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HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Industrial ActionMay I say, Mr Speaker, what a pleasure it is to be back under your chairmanship in this new role as Minister of State for the future of transport? On 7 October, the Driver and…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport InfrastructureYes, I am delighted to reassure my hon. Friend that we will make sure the pace is kept up and that the change in political control does not slow it down. We will make a decision…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy hon. Friend has been a tireless campaigner for the A64, and I can assure him that his message, both today and in his various correspondence and meetings, has been heard loud…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport InfrastructureThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point—I have a railway station in my constituency that is in desperate need of disability access—and that is why we have launched the Access for…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI note the omission of thanks for the major package of investment in bus infrastructure, and I simply make the point that the Mayor has those powers. I am leading the Department’s…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport InfrastructureThe Department shares the disappointment that the new rolling stock has been delayed. Pacer trains are not fit for purpose for the 21st century. Northern retired the first of its…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI think the nation will be interested to hear the Opposition Front Bench team announcing major plans for investment, given that their economic plans will see a massive loss of…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Transport: North East BedfordshireIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mr Gray. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt) on…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Transport: North East BedfordshireI am delighted to give my right hon. Friend that reassurance. This is my first appearance in Westminster Hall in this capacity and I look forward to picking up on the issues that…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Taxi and Private Hire Licensing ReformMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I will touch on that later. Part of my work on the future mobility zones is to drive the power of future mobility to help support clean…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Taxi and Private Hire Licensing ReformIt is a great pleasure and privilege to open the batting in my new role as Minister for the future of transport with you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, as umpire, even if not…03 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThis weekend our sporting heroes, winners and losers, inspired a new generation. Science can also inspire. Sixty years ago, JFK electrified the world and united a divided and…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDraft Companies (Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Directors' Remuneration Report) Regulations 2019I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this measure. It is all about the transparency of pay, which we should all believe in because it helps shareholders to hold directors…15 May 2019HANSARDDraft Companies (Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Directors' Remuneration Report) Regulations 2019Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is important to look not only at the gap between the highest and lowest paid in a company, but at the extent to which remuneration is linked…15 May 2019HANSARDPatient Experience: Digital Technology7. What steps he is taking to improve the patient experience through the use of digital technology.07 May 2019HANSARDPatient Experience: Digital TechnologyI thank the Secretary of State for that answer and for the energy that he brings to this brief. Does he agree that digital health not only improves healthcare systems but also…07 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI welcome this debate, and it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington (Jeff Smith) and all who have spoken today in the spirit of cross-party urgency. I…01 May 2019HANSARD European CouncilDoes my right hon. Friend agree with me, a former Business Minister, that this country’s businesses, on which we all rely, deserve better than this ongoing crisis and chaos, and…11 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Margaret Thatcher.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAlthough it may be a few years before the House thanks him, my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) is doing this House, democracy, the…27 Mar 2019