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HANSARDNHS and Future Trade DealsDoes my hon. Friend agree that the riskiest point of entry for privatisation in our NHS is big pharma? Clearly, big pharma will seek to run other services in our NHS. It is…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsGareth Delbridge; Michael Lewis: today we pay homage to two rail workers who tragically lost their lives at work near Port Talbot. It is all the more shocking in the light of the…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThis case is clearly of deep concern to the whole country, particularly the developments we have heard about in the last 24 hours. It is particularly heartbreaking for Richard…17 Jul 2019HANSARDZero-carbon EconomyIn light of the Government’s abysmal progress on carbon reduction, last year the Committee on Climate Change issued 25 policy recommendations; the Government delivered just one.…16 Jul 2019HANSARDZero-carbon Economy10. What steps he is taking to implement the Government’s net zero carbon target.16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesThe hon. Gentleman is giving an excellent speech. In York, we have seen a 26% increase in referrals into CAMHS over the past five years. As a result of such high demand, one…16 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI will, if I may, finish my point. Although we all get frustrated because we want projects delivered sooner rather than later, what is crucial to us is that, if we do not start…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. As I have already said, we would focus on the north and on making sure that we get those trans-Pennine links in place. We…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his point. The jobs in his constituency are vital. Having met some of those workers, I know that many of them have tremendous skill and could…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI will continue for a little bit, if I may. HS2 provides a crucial opportunity to create a significant number of freight paths on the west coast main line, thus moving freight…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThe hon. Gentleman will know that one concern about the HS2 project is the escalating cost, and that is why we have tabled some new clauses. To join HS1 to HS2 sounds like a…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI certainly do agree with those excellent points, because HS2 cannot stop at Crewe. We must build further north and right into the heart of Scotland, particularly into the major…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI remind my hon. Friend that the whole country will benefit, because this is a national infrastructure project. Indeed, many jobs will be created in the supply chain in his very…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThe hon. Gentleman’s intervention seems slightly premature, so I ask him to hold his breath as I come to talk about the other new clauses. This is clearly a massive opportunity,…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI will give way briefly, then I must move on.15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI am honoured to have a centre for digital signalling in my constituency and have seen the power of it, but sadly, to achieve the capacity that we will need for the future, we…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThe hon. Gentleman appears not to want to see the line built in his lifetime, my lifetime or the lifetime of any current hon. Member. The reality is that we believe that the route…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillMay I thank you, Mr Speaker, for selecting the new clauses that stand in my name and those of my hon. Friends? When Labour envisaged HS2, it was a very different infrastructure…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillMy hon. Friend speaks eloquently and is right. We need to pool the information, including the scrutiny the House has put over the project and the external scrutiny, to ensure that…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point and I will return to it shortly.15 Jul 2019