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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will understand that I cannot comment further while the DCO process is ongoing. The LTC is a major transport infrastructure project and I am happy to meet with him…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am always delighted to meet my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour. He will be aware that the enhanced partnership put forward by the Labour North East Joint Transport…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe always look forward to working with local authorities on whatever plans they bring forward, but I remind the hon. Lady that this Government put in over £2 billion of support…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend. The £2 bus fare cap is not only innovative in helping people save money on their regular transport costs, but helping to take 2 million car…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was delighted to visit Kettering—in fact, it was the same day that I visited Gateshead—and to see such great coverage in the Northamptonshire Telegraph , which is…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy understanding is that talks are already under way about a franchising service in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. We have already provided an extra £60 million over these…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy understanding is that around 98% of services will be covered by the Bill, including the short straits services around which there have been concerns about P&O.19 Jan 2023HANSARDBus Services: NewcastleI totally agree with the hon. Lady that we need affordable bus services, which is why we have introduced the £2 cap. She will be aware that today £19.5 million of levelling-up…19 Jan 2023HANSARDBus Services: NewcastleThe pandemic had a major impact on many bus services across the country. As the hon. Lady will well know, that included a huge fall in the number of concessionary fare users and,…19 Jan 2023HANSARDBus Services: NewcastleThe hon. Lady will be aware that the BSIPs and the devolution deals allow franchising powers to go forward, and Labour Mayors, if they want them, can apply for them. If she wants…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTraffic Flow: CongletonManaging the traffic on local roads is the responsibility of the local traffic authorities—in this case, Cheshire East Council. They are subject to a network management duty which…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I think we are talking slightly at cross purposes on this point. We are removing some of the things that were guidance for harbour authorities and an element of duty is now being…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I hope that people do sign up. The entire aim of the Bill is not to have people being fined but to drive best practice, so I hope that, in time, operators that have not operated…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will be very swift, because this is very much just definitions and terms. Clause 14 provides definitions of terms used throughout the Bill to ensure clarity and consistency in…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Clause 12 empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations to provide further details on the implementation of the Bill’s provisions. The regulations made under the legislation…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank both the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North and my right hon. Friend for their views on this. Just to be clear, Opposition amendment 59 would require the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 8, in clause 5, page 3, line 22, after “is” insert “or at any time was”. This is consequential on Amendment 7.17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I have finished my comments already. Question put, That the amendment be made.17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I would like to provide some clarification on the points made initially by the hon. Member for Easington. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is the relevant enforcement agency,…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My right hon. Friend makes an important point. We are looking into the terms and conditions, which will be there in the regulations, and we will have a wide public consultation.…17 Jan 2023