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HANSARDUrban Transport: Future FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), from a neighbouring constituency, on…31 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Hymenoplasty and so-called “virginity testing” are disgraceful forms of abuse against women and girls. I was therefore pleased when the Government committed earlier this year…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. My constituent Anton is Ukrainian, and his sister and two-month-old niece have made a perilous journey from Mariupol to Dnipro to try to…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Great British Railways Headquarters: Crewe BidIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms Rees. I commend the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Dr Mullan) for his staunch support for his constituency and the…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillOnce again, I commend the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Jeremy Wright) and all other Members involved in taking forward this Bill. Its aims are…18 Mar 2022HANSARDA14: Funding for Junction 10AThe road investment strategy will now have to take into account remedial work on smart motorways. Just last week it was revealed that for almost a week prior to a tragic collision…17 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsBTECs are a vital lifeline for hundreds of thousands of students, while A-levels and T-levels are not suitable for many because they are not able to achieve level 4. Why are the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.14 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am afraid that I cannot agree completely with the Minister. I agree to a degree about the things that the Government have put in place to recruit more drivers but, as I said…28 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I absolutely agree with everything that my right hon. Friend said. If we are to get on the right path to our economy growing, we must do everything possible to encourage new…28 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I look forward to serving under your chairpersonship, Ms McVey. I hope the Minister will answer a few questions. I would like to pick up on the last few words she uttered.…28 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am still not clear on what the Minister just said. Clearly, the SI that we are talking about now comes into force tomorrow. Organisations will be able to apply from tomorrow. As…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate and for all the work she has done over the years. I praise Barnardo’s, which has been doing a fabulous job. That funding cut would…23 Feb 2022HANSARDTaxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Murray. I start by congratulating the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam on bringing the Bill…09 Feb 2022HANSARDTaxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillI completely agree. I represent an area where a large number of taxi drivers live. At one point, my son-in-law was a taxi driver; I praise him every day for his past service. He…09 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. When my constituent Neil was 27, they discovered that they were the product of rape. Although they had been adopted as a baby by a loving and supportive family, this left them…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCondition of RoadsLast year, the Chancellor told people to enjoy National Pothole Day before the potholes were all gone. He then slashed the road maintenance budget by £400 million—enough to fix…03 Feb 2022HANSARDYemenThe situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate, and the attacks are ever more brutal. Just last week, three children who were out playing football were among 60 people killed…25 Jan 2022HANSARDYemen20. What recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the civil war in Yemen.25 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Thank you, Mr Hollobone, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship. We understand the Minister’s rationale for this decision. All of us want the HGV shortage to be…19 Jan 2022