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HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]As always, my right hon. Friend gets to the heart of the matter, and I have to say that I agree with him. I would like to make one thing abundantly clear from the outset: we do…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]Yes, indeed. We are very interested in doing that, which is why we inserted a purpose clause in the other place to ensure that the key focus of this Bill is solely on passengers.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]Buses are the most popular form of public transport in the country, carrying passengers on twice as many journeys as trains and serving thousands more stops nationwide. As the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the last transport questions, on 27 March, in the context of the Secretary of State saying on television that some strikes are “necessary”, I pointed out that the trade unions…15 May 2025HANSARDAviation SectorAs we approach the summer holidays, we know that many families are looking forward to the opportunity to get away. However, in what may come as concerning news, Labour’s…15 May 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI thank the Secretary of State— [ Interruption. ] That was a very helpful intervention by the hon. Gentleman; he is completely right. I thank the Secretary of State for her…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I will not embarrass myself by announcing how old I am, but it is far too old.07 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen the Government handed the ASLEF trade union an eye-watering £9 billion pay agreement in the summer, they promised that it would “protect passengers from further national…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will be aware that in response to her Department’s recent rail consultation, the trade unions welcomed her plan and said that a just transition to…27 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for advance sight of it. I join her in extending my gratitude to the firefighters who responded so swiftly to the incident. I…24 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI notice that the Minister did not answer my question, so I will assist him. The estimate is that Heathrow’s rates bill will increase fivefold to £600 million annually, putting…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHeathrow airport is already the largest single-site payer of business rates in the country, paying approximately £124 million annually. To fund the Chancellor’s next spending…13 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionIn recent days we have heard that the Chancellor is about to announce her support for airport expansion at Luton, Gatwick and Heathrow. His Majesty’s Opposition are supportive of…28 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements etc.) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey, and I thank the Minister for his opening statement. The regulation of slot allocation is an important part of…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was appalled to discover this morning that I have known the Secretary of State for the thick end of two decades. We have had various exchanges in various other fora, but this is…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI note the Secretary of State’s answer, but, in the real world, we know that the Government’s union paymasters will keep pushing for more. Labour’s plans to scrap the minimum…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Improving Public Transportindicated dissent.05 Dec 2024HANSARD Improving Public TransportI congratulate the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) on successfully applying for the debate, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting it.…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Improving Public TransportThe previous Government were prepared to do what works, rather than follow ideology in spite of evidence to the contrary. I have been the shadow Transport Secretary for 31 days…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTransport… On Monday, in her statement on bus funding, the Secretary of State said that a formula was being used to allocate funding. She said that the formula will allocate funding “based…26 Nov 2024