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HANSARD TransportIt is with great excitement that I rise to speak in this transport debate. I could go on all day, but I am well aware of your time limit requirements, Madam Deputy Speaker. I…19 May 2022HANSARD TransportMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We are halfway through the £24.5 billion road investment strategy 2 programme. My call—I think it probably aligns with his—is that that is…19 May 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries: Staff RostersWhat P&O did—and it was willing to admit this—was break the law. It refused to allow the usual consultation rights, and Parliament needs to do something to fix that. Surely the…19 May 2022HANSARDPlanning Policy ReformThe 2020 White Paper promised us a once-in-a-generation reform to planning policy. The present proposals appear somewhat unambitious and modest in contrast. Can I meet the…16 May 2022HANSARDPlanning Policy Reform4. What steps his Department is taking to reform planning policy.16 May 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogsIn the year before covid, the aviation industry contributed £22 billion to the UK economy and £3.6 billion to the Exchequer through air passenger duty, and it is expected to be at…27 Apr 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI refer to my entry in the register. A few years ago I was lucky enough to secure an Adjournment debate, when my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch)…25 Apr 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesI not only welcome this package of measures but thank—I hope on behalf of the whole House—the Secretary of State for the leadership that he has shown. We now have real urgency on…30 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementI congratulate the Chancellor on the statement and particularly on the 5p reduction in fuel duty, which I note is temporary. Will he remind all Members of this House that…23 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsLast Thursday, I spoke in this place and asked the Government to do everything within their power and influence, including tabling emergency legislation if necessary, to ensure…21 Mar 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesThank you for allowing the statement, Mr Deputy Speaker. I also thank the Minister for delivering it so robustly. P&O, that once great flag carrier of the seas, has made an…17 Mar 2022HANSARDRail Industry: CompetitionWe have gone from a situation where competition and franchising delivered £200 million in profits to the Treasury to the situation we have now, where the Government are funding…17 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from Ukrainerose —16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkrainePerhaps I can pass on some advice that I received from a constituent who is Ukrainian. She made it clear to me that if her former partner, who domestically abused her, ended up in…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI apologise to the Minister, because this is specific. He mentioned individuals who have a spare room and the Homes for Ukraine scheme. In my constituency, a GP is looking to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineJust to be clear, is the hon. Gentleman saying that there should not be any checks at all? Does he not share the concern that some people in this country might on the face of it…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI will not give way, for the reason that I have already mentioned. I want to stick to the time that you specified, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is right that we scrutinise the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI will not, because I am respectful to the Chair. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman could learn from that. What it is right for us to do is condemn the actions of President Putin, who…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineThe hon. Gentleman yells a number at me. Let me give some more numbers. Between 2015 and 2020, the UK resettled 24,700 refugees—and resettling refugees is what this is all about.…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineYou say “seven minutes”, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) has just spoken for 17 minutes. Members have talked of graciousness…16 Mar 2022