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HANSARDRailway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The noble Baroness has accepted that bilateral negotiations will be necessary in order to extend services through the tunnel to other destinations. Have these started? Is there…21 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementMy Lords, the Chancellor set out to make a Spring Statement that did not constitute a fiscal event. This is a slightly strange objective for a Chancellor of the Exchequer, but one…20 Mar 2019HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, there is a certain disadvantage in following the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson: she has usually nicked most of my points. I will therefore highlight only a couple.…18 Mar 2019HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I asked whether there is any parliamentary involvement in the Secretary of State exercising his rights under either of these instruments.18 Mar 2019HANSARDLicensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I took a slightly more optimistic view of this SI than the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson. However, clarification in plain language will help. Paragraph 2.7 of the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDLicensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Am I right in understanding that that also includes the cabotage allowance?18 Mar 2019HANSARDMaritime 2050 StrategyMy Lords, there seem to be more than 100 recommendations in the report, along with 143 references to the Government. Just how much resource is the Department for Transport going…13 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the points made by my noble friend Lord Berkeley and the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, are exactly right. I look to the Minister to answer them. I can see why we would…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I make my usual statement that I deeply regret being here. I think the idea of leaving the European Union without an agreement is absurd. In many ways, this SI and the…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation Noise (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will not repeat at length the points made by my noble friend Lord Berkeley and the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson. I broadly agree with them and will certainly be…12 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation: Boeing 737 MAX 8 JetsMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.11 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation: Boeing 737 MAX 8 JetsMy Lords, I flew the 737-200 and 300. In my day we had a rule: if it can go wrong, it will go wrong. The industry seems to have lost sight of that rule. I believe that everybody…11 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation: Boeing 737 MAX 8 JetsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and UK flight operators regarding the safety of those travelling on…11 Mar 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesMy Lords, on 20 July 2016, the then chief executive of Defence Equipment and Support, said to the Defence Committee that, “the eight Type 26 frigates are approximately £8…06 Mar 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, we have no objection to these two SIs, but I have two or three brief questions. The position is summed up in the Explanatory Memorandum to the first set of regulations,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I feel the need to start with my standard speech about how much I object to being here processing statutory instruments for a no-deal situation. I entirely agree with…05 Mar 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Distance Marketing) (Amendment and Savings Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, we have no objection to any of these SIs. I have read them through as far as I was able, and they seem to be logical. The distance marketing SI particularly caught my…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnelMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer, but perhaps I may start by repeating the Question: to ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a Statement…04 Mar 2019HANSARDMoney Market Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I feel the need, once again, to express my repeated objection to being here. We are here to discuss no-deal statutory instruments: I believe the Government are being…25 Feb 2019HANSARDUncertificated Securities (Amendment and EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these two SIs. I particularly thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bowles and Lady Kramer, for their contributions. They were off the…25 Feb 2019