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HANSARDElectric VehiclesThe Government are committed to accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles. Last year, 16% of new cars and around 6% of new vans sold were fully electric. To continue…26 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Public Charge Point Regulations 2023On capacity, I was going to point out that far from being new to this area, the OPSS is already up to speed and enforcing it under other regulations. It has hit the ground…24 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Public Charge Point Regulations 2023I thank the hon. Member. Of course, I think any sensible observer expects that the combined effect of the new regulations, technology and a massive amount of new investment will…24 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Public Charge Point Regulations 2023I welcome the hon. Member for Sefton Central to his shadow role and thank him for his cross-party support for the regulations. Let me engage with his important set of questions.…24 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Public Charge Point Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Public Charge Point Regulations 2023. It is an absolute delight to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. A successful…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Civil AviationExisting slots will follow the procedures laid out in the legislation. As regards future slots, they will be allocated according to the consultation that we will be launching…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Civil AviationI am not sure I quite caught the force of the question, because I was being interrupted when my right hon. Friend spoke.18 Oct 2023HANSARD Civil AviationIt is a delight to wind up this debate, and I thank colleagues who have spoken in what have been brief but deep and thoughtful exchanges. The hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse)…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Civil AviationI had sat down, but I am happy to take a late question from my colleague. The number of slots derives from historical control over and entitlement to slots at existing airports,…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Civil AviationI beg to move, That the draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 18 July, be approved. To…18 Oct 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his congratulations. The Minister of State, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), continues to represent His Majesty’s…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his flurry of questions, and I shall address what he said. He asked for the release of the criteria of the contract awarded; that is a commercial…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that there are knock-on effects and that some of those effects bear on east-west services. That is one of the reasons that the Department has…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseWhat I recall from that hearing is that Mr Mellors said 1% of the tickets at Glasgow were sold through the ticket office, that there would be a full staff in front of the ticket…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question; he brings not just personal experience of this service as an MP for Milton Keynes but also his considerable expertise as Chairman…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseThat was not the question I was asked; I did answer the question that was asked. It is built into the new contract structure that, after the initial period, which allows for the…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseI thank the hon. Lady for her tempting invitation, but I am not going to second-guess His Majesty on what he will announce in the King’s Speech. What I can say is that this is a…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseI completely understand the concern that my right hon. Friend describes. As he will be aware, in many of these individual cases, problems lie at the network level, or are a result…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseI understand the hon. Gentleman’s concern. It is fair to say that, from day to day, there are different issues that interrupt a good service. As I have already said, those relate…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseI thank the hon. Member for that brave shot. Let me just remind him that, far from being dragged to the House, the Government published a written ministerial statement and a press…19 Sept 2023