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HANSARDRailways Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.10 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will press new clause 10 to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.10 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We would like to press new clause 11. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.10 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.10 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western, during the final hour of this Bill Committee. May I briefly associate myself with the remarks of the shadow Minister? I…10 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Violence: Victim SupportAfter years of enduring domestic abuse, a constituent of mine came forward to Thames Valley police. She was badly let down by process and communication failures, resulting in the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Violence: Victim Support16. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of domestic violence.09 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyMay I start by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for this debate? I congratulate the hon. Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon), who secured it, on her…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship once again on the Committee, Mr Western. I will no doubt be told off for getting her title wrong, but I agree with the Conservative…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eleventh sitting)I knew the hon. Lady’s seat; it is just that I got told off the other day by the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham, for calling him the spokesperson…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eleventh sitting)That is not our amendment.05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eleventh sitting)Apologies, Mr Western; the confusion has arisen because the selection and grouping paper lists it as an Opposition amendment. I do not wish to move it.05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eleventh sitting)Yes, Mr Western. Thank you. Amendment proposed : 211, in clause 63, page 35, line 39, at end insert— “(3) Where Great British Railways decides not to grant access to persons to a…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Eleventh sitting)I have a few brief thoughts on what the Conservative spokesperson has said about this clause. On the Liberal Democrat Benches, we feel that a lot of the amendments ask good…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship once again, Mrs Hobhouse. Our amendment 212 relates to what the Minister said: it would remove the restriction on the ORR’s ability…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I have some brief comments on the Conservative spokesperson’s amendments.03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)Apologies. One recognises one’s status. We agree with the shadow Minister on the principle that it should not be about ideology between the public and private sectors. We have…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman makes a good point. The air miles concept has been highly successful for Eurostar, and it is now time to apply the idea to the domestic market.03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Tenth sitting)If the shadow Minister is talking about 235, that is one that he tabled, not me.03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, although perhaps she is advocating another concept called gin miles, which would definitely be beyond the scope of our new clause. She…03 Feb 2026