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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill

"My Lords, I think there is a difficulty with what my noble friend’s Amendment 4 proposes. There is no reason to suppose that we will not have vehicles that are dual-capable—capable of being driven by people and driven autonomously—maybe as part of the evolution to a fully autonomous system. I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill

"My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 10. This amendment follows on nicely from Amendment 29 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe. We had a useful discussion on that. The noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, made an excellent case for why we need a properly organised maintenance regime. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill

"My Lords, before the noble Lord deals with his amendment, may I say that I am sad that I was right that the Government are determined to keep the Bill within its current scope? They are missing considerable opportunities in regard to my noble friend’s description of what the Bill …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill

"My Lords, given Network Rail’s safety record over the last 10 years, I would absolutely support that recommendation...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill

"My Lords, I too welcome the Bill. I hope we will be able to persuade this House and the Government to strengthen it a bit because we need a Bill that is capable of dealing with standards, as many noble Lords have said, and we need to respond to emerging …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 Dec 2017
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (Science and Technology Report)

"My Lords, I am grateful to the committee for a very fine report, but I will devote my speech to an opportunity that I think the Government are missing: the creation of dedicated highways for autonomous vehicles.

We have in this country a great deal of slow rail. I live …..."
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Written Question
Railways: Catering
Monday 4th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Lucas (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to encourage train operators who do not provide onboard catering to offer catering franchises to third parties.

Answered by Baroness Sugg

The Invitation to Tender incentivises bidders to deliver additional benefits for passengers over and above the set minimum requirements. This may include on-board catering service.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 Oct 2017
Space Industry Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I may have misheard, of course, but I did not hear my noble friend the Minister address my noble friend’s question about whether some other activities that should not need a licence might fall under the wording of the Bill because “spaceflight activities” can refer to activities associated …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
Autonomous Road Vehicles

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will commission a feasibility study to consider converting the entire Southern Rail network to a roadway for autonomous vehicles...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
Autonomous Road Vehicles

"My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for the access he gave me to Department for Transport officials and contractors, and congratulate him on the progress being made by his autonomous vehicle projects. Does he agree that the successful pilot currently under way at Heathrow demonstrates the …..."
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