission arise from the Spring Statement on which I wish to comment. A few hours ago, the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, said that taxes…17 Jul 2020HANSARDPort Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020My Lords, I apologise: we lost our internet connection earlier. I hope noble Lords will forgive me if I repeat anything said earlier. I welcome these powers, but have a practical…10 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, we are debating these regulations today as a result of a reference by the Scrutiny Committee, which was “critical of the timing of these Regulations which were laid…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public TransportDoes the Minister accept that Transport Ministers’ consistently doom-laden warnings about the risks involved in travelling on public transport have destroyed public confidence in…07 Jul 2020HANSARDEnvironmental ProjectsDoes the Minister share the widespread disappointment that, despite the Prime Minister’s green rhetoric on Tuesday, there was no mention of the Conservative Party’s manifesto…02 Jul 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I will confine my remarks to the impact of this amendment on the Railways Pension Scheme, and I join other noble Lords who expressed support for the amendment. As a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Transport: Face CoveringsMy Lords, what consultations took place with bus, coach and train operators and their representatives before the announcement about face coverings was made? Turning to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I join in the congratulations on my noble friend Lord Grocott. Remarkably, he has struck lucky; this is the third time the House has debated this Bill. I do not know…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]No, I cannot give way again. I have no time at all thanks to giving way to the noble Lord. The view that somehow these people are superior to the rest of us is one that they…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]The noble Lord should use the very phrase that I used about him and his colleagues the last time this was debated. One can only imagine that the noble Lord, Lord Mancroft, who is…13 Mar 2020