"I would like to clarify something on the Highway Code. The Minister was absolutely right that the Highway Code is available in hard copy. It is when it is updated more than once in quick succession that the changes are available only on the internet...." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak in particular to Amendment 100 in this group but congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, on opening this group of interesting amendments. I thank the Minister for meeting us prior to Report and bringing forward a first stab at a definition of micromobility vehicles. It …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"Before we test the opinion of the House, when the time comes, could I just ask: if it is working well in Scotland, where there is a statutory basis, why are the Government so opposed to this? Does the Minister not realise that the guidance is simply not being adhered …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for moving the first amendment in this group so eloquently. I will speak in particular to Amendments 52, 61 and 326 in my name, but all the amendments in this group look to put rural areas …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to a number of amendments I have in this group. I will limit myself to those in my name and in the names of others who have been kind enough to support them.
"Will the Government consider very carefully the cumulative impact of the repowering of overhead powerlines in conjunction with onshore wind farms? Does the Minister not see that it is creeping urbanisation of the countryside, which should be avoided at all costs? At the very least, we should use the electricity …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"When this used to be debated next door, there was a real issue of the DWP not being able to share data, so that those potentially most at risk of fuel poverty could not be identified. Has that problem been resolved now? If the noble Lord is not familiar with …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"I hear what the Minister says, but £117 is obviously not £150. The Cabinet Office’s website—not that of the Minister’s own department—is clearly inaccurate because it leads you to believe that you might get £150 plus another £150, making a total of £300. I am grateful to the Minister for …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations, which I broadly support. I declare my interest as the honorary president of National Energy Action, from which I am delighted to have had a written briefing.