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HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2024I am grateful to the hon. Member for her support with the order, and with the difficult issue of MV Ruby off the Kent coast over the last few weeks and months. We have come to a…30 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024I say to the shadow Minister that little has been learned since the defeat 16 weeks ago. The last Secretary of State indulged in a culture war around vehicles and 15-minute…29 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024. It is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…29 Oct 2024HANSARDUK Airspace Design Service: ConsultationToday, the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are launching a consultation proposing the creation of a new UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS)…22 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsCurrently, Luton airport is part of a development consent order, on which I cannot comment as a Minister, but I would remind people that it is always important to balance noise…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMaritime Coastguard Agency: Safety BreachesThe Secretary of State has met the chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and this matter was discussed. The MCA will continue to monitor this important issue, as…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRegional AirportsAs my hon. Friend knows, the UK aviation market predominantly operates in the private sector, and regulatory costs are common to several industries. My Department is working with…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRegional AirportsAlthough airports are responsible for their own resilience and financial plans, the Department continues to engage with the industry to ensure that operations are as resilient as…10 Oct 2024HANSARDCornwall and Isles of Scilly: Transport NeedsMy hon. Friend is an incredible campaigner on transport matters, not just in her constituency but across the country. It is true that rural communities face different challenges,…10 Oct 2024HANSARDCornwall and Isles of Scilly: Transport NeedsThe Government are working apace to improve transport provision throughout the country. We have already announced five strategic transport priorities to improve local transport…10 Oct 2024HANSARDCornwall and Isles of Scilly: Transport NeedsAll air and sea services are operated commercially, without public subsidy. The Department has provided support, particularly during the pandemic, but its officials are committed…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMaritime Coastguard Agency: Safety BreachesI will undertake to look at the authorities in Ireland. I had a recent visit to the Orkney Islands in the right hon. Member’s constituency. I would wish to catch up with him about…10 Oct 2024HANSARDTransportThat is good news. The issue has had good cross-party support: when I was in opposition, I supported the Government on it. In his maiden speech, the hon. Member for Witney…09 Sept 2024HANSARDTransportI beg to move, That the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 24 July, be approved. I want to take…09 Sept 2024HANSARDTransportI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but I am grateful for small mercies; the Liberal Democrats are supporting this move. I thank the former Minister, the right hon.…09 Sept 2024HANSARDTransportMy goodness, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. Congratulations on your election. It has been a collegiate debate and I am grateful to all the hon.…09 Sept 2024HANSARDFire and RehireThe UK minimum wage is £11.44 an hour, but last week, here in Parliament, Peter Hebblethwaite, the chief executive officer of P&O, admitted that it paid seafarers £4.87 an hour.…16 May 2024HANSARDPort Talbot SteelworksIt is an increasingly dangerous world, as the hon. Member for Scunthorpe (Holly Mumby-Croft) and the right hon. and learned Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland) said, so…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingWhile I welcome the increase to 2.5%, the modus operandi of this Secretary of State is to come to this House and announce billions of pounds of investment to get people salivating…24 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the Secretary of State is not spouting conspiracy theories, he is exuding incompetence. Ashford authorities warned Parliament that 14 hours of queues were a “reasonable worst…21 Mar 2024