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HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022
Draft Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. The draft Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022, which I shall refer…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022
Draft Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022.19 Oct 2022HANSARDAir Quality in TowcesterI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) for providing us with such a vivid picture of the idyllic town of Towcester, while also…19 Oct 2022HANSARDPrivate Hire Operators: VATI know the hon. Gentleman is a keen champion for this area, given that he is chair of the all-party parliamentary group on taxis. He will know that the question of whether a…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPrivate Hire Operators: VATI welcome the hon. Member’s championing of a great area in the country in the east of England. I am aware of the litigation that he refers to. His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is…13 Oct 2022HANSARDCycling Targets: 2025 and 2030The Department estimates that a minimum of £4.4 billion is likely to be required to meet its cycling and walking objectives to 2025; and further, that a minimum of £5.5 billion is…13 Oct 2022HANSARDCycling Targets: 2025 and 2030I agree that it is important to learn from a young age how to cycle safely. That will ensure that as children grow older, they are more willing to engage in active travel rather…13 Oct 2022HANSARDCycling Targets: 2025 and 2030I am delighted to hear about my hon. Friend’s active travel. I remember that his constituency has a very impressive company that converts bicycles to electric bicycles.…13 Oct 2022HANSARDCycling Targets: 2025 and 2030I am pleased to tell the hon. Gentleman that we have already spent significant funds on active travel. There are core funds available, but there are also funds from other…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesThe Government have provided nearly £2 billion of support since March 2020 through emergency and recovery grants to ensure that our bus sector survived throughout the pandemic.…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesMy thoughts are with Sir David Amess’s family today. I am grateful that my hon. Friend has mentioned him. My hon. Friend is a very keen champion for her area. I am aware that her…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesThe hon. Member makes an important point about buses more broadly and in the Cambridgeshire region. I reiterate that the Government have invested £3 billion in buses, and…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesMy right hon. Friend has made an important point, because, of course, transport crosses corridors. As she will know, transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, and…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesThe Government are absolutely committed to ensuring that we have a wide variety of energy sources for our transport system. The hon. Gentleman will know that only last week the…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesI will, of course, pass on the hon. Gentleman’s request to the Minister responsible for buses, Baroness Vere. I am sure that she will consider it. I point out that the South…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesI am sorry, but I will remind the hon. Gentleman that transport is devolved. If there are issues in Scotland, he knows where to address those points. However, I also remind him…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesThe Government have broadly welcomed people back to work—my right hon. Friend will know that we are encouraging civil servants to come back to work and leading by example here in…13 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member makes an important point. We have a number of pilots relating to e-scooters. A lot of people are using them, but we must ensure that they use them safely. When we…13 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that the Government have taken a variety of actions and considered very carefully the position in relation to P&O. He talks about the Insolvency Service…13 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to have had a brief discussion with my hon. Friend about the importance of Kent and queues in relation to Kent, Dover and the borders. I am very happy to meet the…13 Oct 2022