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HANSARDTransport Connectivity: Border CommunitiesEffective transport links are vital to the prosperity and wellbeing of people across the country, including in our border communities. We have been working closely with the Welsh…23 Jun 2026HANSARDTransport Connectivity: Border CommunitiesBorder communities rely on strong transport links, and my hon. Friend is a strong advocate for the interests of his constituency and those in the surrounding area. The Government…23 Jun 2026HANSARDTransport Connectivity: Border CommunitiesMy right hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham) will speak for himself, but I am confident that his view is that growth extends far beyond the area that the hon.…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHeathrow Airport Expansion: Economic Growth outside LondonWe have been clear that Heathrow expansion needs to benefit everyone, not just London. The Department for Transport has shown that expansion would deliver UK-wide support for…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHeathrow Airport Expansion: Economic Growth outside LondonNothing was snuck out. A third runway at Heathrow means more than 60,000 good local jobs, and more than £40 billion for the British economy. The hon. Lady’s question rather…23 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Pride in Place programme provides £5.8 billion of support to 284 neighbourhoods right across the country, including five places in my hon. Friend’s constituency, which she…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMr Speaker, the Chancellor will come to the House later on today, and she—21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI am afraid that the hon. Member has entirely missed the fact that the plans that his Government left in place would have seen fuel duty go up. It is only because of the action…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsThere is absolutely nothing humiliating about the action being taken by the Chancellor and the Prime Minister to protect millions of motorists across this country. Again, I have…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI have to tell the right hon. Member that we are not attempting to cap the prices in supermarkets and nor were we intending to do so. The Chancellor is having discussions with…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsWe are supporting motorists in a meaningful way and it is really important. The hon. Member mentioned the Competition and Markets Authority’s fuel finder scheme. The intention of…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsThe package of sanctions in place today is stronger than the package of sanctions that was in place last week. We have a world-leading sanctions regime in this country: at the…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMy hon. Friend’s comments again highlight that the Conservative party would have raced to war. When I said that earlier—Conservative Members are doing it again; they are shaking…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI am grateful to the hon. Member. I might ask that our meeting—when indeed we do meet, as I am happy to do so—is fully focused on the matters at hand.21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI am grateful to the hon. Member for her question, but if it would have been so mad to deal with fuel duty in that way, why was it her party’s intention to do exactly that? On oil…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMy apologies, Mr Speaker. I had intended to say just then that the Chancellor will come to the House and give a full statement on everything, including the matters that we are…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. I know how passionate he is about these issues. He refers to changes made at the Budget, which were made with the best of intentions…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI think that these suggestions are being made with the best of intentions, but with the deepest respect to the hon. Member, this is all motherhood and apple pie. If we want to do…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI will not commit to that, no.21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI am grateful for the hon. Member highlighting the measures we are taking when it comes to red diesel. He mentions fertiliser costs. We know that substantially increased…21 May 2026