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HANSARDTransport for TownsMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point. Sometimes we have to look again at the old ideas that worked and see where they fit in the world we live in today. I am a great believer…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsIt was from Tony Benn.19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsI am afraid the Minister did not really address the sum of all the parts of today’s contributions. Twelve Labour Members contributed to the debate, including my hon. Friends the…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsI thank my hon. Friend for his kind comment. We want those young professionals to be able to travel easily and at an affordable price to work in our local schools and health…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsI absolutely agree. I actually speak from personal experience, second hand though it may be, because my husband, Phil, lived in Stockton and travelled to Hartlepool every day to…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsI beg to move, That this House has considered transport for towns. I appreciate the opportunity to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. The presence here of so many of my…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsThat is an important point about young people. I will talk later about the fatalities in my constituency of young drivers, who are often forced into getting a car as it is the…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsMy hon. Friend is right to point out the rising cost of those major infrastructure projects. Many people around the country find it hard to believe how much money is spent on HS2…19 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The explanatory memorandum states: “Equine welfare is enforced by local authority Trading Standards and robust identification information makes it easier to deal with cases of…18 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your careful stewardship while debating this important matter, Mr Sharma. Following the right hon. Member for North Shropshire, I put on the record…18 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe right hon. Lady is absolutely right that this uncertainty is causing huge problems for the British community and businesses. I voted against the Government’s deal, but does…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Mineworkers’ Pension SchemeI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Many people in Doncaster share the same concerns as those in her constituency in Barnsley. Does she agree that when the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUIt is understandable that my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition is wary, but he knows that Labour promised in the general election to respect the outcome and to work…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Town of Culture AwardI have been to Flint—I had my photo taken in front of the station sign. On my right hon. Friend’s point about national treasures being in galleries and museums in our cities, a…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Town of Culture AwardI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Delyn (David Hanson) on securing the debate. Sir Walter Scott sat in the Boat Inn pub in the village where I live and drafted…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActAmendment (p), which I support, does not say that we should automatically harmonise with the EU as it strengthens protections in these areas. What it says is that, when…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThose of us who have put our names to amendment (p) realise that it is not perfect and that, like all other amendments, it is not legally binding. However, does my hon. Friend…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI do not disagree with my—right hon. Friend?10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActShame. I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who should be a right hon. Friend, but we must not polarise this debate by saying either that the EU is all bad or that the UK does…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel). Unfortunately, as is so often the case in this House, we have polarised views on both the leave side and…10 Jan 2019