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HANSARDRail PerformanceI know that my right hon. Friend recently met the rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris). He is absolutely right: poor services are…24 Oct 2019HANSARDRail PerformanceI certainly will. The project is currently being scoped, and I should be happy to work on it with my hon. Friend and Network Rail.24 Oct 2019HANSARDRail PerformanceI congratulate my hon. Friend on his tireless campaigning for improvements on the Cotswold line. The line will benefit very soon from the Great Western Railway timetable change in…24 Oct 2019HANSARDRail PerformanceI take the performance of the railway very seriously and think that trains should run on time, which is why I have changed the industry’s performance standard from trains being…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyI will not give way. As I said, I only have a minute to deal with many colleagues’ contributions. I do think that the way forward is to ensure that we build homes to a quality…17 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyI will not take an intervention as I have only three or four minutes to get through everybody else’s contributions. The hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock)…17 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyThis has been a very good debate. While it was kicked off by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, it has also dealt with many of…17 Oct 2019HANSARDTransportI would like to update the House with the latest information and give hon. Members a sense of the scale of the operation that has been going on. We have put arrangements in place…30 Sept 2019HANSARDTransportI would like to update the House with the latest information and give hon. Members a sense of the scale of the operation that has been going on. We have put arrangements in place…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookThat is obviously very distressing. I would be pleased to meet the hon. Lady and to take up the case with the Insolvency Service.25 Sept 2019HANSARDThomas CookI am today updating the House at the earliest opportunity on the action the Government are taking to support those affected by the collapse of Thomas Cook, in particular the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookAs I say, I am very heartened by the fact that we live in a time of high employment levels that will give the hon. Lady’s constituent the very best opportunity. Also, the sort of…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookWe will absolutely put every pressure on to make sure that these claims are settled as quickly as possible. Along with my right hon. Friend the Business Secretary, we are on the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookAs I said, the pension set-up is very clearly described through the usual channels. It depends on whether somebody is retired, what stage they are at and so on. With regard to…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookIt is important not to worry unnecessarily worry people who are already in a very distressing situation. This will be done well before 31 October, given that we are not even into…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookAgain, I am very happy to look into any individual circumstances that the hon. Gentleman might write to me about.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookYes, absolutely, or even enhancing it.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookI should have picked up the point about Thomas Cook employees abroad in answer to a previous question. We are actually bringing back some of those people, starting with the crews…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The airline insolvency review, which reported in May, provides a few useful ideas about things that could be done, including some that require…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, including on the response in Peterborough, which I have been tracking closely through hon. Members, including my hon. Friend the Member for…25 Sept 2019