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HANSARDNetwork North and HS2 Phase 2: Comparative Assessment2. What comparative assessment he has made of the economic impact of Network North and the second phase of High Speed 2.26 Oct 2023HANSARDNetwork North and HS2 Phase 2: Comparative AssessmentWe know how vital rail infrastructure is for economic growth, connectivity and inward investment. Eighty-five per cent of the projects announced in Network North were previously…26 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ4. This morning, I hosted the MS Society and people living with multiple sclerosis to hear about their experiences accessing personal independence payment. Ten years on from its…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMr Speaker, “No stone can remain unturned in finding a political solution.” Those are not my words, but those of the Israeli and Arab mothers’ collective Woman Wage Peace, echoed…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityThe Times reports that “Lord Justice Edis, the senior presiding judge for England and Wales, has ordered that sentencing of convicted criminals who are currently on bail should be…16 Oct 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseData shows that the number of trains cancelled across the rail network continues to rise and is at the highest level since records began in 2014. The Minister keeps referring to…19 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023To pick up on that point, the Minister referred to companies paying according to how much of their product is recycled. What consideration has she given to producers that already…05 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsThe Minister speaks about reforms and live, ongoing discussions. Can he confirm that he is having conversations with Treasury colleagues about not just the eligibility criteria…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsI concur with the point that the hon. Member made about the sense of interrogation that many of our constituents feel when going through a process that can be very degrading. In…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Petitions Committee for selecting today’s debate and the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn her answer to me on 8 June 2023 about risk-based exclusions, the Leader of the House said that “it is the intention of both the Commission and myself to bring forward a motion…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyIt is vital that the Government work with sector experts and those with lived experience of in-patient mental health services in getting this vital area of policy right. As…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fifteenth sitting)My hon. Friend has hit on an important point. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on nuclear energy, one of my concerns is the fact that Great British Nuclear is going…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman asks where the issue came from. The issue in Germany was caused by the frankly idiotic decision to stop new nuclear, but I am not sure that that makes the…20 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthI thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) and my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle) for securing the debate. The fact that we…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthDuring a recent visit to Kenya with STOPAIDS, charities over there that support people in the LGBT community—they live in a country where that community is illegal—were really…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthI am very mindful of what my hon. Friend says about the Pandora’s box that has been opened on transphobia by some of the debates in this place. I referred in my speech to the…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Abortion: Offences against the Person ActI am hopeful that the Minister will soon bring forward something so that we can discuss this. As colleagues on all sides of the House have said, there is a need for a modern,…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Monday’s debate on risk-based exclusions, one hon. Member said they were uncomfortable supporting the Commission’s proposals on safeguarding due to the fact that the…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI agree in principle that some safeguarding measures should be taken outside the House, but the right hon. Gentleman is failing to recognise that this is about our duties as a…12 Jun 2023