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HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailThis statement is welcome. The north of England has been held back for far too long, with our people and economy not being allowed to realise their full potential. The commitment…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South and Walkden (Yasmin Qureshi) on securing this debate, the…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesThat is the point. For the sake of a £5 fee, the penalty could be a full day’s wage for a low-paid worker. Is it a fair penalty to take away a day’s pay from somebody for going…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesPart of the issue is that there is a starting principle that does not accept that taking a car to an airport is legitimate on the grounds that people should cycle or take the…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesI will make some progress, because I am mindful of the time. On reasonableness, of course an app can be used if it is a convenient way to pay, but why not have a simple…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesMany people ask their loved one to send them a message when they land or when they pass through the terminal ahead of collecting their baggage, but in Manchester airport there…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesLogic says that business rates are derived from the commercial value of the asset. The opposite is true of Gatwick—if it commercialises a lay-by, the business rate liability…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesGatwick was given as an example, but it is worth bearing in mind that it paid out £600 million in shareholder dividends.13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesThroughout the whole conversation, the thing that keeps coming to mind is: why would the airports not want to provide a payment option to pay there and then at drop-off, if not…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesI think so. It is not just about being fair; it is about being reasonable. We have all dropped loved ones off at the airport. We know how stressful it can be, and we know that the…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyMore needs to be done to clamp down on dangerous driving. Oldham has seen far too many lives lost as a result of drivers treating the roads as racetracks. There is much to be…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy new year to you and to the House, Mr Speaker. High street banks have left many towns high and dry, leaving whole communities and businesses without even basic banking…08 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceThe fair funding review is significant. It is the first multi-year settlement for a decade, and the first real attempt at fairly distributing resources based on need, cost and the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealThere needs to be a tie-in here with the Cabinet Office and the review of electoral law. If a kind donor in my constituency owned a big billboard and gave me absolute free use of…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealI think there is no disagreement on the protection of children and there is no disagreement on what we have legislated to be illegal content. There is more debate needed on…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealThe Minister has done a huge amount of work on this issue, which I am sure is appreciated by everyone in this House. It cannot be beyond the wit of man to find a way for these VPN…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealThe hon. Lady is making a very important point. It really concerns me to see just how desensitised young people or adults can become when they see that type of content, and that…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech that gets to the heart of some of the tensions. However, he seems to be leaning quite strongly into how the algorithms are…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealMy hon. Friend does well to draw attention to the gaming world. When most of us think about online threats, we think about social media and messaging, but there are interactive…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealMy hon. Friend is making a very good speech; maybe he should consider a career in TED Talks after this. A number of competitor platforms have been tried, such as Bluesky as an…15 Dec 2025