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HANSARD TransportEven during the pandemic, over 18 months —this was even on the TfL website—there was an “extraordinary” funding settlement of £4 billion to bail out TfL because of some of the…19 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate this afternoon and to follow the hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Kim Leadbeater). I will reserve my comments on achieving economic…18 May 2022HANSARDIllegal Migrant Crossings in the Channel5. To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Archbishop of Canterbury has had with his French…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHousehold Budgets: Food PricesWhat is my right hon. Friend doing to give the Groceries Code Adjudicator some more teeth to make sure that supermarkets do not inappropriately take advantage of the difficulties…28 Apr 2022HANSARDIllegal Migrant Crossings in the ChannelIn Dorset we are taking care of 20 orphaned children who have lost their trafficked parents in illegal but also fatal crossings of the English channel. Now that the Church of…28 Apr 2022HANSARD Future of RailI congratulate the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) on securing the debate. I have been listening intently to what the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Future of RailThank you for calling me, Sir Charles. Well, with three minutes I will just get to the point, if I may. I appreciate the comments of the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton…26 Apr 2022HANSARDBadger CullingIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate and to follow the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury). I was delighted to listen to his speech. I also pay tribute to and thank my…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillIt is a pleasure to contribute to the debate. I pay tribute to my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Jeremy Wright) for bringing the Bill…18 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillAs in most cases, I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. I have been actively pursuing this matter at Dorchester West station. Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. Dorchester…18 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his kind intervention. I entirely agree with him: I think that the Government’s work in this field is excellent. Regrettably, however, it is not…18 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillI would welcome investment in the tactile paving that my hon. Friend will be receiving at Darlington. I understand that it is part of a £100 million scheme to develop the whole…18 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillI am open to being lobbied to support bids. I hope my hon. Friend will forgive me for not declaring at this moment which bid I will support. We need to be careful not to stray…18 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I looked through the revenue support grant list, but I cannot recall how her constituency benefited or not. Dorset did not benefit at all…18 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillWe cannot not respond to such points made in the House. West Dorset is 400 square miles and has 132 parishes. I cannot quite remember the statistics for the constituency of my…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillFrom my perspective—I am not an expert in the field—there is a level of bureaucracy that prevents us from getting to the nub of the issue to fix it, which is part of the reason…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillThank you for calling me in the debate, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to contribute to this very important discussion. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Twickenham…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillThe hon. Lady makes a valid challenge, but she misunderstands me. I am not necessarily wholly opposed to changes in reporting and changes in how local integrated care systems…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. It is difficult; I sympathise with many of the points of the hon. Member for Twickenham, but in my opinion, we can do that better through…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her kind intervention, and I could not agree with her more. She is absolutely right, and her point highlights the difficulties that those of us who…18 Mar 2022