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HANSARD TransportIt is an honour to close today’s debate. There can be no doubt that tackling the climate change emergency is the most pressing problem facing our country and, indeed, the wider…05 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes, and to respond to the debate. I thank Members who have contributed, and a number of excellent points have clearly been…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportI thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. I think that the issue is local accountability. Certainly, when we look at franchising in the country as a whole, it is clear that the…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I urge the Minister to familiarise himself with her work as the Chair of the Select Committee on Transport. The public are further ahead…04 Feb 2020HANSARDBus Services: StaffordshireThe Government have quite clearly failed on buses. They have cut funding by 45% since 2010, and passenger numbers have plummeted. In contrast, the few remaining municipal bus…30 Jan 2020HANSARDFoot and Bicycle JourneysWalking and cycling have a vital role to play in easing congestion, cutting carbon emissions and helping people lead healthier lives, yet cycling and walking rates are flatlining…30 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskI am grateful to the Minister for her detailed response, particularly her final point about the importance of enforcement and her response to the intervention from my hon. Friend…28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and I appreciate his intervention. In many ways, the issues are similar to those with cladding: residents have been left with…28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskI beg to move, That this House has considered the fire risk in flats and shared housing. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I start by paying tribute to…28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskThe hon. Gentleman makes excellent points about the need for proper maintenance, for sensible information to be shared with residents, and for greater awareness of the importance…28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who makes an excellent point. I will address that very issue, which is of great concern to many of the residents I represent and to many people…28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The issue is that the use of such materials has been allowed for many years, and we now face a national crisis—I do not use that word…28 Jan 2020HANSARDPublic Transport: North StaffordshireIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I draw colleagues’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I want to…23 Jan 2020HANSARDPublic Transport: North StaffordshireI am grateful to the Minister for her pleasant response. I urge her to take heed of the requests to give further powers to local authorities. I am afraid that the hon. Member for…23 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I apologise for being somewhat late. I also refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineI am grateful to the hon. Lady for mentioning Crossrail, because it is important that we think about the integration between London stopping services and the wider countryside…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point about connectivity to bicycle hire. Cycling can be supported by sensible policies that promote it and link it to rail travel and bus…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineI am extremely grateful to the Minister for giving way on that point. Can he update us on the wider plans across the Great Western Railway region for reusing old infrastructure…22 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake). I welcome his willingness to look at a wider range of policy responses to try to deal with…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsMy hon. Friend is making an outstanding speech about the importance of so many things. Over the weekend, the Chancellor made some controversial comments about the possible lack of…20 Jan 2020