Pavement Parking
Debate between Lord Davies of Gower and Baroness Butler-Sloss(10 months ago)
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Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB)
My Lords, in London I jump for my life from bicycles on the pavement. Can the Minister add bicycles to the list when he is looking at enforcement?
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
I, too, jump out of the way of bicycles. I take the noble and learned Baroness’s point; it is a serious issue, and enforcement should be more rigorous.
Refurbishing Trains: Contracts
Debate between Lord Davies of Gower and Baroness Butler-Sloss(1 year ago)
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Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
I cannot give any specifics in terms of days, but the department is certainly aware of this and will bring it on as soon as possible. I assure the right reverend Prelate that, if I can ascertain exactly how many days, I will write to him with the information.
Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB)
My Lords, it may be my fault, but I have not actually understood whether the current HS2 contract with the company is or is not going to go forward.
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
The contract with HS2 and Alstom will go forward in terms of phase 1.
Social Security Payments: Uprating
Debate between Lord Davies of Gower and Baroness Butler-Sloss
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
I thank the noble Lord for his question. The Government have made a commitment in principle to the triple lock for new and basic state pensions. It is therefore a matter of fact that these will rise in line with whichever is highest: earnings, prices growth or 2.5%. For other benefits, as I said, the Secretary of State conducts a review once the relevant indices are published and makes a decision in accordance with the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB)
My Lords, there was a disturbing discussion on the “Today” programme today about the parents of disabled children. What are the Government doing about that? It sounds as though they are in deep trouble.
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
As I said—I am sorry, I have to repeat it—we are committed to supporting disabled people, which is why we have recently paid £150 to 6 million disabled people. As I said, for additional needs disability benefits and carers’ benefits, the Secretary of State conducts a review once the relevant CPI figure is published. I am afraid we will have to wait for that.