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HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the Chancellor’s U-turn on sector-specific support, the sector hardest hit by covid is aviation, with the UK sector’s uneven recovery being the slowest in Europe.…16 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Support for BusinessI just asked the Secretary of State for Transport about support for aviation and was given the Department for Transport’s greatest hits. The truth is that the aviation sector was…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently raised the case of my constituent, Mr Lafferty, involving Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs maladministration that led to an unexpected tax liability, and I am grateful…16 Dec 2021HANSARDDowning Street Christmas Parties InvestigationWe have rightly heard much about the consequences of the Downing Street parties for the moral leadership of this Government at a time of crisis. The response of the Met police…09 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House is right: we did have a debate just nine days ago on the integrity of the Prime Minister. But in the very short time since that debate we have had the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Transition by 2030It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this important debate and on…09 Dec 2021HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Transition by 2030The Minister mentioned the strategy. Presumably within that strategy will be interoperability. When is that issue going to be addressed? We were told it would be at the end of…09 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanAs I have outlined, that is not true. We asked for engagement on a number of issues and those advances were rebuffed by the UK Government. [ Interruption. ] It is a simple fact.…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI, too, welcome the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) to her post and wish her well. No doubt we will chat soon about the role. Those of us with long experience of…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I have not been to his part of the country yet, but I am sure that I will make plans to shortly. I have no doubt about what he…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI will give way once, but I see that a number of Members want to speak in the debate, and this is a devolved issue.08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have a Front-Bench role here, but I have only four lines left, so if the right hon. Member for Knowsley (Sir George Howarth) had let me finish,…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI apologise to my Transport Committee colleague, but I promised to try to keep my contribution under 10 minutes because of the number of Members who want to contribute.…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI will give way once to the hon. Gentleman because he is persistent.08 Dec 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. I will not detain the Committee for long. I will reiterate a couple of points that the hon. Member for Ilford South,…06 Dec 2021HANSARDLabour Shortages: Exports and ImportsThe Minister is redefining “quick and decisive”. An Aviva study indicates that more than seven out of 10 businesses are worried about skills shortages and 25% of businesses said…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn Hogmanay, we will commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the Glen cinema disaster, when a smoking film cannister caused a panic, which, due to a blocked exit, led to a crush that…02 Dec 2021HANSARDLabour Shortages: Exports and Imports4. What recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of labour shortages on UK (a) export and (b) import levels.02 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThe fact is that we are here today because we have a Prime Minister who has spent the past two years undermining the very institution of liberal democracy. On cash for honours, it…30 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceI am immensely proud to be a supporter of Scotland’s most successful team in the past decade: having waited 130 years for their first major trophy, St Johnstone have won three in…25 Nov 2021