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HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryWith apologies, I will not, just because of time. Some £108 million was given to a company with net assets of £18,000, another £108 million was given to a company small enough to…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryI am very grateful for that intervention; that was very useful. But the hon. Gentleman’s groans were indeed correct: I am going to talk about our way out of this, which is through…07 Jul 2021HANSARDRegional AirportsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing the debate. He led it very well.…07 Jul 2021HANSARDRegional AirportsThe Minister has made a very good argument and case for regional air connectivity, so can he tell us if and when the regional air connectivity review will be published?07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryIt is nearly 50 years ago, long before I was born, incidentally— [ Interruption. ] It was a good decade before, I say to colleagues shouting to the contrary. It is nearly 50 years…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryIf the hon. Gentleman wants to intervene, he is more than welcome—if he is very brief.07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryParliamentary elections.07 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseUnder the Government’s previous green deal scheme, more than 3,000 Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Systems customers in Scotland were mis-sold home improvement works, which…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelAviation is the hardest-hit sector, according to the Office for National Statistics. One third of the 6,000 jobs based at Glasgow airport and countless more in the supply chain…29 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) for securing this debate and the Backbench Business Committee for granting it.…24 Jun 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe consensus at the Transport Committee yesterday—I include the Minister in this—was that the EV market is immature. Quite why the Government would therefore reduce support when…24 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have lost count of the number of times I have asked this Government about their long-abandoned commitment to specific support for the aviation sector. Despite the Secretary of…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere is a crisis in the haulage industry, with a chronic driver shortage that the Government have been warned about time and again. Martin Reid, the Scottish director of the Road…24 Jun 2021HANSARDMcVitie’s Tollcross FactoryI am grateful to the Minister for giving way; I had not given him an indication that I would intervene. May I ask what the Government have done thus far? I take him at his word on…22 Jun 2021HANSARDMcVitie’s Tollcross FactoryAll of them together.22 Jun 2021HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation PlanOn charge points, those plans sound fantastic and what have you, but will the Minister comment on the massive discrepancy in the numbers of planned charge points in England? In…16 Jun 2021HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation PlanWill the Minister give way?16 Jun 2021HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation PlanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I thank the hon. Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan) for bringing such an important debate to the Chamber this…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesI think it is clear to all of us just how important international travel is to the economy, and to the tourism and hospitality sector in particular. With European and world…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesI would love to, but I am extremely pressed for time so I will crack on. Given the time constraints I just mentioned, my hon. Friend the Member for Ochil and South Perthshire…10 Jun 2021