To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the unrestricted sale of e-scooters and e-bikes that do not meet the legal requirements for road use; and what steps they plan to take to prevent such vehicles entering circulation.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the unrestricted sale of e-scooters and e-bikes that do not meet the legal requirements for road use; and what steps they plan to take to prevent such vehicles entering circulation.

New clauses, new amendments and new schedule (Civil penalties for service providers and content managers) considered. New clause 21 (Terrorim offences excepted from defence for slavery or trafficking victims), New clause 61 (Notification requirements), New clause 62 (Electronic monitoring of compliance with order: England and Wales), New clause 63 (Conditions for imposing electronic monitoring requirement: England and Wales), New clause 64 (Data from electronic monitoring in England and Wales: code of practice), New clause 65 (Review of operation of this chapter), New clause 66 (Remote sales of knives etc), New clause 67 (Delivery of knives etc), New clause 68 (Duty to report remote sales of knives etc in bulk: England and Wales), New clause 69 (Remote sale and letting of crossbows), New clause 70 (Delivery of Crossbows), New clause 71 (Sale and delivery of crossbows: supplementary provision), New clause 72 ("Relevant user-to-user services", "Relevant search services" and "Service providers"), New clause 73(Coordinating officer), New clause 74 (Notice requiring appointment of content manager), New clause 75 (Appointment of content manager following change of circumstances), New clause 76 (Replacement of content manager), New clause 77 (Duty to notify changes in required information), New clause 78 (Failure to comply with content manager requirements: civil penalty), New clause 79 (Unlawful weapons content), New clause 80 (Content removal notices), New clause 81 (Content removal notices: review), New clause 82 (Decision notices requiring removal of unlawful weapons content), New clause 83 (Failure to comply with content removal notice or decision notice: civil eenalties), New clause 84 (Guidance), New clause 85 (Notices), New clause 86 (Interpretation of chapter), New clause 87 (Dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling), New clause 88 (Places of worship: restriction on notices), New clause 89 (Powers of senior officers to impose conditions on protests) and New clause 90 (Amendments relating to British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence police), agreed to. New clause 91 (Anonymity for authorised firearms officers charged with qualifying offences) discussed with Government new clause 92 (Anonymity for authorised firearms officers appealing convictions for qualifying offences), Government new clause 93 (Authorised firearms officers: reporting directions), Government new clause 94 (Authorised firearms officers: anonymity orders). New clause 91, agreed to. New clause 5 (Pornographic content: online harmful content) discussed with New clause 6 (Pornographic content: duty to verify age), New clause 7 (Pornographic content: duty to safeguard against illegal content), New clause 51 (Amendment of possession of extreme pornographic images). Committee adjourned.

New clauses, new amendments and new schedule (Civil penalties for service providers and content managers) considered. New clause 21 (Terrorim offences excepted from defence for slavery or trafficking victims), New clause 61 (Notification requirements), New clause 62 (Electronic monitoring of compliance with order: England and Wales), New clause 63 (Conditions...

Lords statement on how the Government are improving the journeys that matter most.

Lords statement on how the Government are improving the journeys that matter most.

I would certainly like to give more information. My notes say “east coast main line”, but they do not exactly say what that means. It is our intention to continue the work we had planned there, as it is with many of the wider schemes in that area.

The focus of...

I would certainly like to give more information. My notes say “east coast main line”, but they do not exactly say what that means. It is our intention to continue the work we had planned there, as it is with many of the wider schemes in that area.

The focus of...

My Lords, this government announcement on the scrapping of HS2 was the cancellation of Europe’s largest infrastructure project. The announcement was made outside of Parliament just a few days after we had gone into recess. There is no other way to describe this than that it shows utter contempt for...

My Lords, this government announcement on the scrapping of HS2 was the cancellation of Europe’s largest infrastructure project. The announcement was made outside of Parliament just a few days after we had gone into recess. There is no other way to describe this than that it shows utter contempt for...

My Lords, what a shambles. In their frantic search for a few more votes in order to cling on to power, this Government have abandoned their pretence at leadership on decarbonisation. They have abandoned their pretence to modernise our public transport system along with any claim to care about pedestrian...

My Lords, what a shambles. In their frantic search for a few more votes in order to cling on to power, this Government have abandoned their pretence at leadership on decarbonisation. They have abandoned their pretence to modernise our public transport system along with any claim to care about pedestrian...

I am grateful to both noble Baronesses for their contributions on this incredibly important Statement. It is the case that the Government had to make a difficult decision. The facts have clearly changed, and we needed to change our approach. All noble Lords will know that the situation with business...

I am grateful to both noble Baronesses for their contributions on this incredibly important Statement. It is the case that the Government had to make a difficult decision. The facts have clearly changed, and we needed to change our approach. All noble Lords will know that the situation with business...

My Lords, many noble Lords and other people have said to me, “You must feel very pleased that you won and it got cancelled”. I do not look upon it that way at all. I have been campaigning for many years now because the cost of HS2 was ballooning, but...

My Lords, many noble Lords and other people have said to me, “You must feel very pleased that you won and it got cancelled”. I do not look upon it that way at all. I have been campaigning for many years now because the cost of HS2 was ballooning, but...

I am very grateful for the noble Lord’s support for the Prime Minister’s decision. I would like to reassure him that another piece of good news, which I have not been able to talk about so far, is the massive increase in CRSTS—the city region sustainable transport settlements. We are...

I am very grateful for the noble Lord’s support for the Prime Minister’s decision. I would like to reassure him that another piece of good news, which I have not been able to talk about so far, is the massive increase in CRSTS—the city region sustainable transport settlements. We are...

My Lords, I am sure the noble Baroness can imagine the delight of seasoned north Wales travellers, like myself, when they heard the Prime Minister mention the electrification of the north Wales main line in his conference speech. Can the Minister clarify whether the Prime Minister’s commitment to the electrification...

My Lords, I am sure the noble Baroness can imagine the delight of seasoned north Wales travellers, like myself, when they heard the Prime Minister mention the electrification of the north Wales main line in his conference speech. Can the Minister clarify whether the Prime Minister’s commitment to the electrification...

I do not know for sure, but I imagine that work on the business case will have already started. All these projects are at some point in the whole business case process, which, as the noble Baroness will know, is very lengthy. We are very committed to the upgrade of...

I do not know for sure, but I imagine that work on the business case will have already started. All these projects are at some point in the whole business case process, which, as the noble Baroness will know, is very lengthy. We are very committed to the upgrade of...

My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Transport for the North. I say to my noble friend that I realise the position she faces defending this decision. For the last 13 years, any Minister standing at the Dispatch Box would have been saying why HS2 was, in fact,...

My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Transport for the North. I say to my noble friend that I realise the position she faces defending this decision. For the last 13 years, any Minister standing at the Dispatch Box would have been saying why HS2 was, in fact,...

I am grateful to my noble friend. I note his reflections and, to be honest, I share his disappointment to some extent, but I accept the decision. He made some valid points about the challenges that still face the HS2 project as a whole, and I agree: there are no...

I am grateful to my noble friend. I note his reflections and, to be honest, I share his disappointment to some extent, but I accept the decision. He made some valid points about the challenges that still face the HS2 project as a whole, and I agree: there are no...

My Lords, I remind the House of my interest as chairman of the Great Western Railway stakeholder board. It is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord McLoughlin, who in the view of many of us was the most outstanding and successful Secretary of State for Transport in the...

My Lords, I remind the House of my interest as chairman of the Great Western Railway stakeholder board. It is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord McLoughlin, who in the view of many of us was the most outstanding and successful Secretary of State for Transport in the...

I reassure the noble Lord that it is still the Government’s intention that there will be Great British Railways. As I have said previously, it will depend on parliamentary time, but an enormous amount of work is of course going on in the meantime to establish an interim guiding mind...

I reassure the noble Lord that it is still the Government’s intention that there will be Great British Railways. As I have said previously, it will depend on parliamentary time, but an enormous amount of work is of course going on in the meantime to establish an interim guiding mind...

My Lords, freeing roads for people and cyclists and reducing urban road speeds are a public health measure as well as a transport measure. They are a move to benefit small independent businesses in city centres as well as a step towards improved road safety, of course. A review was...

My Lords, freeing roads for people and cyclists and reducing urban road speeds are a public health measure as well as a transport measure. They are a move to benefit small independent businesses in city centres as well as a step towards improved road safety, of course. A review was...

Yes, they absolutely should and, of course, the Government issue guidance for local authorities to make those decisions.

Yes, they absolutely should and, of course, the Government issue guidance for local authorities to make those decisions.

What has happened to the money saved from the cancellation two years ago of the eastern leg of HS2 into Yorkshire, linking with the

east coast main line? The Statement refers to a saving of £36 billion by stopping HS2 at Birmingham, of which £20 billion will go to the...

What has happened to the money saved from the cancellation two years ago of the eastern leg of HS2 into Yorkshire, linking with the

east coast main line? The Statement refers to a saving of £36 billion by stopping HS2 at Birmingham, of which £20 billion will go to the...

My Lords, having just last week travelled by high-speed rail from London to Switzerland, it is shameful to me that the country does not seem able to be part of the great European high-speed rail transit system, especially for those of us who live in the north of the country—although...

My Lords, having just last week travelled by high-speed rail from London to Switzerland, it is shameful to me that the country does not seem able to be part of the great European high-speed rail transit system, especially for those of us who live in the north of the country—although...