My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Clark) has made the following Ministerial Statement. I wish to inform the House of the publication of a consultants’ report entitled Assessment of the provision of marine aids to navigation around the United Kingdom and Ireland, and of a...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Clark) has made the following Ministerial Statement. I wish to inform the House of the publication of a consultants’ report entitled Assessment of the provision of marine aids to navigation around the United Kingdom and Ireland, and of a...

I wish to inform the House of the publication of a consultants' report entitled "Assessment of the provision of marine aids to navigation around the United Kingdom and Ireland", and of a revision to the planned level of light dues rates from 1 April 2010. On 10 June, I informed...

I wish to inform the House of the publication of a consultants' report entitled "Assessment of the provision of marine aids to navigation around the United Kingdom and Ireland", and of a revision to the planned level of light dues rates from 1 April 2010. On 10 June, I informed...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a harbour commissioner at the port of Fowey in Cornwall and as president of the UK Maritime Pilots’ Association. Neither organisation is affected by the Bill. My interest in introducing the Bill is to support the competitiveness of shipping, our ports and the...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a harbour commissioner at the port of Fowey in Cornwall and as president of the UK Maritime Pilots’ Association. Neither organisation is affected by the Bill. My interest in introducing the Bill is to support the competitiveness of shipping, our ports and the...

My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the House that they, having been informed of the purport of the Marine Navigation Aids Bill, have consented to place their prerogative and interest, so far as they...

My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the House that they, having been informed of the purport of the Marine Navigation Aids Bill, have consented to place their prerogative and interest, so far as they...

Moved By That the Bill be read a second time.

Moved By That the Bill be read a second time.

My Lords, there is a very good answer to that question. It is extremely likely that there will be some occasion each year when the Royal Navy provides valuable assistance to Trinity House. If it did so on a commercial basis, it would be extremely expensive.

My Lords, there is a very good answer to that question. It is extremely likely that there will be some occasion each year when the Royal Navy provides valuable assistance to Trinity House. If it did so on a commercial basis, it would be extremely expensive.

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken; we have had a very good debate. Not everybody agreed with me, but I did not expect that. A number of issues have been raised. I will not attempt to answer all of them, because I will...

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken; we have had a very good debate. Not everybody agreed with me, but I did not expect that. A number of issues have been raised. I will not attempt to answer all of them, because I will...

That is a very good response; we can look at that again. I take the noble Earl’s point. As my noble friend Lord Faulkner said, there are many issues that should be looked at, including how payments are made. All the other issues could be discussed at a future stage—if...

That is a very good response; we can look at that again. I take the noble Earl’s point. As my noble friend Lord Faulkner said, there are many issues that should be looked at, including how payments are made. All the other issues could be discussed at a future stage—if...

My Lords, I come afresh to this subject, unlike most people in the debate so far. The basic premise of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, seems to be backed up by the shipowners: we have an inefficient and expensive body that is crippling British trade. "They would say that, wouldn’t...

My Lords, I come afresh to this subject, unlike most people in the debate so far. The basic premise of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, seems to be backed up by the shipowners: we have an inefficient and expensive body that is crippling British trade. "They would say that, wouldn’t...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for introducing and explaining the purpose of his Bill in his usual expert and comprehensive manner. I enjoy following the noble Lord, Lord Addington. He makes good points but he does not steal my thunder. I just wish I...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for introducing and explaining the purpose of his Bill in his usual expert and comprehensive manner. I enjoy following the noble Lord, Lord Addington. He makes good points but he does not steal my thunder. I just wish I...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for bringing this Bill forward again, giving us another chance to discuss it. He has given us a very detailed description of what it entails and all the bits and pieces associated with it. I shall address only certain items. Together with other...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for bringing this Bill forward again, giving us another chance to discuss it. He has given us a very detailed description of what it entails and all the bits and pieces associated with it. I shall address only certain items. Together with other...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust, a body set up by the Northern Lighthouse Board to look after property that is no longer part of the General Lighthouse Fund. I was also a commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board for nearly 10...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust, a body set up by the Northern Lighthouse Board to look after property that is no longer part of the General Lighthouse Fund. I was also a commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board for nearly 10...

My Lords, I will make a few brief comments if only because I am recovering from a heavy cold and I am not certain how long my voice will last. I declare a non-financial interest as an Elder Brother of Trinity House. One has to admire the tenacity of the...

My Lords, I will make a few brief comments if only because I am recovering from a heavy cold and I am not certain how long my voice will last. I declare a non-financial interest as an Elder Brother of Trinity House. One has to admire the tenacity of the...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity that the Second Reading of my noble friend’s Bill gives us to discuss this important issue. Aids to navigation may seem rather esoteric to many people, but that belies their importance to the safety of the mariner and the security of the marine environment....

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity that the Second Reading of my noble friend’s Bill gives us to discuss this important issue. Aids to navigation may seem rather esoteric to many people, but that belies their importance to the safety of the mariner and the security of the marine environment....

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Berkeley for bringing forward this Bill. It has generated an excellent and thought-provoking debate in your Lordships’ House, although there is an element of déjà vu, as we went over quite a lot of this ground during the summer on the order....

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Berkeley for bringing forward this Bill. It has generated an excellent and thought-provoking debate in your Lordships’ House, although there is an element of déjà vu, as we went over quite a lot of this ground during the summer on the order....

Marine Navigation Aids Bill (HL). Consent of the Queen and Prince of Wales signified. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Marine Navigation Aids Bill (HL). Consent of the Queen and Prince of Wales signified. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.