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HANSARDTransportI also thank the Secretary of State for the decisive action she has taken to address the causes of HS2’s cost overruns. We look forward to having Mark Wild and the Rail Minister…23 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetI also thank the Secretary of State for the decisive action she has taken to address the causes of HS2’s cost overruns. We look forward to having Mark Wild and the Rail Minister…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist MarriageAnyway, I fully support the Humanist Society’s position to allow a couple to be married by a celebrant who shares the couple’s values and beliefs, one that works in Scotland,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist MarriageMany thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) and others who secured the debate. The speakers we have heard already have spoken so powerfully about why…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I welcome the significant transport investment that the Chancellor has announced in the north and in the city regions. That is helped through her changes to the Green Book, but…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy hon. Friend and neighbour is absolutely right, and I know that the plane and engine manufacturers are continuing to work—as they have done for decades, to be fair—on quieter…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI start by thanking the Secretary of State for Transport for her speech. I also thank her and the Aviation Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike…11 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthAs Chair of the Transport Committee, I hugely welcome this announcement. These rail and mass transit schemes will link communities, generate growth and cut pollution and carbon…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Again and again, bills for service charges come in that are not properly itemised. There are items that do not actually exist, such as…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI am grateful to the hon. Member, because I was going to come on to that and to the insidious links between those selling the flats, particularly the developers, and the…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI agree with the right hon. Member. There are so many issues that the Government have been looking at, and are going to have to look at, particularly to ensure against unintended…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI beg to move, That this House has considered leasehold reform. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. This is a well-subscribed debate, but as it is only…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformA lack of transparency is a theme that comes up again and again, particularly for the people who are effectively the victims. I will press on because I want to get to the end of…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I am sure that the Minister is noting these points and will address how we can ensure transparency and a minimum quality of standards in the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I will come on to that, but yes. For a Labour Government with a focus on growth, opportunity and clean energy, it is essential to transform bus services across England to make…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the first Commons debate on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill, which I welcome. The new Transport Committee decided that its first…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I will press on, because I will be frowned at if I take too many interventions. On community engagement and local needs, our inquiry was told that services should be shaped by the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt yesterday’s Transport Committee hearing, the Minister for Local Transport outlined the measures that the Government are taking to reverse the 15-year decline in bus services.…15 May 2025HANSARD Middle East UpdateThe people of Gaza are being starved deliberately, and they need full, immediate, unimpeded delivery of adequate aid. Will the UK Government insist that Israel ensures that aid is…06 May 2025HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceMy issue with the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) is that she has knocked me off my place as the second-fastest woman MP marathon runner—but I will be back.…30 Apr 2025