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HANSARDSpeeding on RoadsAs I am sure the House will widely agree, speeding is a very serious road safety issue that has a direct link with the risk of collisions, serious injury and fatality. Traffic law…08 Jun 2023HANSARDElectric VehiclesI welcome the hon. Gentleman back to his seat. He will be aware that the Government are very interested in the potential of hydrogen, not just in heavier vehicles but also in…08 Jun 2023HANSARDActive TravelThe hon. Lady will be aware that the Government have had to make efficiency savings across the board as a result of the illegal war being waged by Putin in Ukraine. The report she…08 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2021, we asked National Highways to undertake a study looking at possible interventions on or around the M65 at Colne. That study focused on localised congestion pinch points…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionIt is a delight to see you in the Chair, Ms Elliott. What a very interesting debate this has been. I congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing it. She…24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI have no time, I am afraid. I have to stop in half a minute in order to allow the hon. Member for Putney to wind up the debate. I wish I had more time, but I am afraid that…24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI do not have much time, but I think the Chamber knows that the funding per head and the sources of revenue that exist in London are vastly greater than in other parts of the…24 May 2023HANSARD Autonomous Last-mile DeliveryIt is a delight to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I am absolutely delighted to reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes North (Ben Everitt); I thank him for…23 May 2023HANSARD Autonomous Last-mile DeliveryI thank my hon. Friend for his kind invitation. I would be delighted to come up to Milton Keynes to see the fabulous autonomous last-mile delivery vehicles in operation. They…23 May 2023HANSARDEast Coast Main Line FundingI would like to offer my thanks to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for securing this debate and for all the efforts and advocacy she has put…10 May 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Transport SectorI congratulate my hon. Friend on the brilliant work he has done on apprenticeships in Harrogate and Knaresborough over the last few years. I note that some 12,430 new…20 Apr 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Transport SectorAs my hon. Friend knows, the Department for Education published fresh guidance last year on how apprenticeship training can be delivered flexibly to fit business needs. My hon.…20 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are spending £3 billion on this area over the current spending period. Active Travel England is making an enormous difference to the quality of schemes throughout…20 Apr 2023HANSARDAviation Sector: DecarbonisationHow extremely kind of the hon. Lady to extend that very interesting invitation. I would accept in a flash except that I do not want to usurp the prerogative of my colleague in the…20 Apr 2023HANSARDZero Emission BusesOne can take that as a comment either about buses or about the size of my right hon. Friend’s lawnmower—let us assume that it is about buses. I thank him for his interest and I am…20 Apr 2023HANSARDAviation Sector: DecarbonisationGood morning to you, Sir. The jet zero strategy was published in July 2022, and sets out the Government’s approach to decarbonising UK aviation. The strategy focuses on the rapid…20 Apr 2023HANSARDZero Emission BusesThe Government are committed to supporting the introduction of 4,000 zero-emission buses and a zero-emission bus fleet. As the roads Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for North…20 Apr 2023HANSARDZero Emission BusesThe Government are on track to deliver the policy. As the hon. Gentleman will be aware, we are working with companies to build substantial supply chains that then have to scale up…20 Apr 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Transport SectorI am sure that the hon. Gentleman meant to begin his question by congratulating the Government on the zero-emission vehicle mandate and our new investments in the local electric…20 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that; he has been a great champion of this cause. I absolutely join him in praising Joe Skinner. Let me also praise Cameron Wood in my constituency, who…20 Apr 2023