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HANSARD Connected and Automated VehiclesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) for bringing up this very important topic, which as a species we…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I commend the hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier) for his eloquent and emotionally intelligent…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayThat is one of many excellent Liberal Democrat measures that we have proposed. My hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) will tell us more about that, and I do not…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayMy hon. Friend makes the very liberal point that we should always remember that everyone’s individual and family circumstances are different; it is important that the British…27 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for her statement, which made the Government’s intent of supporting the proposed third runway at Heathrow very clear. It was good to hear her…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Definition of Relevant Land) (Amendment) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. In principle, we in the Liberal Democrats welcome this change, which from a technical perspective is logical and makes…21 Oct 2025HANSARDPatient Access to GPsGreat Western Park has added 3,000 homes to Didcot, in my Oxfordshire constituency, and Valley Park, which is under construction, will add 4,000 more. However, the new GP surgery…21 Oct 2025HANSARDPatient Access to GPs11. What recent steps he has taken to increase access to GP appointments.21 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillThis has been an informative debate on all the new clauses. From a procedural point of view, we are happy not to push new clause 1 to a Division.15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 5 Air travel providers’ use of sustainable aviation fuel: reporting requirements (1) Within six…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point about what the Climate Change Committee has said. That is why I hope the Government will consider these Liberal Democrat amendments, which are…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillGlobal demand for aviation continues to grow; it is projected to be two or three times bigger by 2050. In 2024, there was a record rate of increase in carbon emissions, according…15 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordGiven what the hon. Gentleman says about the decision to sell off the stake in Eurostar, does he feel that his own party—now very much in government—should reverse it and directly…14 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I commend the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Helena Dollimore) for securing this important debate. She, along with…14 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. That was a time of very straitened Government finances, which is something the current Government, of her own party, also have to…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond, and I welcome the Minister to her place. The Liberal Democrats do not intend to divide the Committee either. Along…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this important debate, which…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ11. On a recent visit to the UK Space Agency, based in my Oxfordshire constituency, I learned of the huge value created by our space sector, generating more than £7 for every £1…03 Sept 2025HANSARD West Coast Main LineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I commend the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Connor Naismith) for securing the debate and for his wide-ranging…15 Jul 2025