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HANSARDPassenger Rail ServicesLast night, the Secretary of State claimed that the arrival of the class 701s at South Western Railway was an example of what a nationalised railway could do. As she well knows,…11 Jun 2026HANSARDPassenger Rail ServicesThe Minister refers to yesterday’s vote. Last night, he and his Secretary of State ordered Labour Members to vote against the protection of rail discounts for veterans and their…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Compassionate Use Medicine Schemes: VATThe Minister is responding to this urgent question because the Government have decided to charge VAT on donated medicines used for compassionate EAM schemes. The Minister says,…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI am interested in pragmatism. I am interested in what works for the taxpayer and for the user of the railways. If state companies want to operate as private businesses in the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI stand to correct the hon. Gentleman: the most punctual is, I believe, Greater Anglia, which services my constituency, but the point he makes is a good one. The greater…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI have addressed that point, so I want to move on. We have the key challenge that the division of track and train at times created some perverse incentives between the track…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillThe Father of the House is nailing me down to a cast-iron assurance at the Dispatch Box. I am not in a position to do that, but I fully expect to be in this role in a future…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillThe hon. Member will be aware that I have already addressed that question in answer to one of his colleagues, but if international companies, whether state-owned or private, make…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI am grateful to the hon. Member, but he will recognise that if we look at the safety record under privatisation as a whole, compared with nationalisation previously under British…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillMy right hon. Friend rightly says that the needs of disabled passengers such as his constituent, whom he so ably represents, are very important. That is one performance indicator…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI quite agree with my right hon. Friend. It seems that the Government have insisted on going back to the future: back to the 1970s, with state control and a revamped British…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI note the Minister’s words about new clause 48. This Report stage follows 16 sittings of the Public Bill Committee, when I and the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026If we could have a bit more clarity on that, I would be grateful. The director of the Airports Council International Europe went so far as to say: “The UK Government is…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026Thank you for chairing the Committee, Ms Lewell. I am grateful for the Minister’s explanation of what is essentially a pickle of the Government’s own making. We will not divide on…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituents hate seeing organised shoplifting taking place with apparent impunity. Norfolk police recognises this and has identified suspects in more than a third of all…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI would never accuse the Government of being too clever by half, and I am unable to put myself in their heads. However, I hear the hon. Member’s concern. We have this drip, drip,…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressIt is a great pleasure to be the last Back-Bench contributor. I actually mean that, because unlike some debates which we have all been in, this one has been characterised by…03 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.21 May 2026HANSARDPubs: Broadland and Fakenham5. What steps he is taking to support pubs in Broadland and Fakenham constituency.21 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur economy needs access to oil. Last October, the Government announced that they were going to sanction Russian oil and jet fuel. Yesterday, they decided not to do so, on the…21 May 2026