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HANSARDRoad ResurfacingAt the last Transport questions, the Secretary of State suggested that drivers know what they are getting with a Conservative Government. Well, drivers know one thing they are…16 May 2024HANSARD Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I wholeheartedly agree with the Secretary of State about the desirability of the Bill. We have had a very good series of discussions on it. I am grateful to the Minister for the…01 May 2024HANSARD Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I will give the right hon. Member credit for his role in getting the Bill to this stage, and he is quite right that the Bill largely has strong support on both sides of the aisle…01 May 2024HANSARD Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]Labour has tabled four amendments at this stage of proceedings to build on the work in Committee. The context of the amendments is that the Bill follows four years of work by the…01 May 2024HANSARDDraft Goods Vehicles (International Road Transport Permits and Haulage Within the EU) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am very happy to support the Government in these important regulations, which give great support to the UK’s…29 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillThe Secretary of State will understand that many of my constituents who support Everton are greatly concerned about the eight point deduction applied by the Premier League for…23 Apr 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Business and Investors4. What recent discussions she has had with businesses and investors on the Government’s net zero targets.16 Apr 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Business and InvestorsCar makers warned what would happen before the Government delayed the end date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Sure enough, sales of new electric cars are down by 19%…16 Apr 2024HANSARDRNLI BicentenaryIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Harris, and a happy Easter to everybody. I congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing this debate, and…26 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementI had anticipated a slightly longer opening speech from the Minister. Nevertheless, here we are today to debate a new national networks national policy statement, a decade after…26 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementIt is a shame that the Minister did not stand up to announce that the Government had found some miraculous way of returning to the consensus. We know that the Conservatives have…26 Mar 2024HANSARDRNLI BicentenaryIt is great. In Southport cemetery, just outside my constituency, there is a monument to the 27 lives lost in the Mexico disaster, which happened almost 140 years ago. The rescue…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn contrast to what the Leader of the House said to my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western), at Treasury questions on Tuesday, the Chancellor did not…21 Mar 2024HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North of England CitiesIf the Secretary of State wants to improve connectivity between our great northern cities, he might want to start by repairing the roads. The backlog of local road repairs has…21 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Okay. I hope that the Minister will rectify that apparent omission promptly. As I say, amendment 14 is not binding the hands of Government at all. Holding a review is an important…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Well, it is an interesting view. I think “every five years” is far from onerous. Turning to some of the other points made in the debate, we have deliberately left a wide…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir George. I thank you and Mr Vickers for chairing our sessions. I think this Committee is possibly unique in the history of Parliament in that…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am grateful for those answers. I suggest that this might be something we can debate a little further on Report. The Minister will perhaps be in a slightly different position…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Well, I think that a review that says, “Everything is going very well, Minister,” is not something to be worried about, but there we are.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We have had an unexpectedly wide debate on the first group of amendments. I welcome the contributions by hon. Members. I am sure that all our debates will be similarly robust. I…19 Mar 2024