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HANSARDKnife CrimeI welcome the work from the Home Secretary on reducing those numbers, but sadly last year saw the highest number of teenage murders in London since records began. Can I therefore…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Smart MotorwaysI thank the right hon. Gentleman and take his point on board, although it is a bit difficult to go back to the start and do as he has suggested. However, it is a familiar topic…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Smart MotorwaysI would be interested in hearing from former Ministers and the current Minister, but from my study of the matter over the last six years, I think the answer is that the culture…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words. I agree with his first point, but I have learnt lessons from this as well. I have learnt, for instance, that the way to engage with…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeThe hon. Gentleman—my friend—is right to praise the role of members of the Committee. He is a great one of us, and I thank him for everything he has done in this regard. He is…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeI am very pleased to be able to make this statement, and not just to commend a set of recommendations from the Transport Committee to the House, but to welcome the acceptance of…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his points and for being very kind about the work of the Committee. It has been a frustration for the Committee that, on matters such as stopped…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeI thank my right hon. Friend for his words. Like him, I think that the Government deserve a huge amount of credit for accepting all the recommendations. He will know from chairing…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Smart MotorwaysI thank my right hon. Friend for the expertise he brings to this debate. He makes some fascinating points. I am interested in whether the advice was followed by Highways England,…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Smart MotorwaysThank you for chairing the debate, Mr Hollobone. I also thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed. I thank the hon. Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) and my…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Smart MotorwaysI beg to move, That this House has considered the Third Report of the Transport Committee, Rollout and safety of smart motorways, HC26, and the Government response, HC 1020. It is…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeI thank the hon. Member. He has completely roasted me. My memory is that we did indeed take evidence to find out what the different bodies felt the best spacing would be, which is…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeI thank the Father of the House. He is right to focus on that. It is sometimes a very difficult discussion to have because we are talking about the economic case, but as he…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeAgain, I add my condolences to those whom the hon. Gentleman mentioned. The emergency refuge area, as I said, is absolutely crucial. Statistically, if a car is travelling at 60…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeMy heart goes out not just to the family to whom my hon. Friend referred, but to all who lose their lives on the roads. In any event, where there is a hard shoulder, it is where…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRestoring Your Railway ProgrammeAs well as wishing you a merry Christmas, Mr Speaker, I thank you and all the staff in this place for everything you do for us. May I extend that to the ministerial team and say…16 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthOver the past year I have supported some covid measures and voted against others. With that in mind, my constituents may be struggling with the logic of my voting record, but I…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateGPs, particularly in rural areas, are finding it difficult and challenging to deliver the booster programme, but will have to deliver the booster in great numbers. Can the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthYesterday, I intervened on the Secretary of State and during his statement he repeated to me: “we will not keep measures in place for a day longer than necessary.” —[ Official…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthIs the hon. Lady not concerned, as I am, that there is too much emphasis on PCR testing for tracking variants of concern? During a three-week period in July, there were 500,000…30 Nov 2021