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HANSARDTopical QuestionsNobody from the Department for Transport has reached out to a heroic bus driver, and the Secretary of State is clearly not really paying attention to officer numbers either,…12 Feb 2026HANSARDUK Bus ManufacturingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. The debate comes at an apposite time. I was particularly glad to have heard from the hon. Member for Falkirk (Euan…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Animal Rescue CentresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir Alec. It is also a pleasure to hear from the Petitions Committee, and I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and…26 Jan 2026HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In written parliamentary question 99967, I asked the Department of Health and Social Care to publish training modules and guidance…20 Jan 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderAlways, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Cabinet Office guide to parliamentary work is clear: “There should be no inconsistencies between the provision of information in answers to…13 Jan 2026HANSARDPoints of Orderindicated assent.13 Jan 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister has still not properly answered the question and, frankly, should be embarrassed by that answer. Labour promised to reduce average waiting times to seven weeks— […08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAnd they’ve gone up!08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt oral questions in September, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith) asked the Minister to apologise for failing to bring down the driving test backlog,…08 Jan 2026HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport SystemCould the Secretary of State enlighten the House as to how reversing the last Conservative Government’s 5p a litre fuel duty cut will help the transport system to support economic…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement, although obviously some of it was reported in The Times earlier this week. I welcome the fact that the Government have…08 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to the Government. Yesterday, the Minister for nature, the hon. Member for Coventry East (Mary Creagh), told the House that there was no…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Railways BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. It was interesting to hear Government Members saying, “Yes, yes,” while he spoke, because that is exactly what they did: they threw money…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillThe previous Government did a huge amount to improve access to stations throughout the country. I would like to see more of that.09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillWe can all see the ideology at play today. I think the hon. Gentleman’s constituency is in Greater Manchester, where the mayor is calling for a concessionary model—a partnership…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillThe hon. Gentleman, along with some of his colleagues, has not been listening to what I have been saying, because we put forward the Williams-Shapps review to deliver a new…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI beg to move, That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Railways Bill because it prioritises putting the rail system under state control, rather than prioritising…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI totally agree with my hon. Friend. It is clear that when it comes to modernisation, access and new trains, that is exactly what we want to see delivered, and there is no mention…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI totally agree with my right hon. Friend on that issue. Earlier, he made the important point that people want to see through-trains running, because there is nothing that…09 Dec 2025