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HANSARDHS2 ResetThe hon. Gentleman raises three fair issues, and I agree with his assessment that the previous Government were not just asleep but comatose at the wheel. He asks whether the…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetI gently say to my hon. Friend that the Mayor of the West Midlands might have something to say about his great city being seen as the end of an extension to the London underground…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetWith permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement on HS2. As a London councillor over 15 years ago, I remember hearing the then Labour Government’s bold plans for high-speed…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetIt is essential that we proceed as quickly as possible with the remaining civil engineering works that will have affected the hon. Member’s constituents to date. If he wishes to…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetI have said on a number of occasions that billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money has been wasted by constant scope changes, ineffective contracts and bad management. That is what…18 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. On the day when the Chancellor has set out this Government’s determination to deliver a decade of national renewal, I am…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillSupply is constrained at the moment; the UK has one commercial production facility, in Immingham. We need to build investor confidence to commercialise some of the sustainable…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillThere is more detailed design work to do on all that, and we will work alongside industry to ensure that we have a workable proposition. The mechanism boosts SAF production and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillThe Government have been clear that we will permit airport expansion only when it is consistent with our legally binding climate change targets. SAF is one way in which we can…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy hon. Friend is completely right to highlight the benefits of cracking on and delivering airspace modernisation. It could mean not only more direct flights and therefore less…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI think the hon. Lady and I fundamentally differ on the issue of demand management, because demand for air travel is only going one way, and it is therefore our moral…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend may know that in the Bill we commit ourselves to producing design guidance for local authorities so that they can look at what is best practice. She may also know…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I am going to make a little more progress, but I shall be happy to take interventions later. I was talking about the problems caused by bus services that are unreliable, do not…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I am not going to give way again to the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton). I will give way to the hon. Member for North Herefordshire.02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I can reassure the hon. Lady that we have taken those issues into account in our allocation of this year’s funding. Let me now explain our approach. Funding, even record funding,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for making that point so powerfully. I can reassure her that the Bill will introduce a duty for local transport authorities to consult disabled passengers…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the innovative technology developed by Wrightbus. I know that the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and he gives me the opportunity to place on record my thanks to Andrew Wickham. I have the privilege of…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman will be aware that there is a spending review under way, but I can confirm that I fully appreciate the importance of having an affordable and accessible bus…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is a fearsome advocate for his constituents, and I know the importance that he places on local bus services. Under the new devolution arrangements, local transport…02 Jun 2025