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HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. During this statement, Lord Agnew has resigned at the Dispatch Box in the other place for the Government’s “woeful” and indefensible oversight of…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement. The aviation industry is a critical part of the economy, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs across the UK,…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsRail passengers across the country will have heard that reply, and will know that the Secretary of State will not rule out the massive hike next year. It is not just rail fares…16 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wish you and your team a very merry Christmas, Mr Speaker. Ahead of a tough Christmas, people across this country are paying the price of Tory inflation. In Dewsbury, for…16 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThis is exactly the problem. The problem that Ministers have is whether we can even trust what is being promised in this plan. In this country we measure infrastructure investment…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Fundamentally the problem is that the integrated rail plan misunderstood the intention and benefits of High Speed 2 and Northern…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThis Government have been in power for 11 years. What have they done for the people of his constituency? He has described it as “utterly disappointing”.08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThat is exactly the point, and it was the point of the original plans for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail. The hon. Members for Shipley (Philip Davies) and for Keighley (Robbie…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI give way to my hon. Friend.08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. The people of Bradford are rightly furious about this decision.08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI could not agree more. The Transport Secretary said in this House that “the eastern leg is called the 2b, and, as the Prime Minister has said from this Dispatch Box, it is not a…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanAbsolutely. I am afraid, as my right hon. Friend has pointed out, that the IRP is full of nonsense like that. The economic case for delivering the original plans as promised could…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. London colleagues will be battling with the Government in the next three days over promises that were made to Londoners about TfL funding, on…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanYes, I just said that.08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThis was about capacity, and it was about promises made that have been broken. Frankly, this plan is simply not future-proof. I cannot imagine that the Treasury is happy. The…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI could not agree more with my hon. Friend’s powerful point. This is not the local transport revolution that was promised to the people of the north and midlands. In fact, what is…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI could have written these lines for them myself! The Leader of the Opposition, like many Members across this House, had concerns with particular issues around particular stations…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI beg to move, That this House recognises the importance of rail investment to the UK economy and, in particular, the delivery of new lines linking Yorkshire, the North West,…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Last week Lord Frost made a statement in the other place regarding our relationship with the European Union, negotiations following Brexit and, in…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: EU NegotiationsWhy has Brussels seen the legal text on the changes that the Government want to make to the protocol but the democratic leaders of Northern Ireland are still completely in the…27 Oct 2021