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HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month, my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier) raised the issue of Robert Skillen’s company, HELMS—Home Energy & Lifestyle Management…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureThe Prime Minister said that it was the SNP that was standing in the way of high-speed rail to Scotland; in fact, it is his Government who are doing that. So can he tell us…11 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI will give way briefly, but I am conscious of Madam Deputy Speaker’s urgings about time.05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI will start in a positive vein by welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of an acceleration in the phasing out of new petrol and diesel vehicles. Of course, he…05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI certainly agree that the money that has been promised thus far is insignificant in reality. I think Transport for the North put it best when it said that around £70 billion is…05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI absolutely agree, but I am hardly surprised by the response to my hon. Friend’s written question. It is not unusual for this Government to double- count money and re-announce…05 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportThe hon. Lady makes a good point. It is a very short-term approach to look at such things in terms of their initial cost. They have to be considered in the medium and long term,…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportI totally agree with the hon. Lady. I was coming on to say that the amount of money that has been wasted on cancelled electrification schemes is shocking. The Government’s…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportThank you, Ms Nokes. It is great to see you in the Chair for the first time; I look forward to many more such occasions. I congratulate the right hon. Member for East Hampshire…04 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseA constituent of mine has been through hell and back with her abhorrent ex-partner, who is father to her four children. He has delayed and obfuscated dealings with the Child…30 Jan 2020HANSARDScotch whisky: US tariffsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) on securing the…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanI think that the Minister’s telling the only British Palestinian in this place to watch her language is regrettable. He should think about that, and apologise. I was ashamed of…30 Jan 2020HANSARDTransport Investment: Regional DisparitiesI would love to hear those figures, because the maths simply does not add up. The RMT described the money as a drop in the ocean, and it is right. The Scottish Government have…30 Jan 2020HANSARDTransport Investment: Regional DisparitiesThe news about Northern proves that the current system is simply not fit for purpose and highlights yet again the chronic lack of investment in the transport infrastructure of the…30 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy constituent Allan Russell applied for a three-year renewal to his Access to Work support in October, but despite having chased it up several times himself, it took my office…23 Jan 2020HANSARDUNESCO World Heritage SitesThe lack of direct condemnation of Donald Trump’s threats by either the Prime Minister or the Foreign Secretary was actually pretty shameful. Putting to one side for just a moment…16 Jan 2020HANSARDUNESCO World Heritage Sites16. What steps the Government are taking to protect UNESCO world heritage sites throughout the world.16 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionWhat the shadow Secretary of State said— Hansard can ask him later what he said. If the Government want to be serious about the revolution, that short-termism has to stop.…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionI could not agree more. I am seeking a meeting with the new Minister—the previous Minister involved was the then Member for Devizes—to see how the assistance of BEIS has actually…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionI plan to focus my relatively short remarks on transport as it pertains to the green industrial revolution that is so obviously required. I look forward to taking up my transport…15 Jan 2020