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HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkI thank you, Mr Howarth, for chairing this debate. I also thank the hon. Members who have contributed to it, including my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens North (Conor…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkMy hon. Friend is right. I do not have to hand the figures for Manchester Road station in Burnley, which is on that link. It is a circuitous route. It is not the old 30 minutes…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkI beg to move, That this House has considered the proposed reinstatement of the Colne to Skipton railway link. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. It is…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkMy hon. Friend is a tireless campaigner on rail and on the matter in question. She was at the forefront of campaigning to reinstate the Manchester link, from east…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkMy hon. Friend makes two points. First, St Helens is occupied Lancashire and needs to be liberated. He is right to say that St Helens looks north towards Lancashire, but there is…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkThe hon. Gentleman is quite right; all these little bits of links, as I mentioned in my response to my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), add value to…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkMy hon. Friend makes a good point. We have had highs and lows on this issue that we should not have had. There has been a bit of dither and it has gone on for too long; today’s…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkThe hon. Gentleman offers a different perspective from that of the Institute for Public Policy Research, which says that there has been a lack of investment in the north. I simply…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkWill the hon. Gentleman give way just on that one point?29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkAs I understand it—I will stand corrected if the hon. Gentleman can tell me otherwise—the new rolling stock will not be on the section from Burnley to Colne to Pendle; that…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkAnd Hyndburn Council.29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkIt does not matter. That does not excuse us from bringing in local contractors to do some of the most basic work, lowering the costs. We do not always have to bring in experienced…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillIs it not the case that the Labour party voted for Brexit—the one that was in our manifesto, rather than the Government’s version of Brexit? Labour has called for a customs union,…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThe hon. Gentleman says he will vote for any Brexit that comes forward. It has been seven or eight days now and the withdrawal agreement Bill has not been brought forward. I do…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillWill the hon. Lady give way?29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election Billrose —29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillWill the hon. Lady please explain to me why the Government have not got Brexit through when they have had a majority for three years?29 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI note that the Liberal Democrats are absent from this debate, but perhaps they are in the rose garden having a discussion. May I ask the Leader of the House why we are going to…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)May I make a declaration? I have just returned from a two-day visit to Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia, facilitated by the kingdom, and in the coming days I will include that in the…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen can we have a debate on the strategic road network in the north-west, particularly the M65 extension through to the M1? Perhaps the Leader of the House could advise me how…26 Sept 2019