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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 May 2019
International Road Passenger Transport (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

"My Lords, I draw the Minister’s attention to the report published this very day by the Select Committee sub-committee that I chair on road, rail and maritime transport post Brexit. I will of course allow the noble Baroness a day or two before we get the official government response, but …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Feb 2019
Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

"My Lords, I do not think that the Minister answered my noble friend Lord Rosser’s question on this instrument, or the previous one, about consultation with the trade unions. As she is aware, I am the vice-president of BALPA...."
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Written Question
Roads: Safety
Monday 28th January 2019

Asked by: Lord Whitty (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to announce a new road safety action plan as recommended by the recent Road Safety Management Capacity Review commissioned by the Department for Transport.

Answered by Baroness Sugg

The Department for Transport intends to publish a refreshed road safety statement and the two-year road safety action plan later this year.

Written Question
Bembridge Harbour
Tuesday 4th December 2018

Asked by: Lord Whitty (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to appoint an inspector to review the compliance of the current owners Bembridge Harbour, and their related companies, with (1) the Piers and Harbour Order (Bembridge Harbour) Confirmation Act 1963, and (2) the Department for Transport's Ports good governance guide.

Answered by Baroness Sugg

The Secretary of State for Transport has no plans to appoint any inspector to consider matters relating to Bembridge Harbour. The Department has received correspondence from some stakeholders in respect of the harbour, which is receiving consideration and will be responded to in due course.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]

"My Lords, Amendment 1 was put down by my noble friend Lord Bassam. I am pleased for him, but regret that he is still in the air between the Aegean and Gatwick and therefore unlikely to make it for this amendment, and possibly for the whole sitting. I hope that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. She made a number of points, which I take on board. I understand why she does not want us to tie the hands of the negotiators—the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, made roughly the same point. I would have hoped that we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I have Amendment 5 in this group. The noble Baroness has in part answered the issues it is intended to raise, but it is not very clear in the Bill, in which the criteria for granting a permit seem to be entirely an issue of allocation of numbers, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]

"My Lords, there are three amendments in this group. Amendment 9 is another of my noble friend Lord Bassam’s amendments. Evidently, either the European open skies aviation system or the Gatwick Express have not yet delivered him to this Chamber.

Amendment 9 deals with much of the territory that was …..."
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