Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 20 April (HL Deb col 504) and the remarks by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 28 April (HL Deb col 1063), whether the previous Network Rail pay settlement did or did not include productivity incentives. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): In January this year Network Rail reached a pay settlement with its general grades staff at 3.8% alo

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government when a British diplomatic or consular representative in Ireland last visited Shannon Airport and whether any report was made as to the arrangements there for implementing the Common Travel Area for passengers arriving directly from the United Kingdom. Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Lady Chapman of Darlington): As the Prime Minister and Taoiseach made clear at the 2026 UK-Ireland Summit, the UK and

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that the national specialty lead for rare cancers, to be appointed under the Rare Cancers Act 2026, is to be a full-time, appropriately remunerated post; and at what Civil Service grade or equivalent the postholder will be appointed. Parliamentary Under Secretaey of State, Department of Health and Social Care (Lady Merron): The Government will implement the Rare Cancers Act 2026 by ensuring that a National Speci

By Lord Moylan Abortion is a generally safe procedure for women. It is not my purpose in bringing this Bill forward to dispute that. Rather the question this Bill raises is how safe it is. To know that we need statistics that reflect real experience. The Abortion Act 1967 provides that a record of each termination is to be submitted to the Chief Medical Officer (or appropriate authority in Scotland). This is known as the Abortion Notification System. The Act requires that thi

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a national standardised definition of a pothole. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): Local highway authorities are responsible for maintaining their roads under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. Individual authorities set their own criteria, including the minimum size and depth at which a defect, or pothole, is recorded or repaired, and apply risk‑based assessments th