Lord McLoughlin

My Lords, I welcome the report and what the Leader of the House has said. Some very important points have been made. As a member of the commission, I ...

My Lords, we have just seen quite a devastating fire on Beeley Moor in Derbyshire. Everybody would want the Government to do as much as they can to he...

Can the Minister just remind the House—I am sure he knows the figure—what the passenger numbers were before privatisation and what they were just befo...

My Lords, in welcoming the Government’s announcement that they are considering a third runway, may I ask the Minister what their attitude will be to a...

My Lords, when the Minister says there will be winners and losers in any reform of council tax, does she not agree with the way in which the noble Lor...

My Lords, first and foremost, I declare my interest as chairman of Transport for the North, as set out in the register. I very much associate myself w...

Would the Minister agree that, looking at the success of Formula 1, it has been achieved mainly by not having a government regulator? Does that draw l...

My Lords, I will very briefly support my noble friend Lord Parkinson’s Amendment 19. I do so as chairman of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform...

But, my Lords, does the Minister accept that, on some occasions, it is necessary for the Government to appoint people without a competitive process—as...

Will the Government, while acknowledging that there may be a case for a graduated driving licence, also look at the issues which cause most of the acc...