"My Lords, I will not detain the House for more than a moment. I pick up a thread raised by the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, about the time that this has taken since the “Marchioness” disaster. The Minister will be aware that the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee that I chair …..." Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts - View Speech
"My Lords, if we are to have a real crack at the northern powerhouse, do we not need to think about electrification from Hull to Liverpool rather than from Leeds to Manchester? Do we not also need to think about the networks within each conurbation? The problem is not just …..." Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, and in particular his request for the Minister to consider a timetable. I will not pretend that I have the knowledge of the railways that he has, but I have worked with the Law Commission on a number of its proposals …..." Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts - View Speech
"My Lords, it is with a strong sense of being tail-end Charlie that I rise to move Amendment 96ZAA, which follows on from a point that I made during the Second Reading debate on the Bill as long ago as Wednesday 18 June. It is a simple probing amendment at …..." Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend. I feared that “inappropriate” and “hypothecation” would be words used in the arguments produced. I am grateful to noble Lords who have taken part in support of the amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Teverson, put his finger on the matter. If we do not set …..." Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, referred to the extremely good work of the Law Commission. It sounds to me as though there is a very valuable piece of legislation that we could pick up to clear away some of the wreckage of prior years.