Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Russia’s Grand Strategy
"As we made clear earlier, there is considerable concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation in Ukraine, particularly on its frontier. In today’s debate, as has been well introduced by the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin), we need to look at that on a much broader …..."Lord Spellar - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Russia’s Grand Strategy
"I thank the hon. Gentleman. Of course, many people quote Eisenhower as saying that all strategic plans break down on first contact with the enemy. Of course, they forget the next sentence: nevertheless, it is still necessary to plan, and to have a framework.
It is also necessary to look …..."Lord Spellar - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Russia’s Grand Strategy
"Such behaviour, I am afraid, has been a regular feature. Everybody should be very clear. Putin only recently described the break-up of the Soviet Union as
“a disintegration of historical Russia under the name of the Soviet Union”.
We should remember that he previously called its collapse the “greatest geopolitical …..."Lord Spellar - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Russia’s Grand Strategy
"Surely that is exactly the wrong analogy. In Korea there is a stalemate and there are two societies. That is very different from fighting a forever guerrilla war in unfavourable territory. It is more about President Biden’s predecessor, who gave everything away to the Taliban in the same way that …..."Lord Spellar - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Sep 2021
HS2
"We are starting to move to the nub of the question. First, HS2 was greatly flawed in its initial assumptions about the costs and benefits. The costs have escalated, but, most importantly, covid has brought a dramatic change in demand. At the moment, only 50% or 60% of journeys are …..."Lord Spellar - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Sep 2021
HS2
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Written Question
Monday 6th September 2021
Asked by:
Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department made of the effect of (a) crew numbers and (b) working hours at P&O ferries on crew and passenger safety.
Answered by Robert Courts
The Department has not made an assessment of the effects of crew numbers and working hours on P&O Ferries operations. P&O have no UK-flagged vessels and operate on international routes. Their vessels are primarily subject to the laws of the country in which they are registered but are inspected by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as UK Port State Authority to ensure compliance with relevant safety standards and regulations.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jul 2021
Transport Decarbonisation
"The Secretary of State is certainly in Duracell bunny mode today. I share the concern of the shadow Transport Minister about the lack of focus in making transport vehicles in Britain. The Minister talked of new buses, but will the hydrogen-powered buses come from Northern Ireland and the electric-powered ones …..."Lord Spellar - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th July 2021
Asked by:
Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's regulations are for GB stickers and vehicle licence plates for travel abroad; and if he will publish the impact assessment that preceded the recent change of that designation from from GB to UK.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
We have made no changes to the regulations on number plates which continue to allow motorists of vehicles registered in Great Britain to display:
UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom or UK
GREAT BRITAIN, Great Britain or GB
ENGLAND, England, ENG or Eng
SCOTLAND, Scotland, SCO or Sco
CYMRU, Cymru, CYM or Cym
WALES or Wales
All options remain available to motorists. A UK sticker or identifier is only needed for those travelling abroad.
As there were no changes to regulations, an Impact Assessment has not been prepared.
Written Question
Thursday 10th June 2021
Asked by:
Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the proportionality of the level of fines issued to people driving in low traffic neighbourhoods.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
The Department has not made any such assessment. ‘Low-traffic neighbourhoods’ have been around for many years but have only recently become known by this name. It describes a collection of measures designed to remove rat-running traffic from streets. The key feature is generally a road closure, which prevents through motor traffic from accessing the road but permits cycling and walking. Access is maintained for residents and their visitors and for essential services.
Closures may be implemented using existing standard traffic management measures such as signed access restrictions to through motor traffic. These are enforceable in the same way and with the same penalties as when used on any other part of the road network.