"May I ask the noble Lord a question? This is not a trick question; I sincerely want to know his opinion from a legal point of view. The Bill refers—and he has said it refers—to a reasonable expectation of death within six months. Normally, and this was a point made …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"My Lords, I too have a history in London local government, though nothing like as illustrious as that of my noble friend Lady O’Neill or the noble Lord, Lord Tope. I was a councillor for 28 years, in a borough that has been Conservative for 60 years. I am looking …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"There is a certain sleight of hand going on. The noble Baroness referred to scrutiny arrangements and, of course, the London Assembly is largely a scrutiny body; that is what it spends most of its time doing. But when it comes to budget setting, it is a co-decision-maker. That is …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"I am very sorry to interrupt my noble friend, but even the sponsor of the Bill, the noble and learned Lord, has been very clear in saying that the six-month prognosis is a trigger that gives you admission to the process, if you like, but it does not have to …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"My Lords, I will be brief; I want to make only one point. I am slightly surprised to be making it, because I expected others to make it during this now quite lengthy debate, although it was hinted at by my noble friend Lord Harper and the noble Baroness, Lady …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"My Lords, as noble Lords have made clear and illustrated, we are living in an increasingly lawless environment on the highway: everything from bicycles at red lights to uninsured vehicles—a number of things have been mentioned. The Department for Transport seems to regard its role as quite separate from that …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"My Lords, I appreciate the difficulties for the Minister. However, changing the subject slightly, if there is so little money available for rail infrastructure and so many demands on it, why are the Government persisting with this plan that Great British Railways should build its own retail website and app …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"My Lords, the highways agency and the police forces have acted responsibly in this case by paying compensation, but in London responsibility for enforcing moving traffic offences is almost entirely devolved to the boroughs. I believe those powers have been enacted and made available in the rest of the country …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"My Lords, it has turned out to be a livelier Question than I had expected. I am very grateful to the Minister for being here to answer these detailed questions about broken rails, particular services and so forth as she has today, and she has local knowledge as well, but …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech
"My Lords, Northern Powerhouse Rail has been with us now for over a decade. During that time its meaning and shape have changed somewhat, backwards and forwards, but nothing very much has been delivered. The Secretary of State in her Statement on Wednesday started with a lengthy castigation of the …..." Lord Moylan - View Speech