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HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]Is the Minister aware that at a meeting with licensed taxi drivers at City Hall on 17 January 2004 Bob Oddy referred to a video produced by the LTDA, “Ban Don’t License”, and the…28 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Board and GovernanceMy hon. Friend the Minister has referred to Mr Staunton, who it seems had serious character defects. How was he ever appointed in the first place, and who provided the character…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]Would we not have had a regulatory regime had the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association not been campaigning openly and publicly for banning pedicabs altogether, rather than…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend will have seen, as I have, the briefing from Cycling UK. Does she recall that it says: “Even where local authorities have been keen to support local would-be…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to participate in this debate. I am grateful to the Minister for having indicated in his remarks that he is open to discussion and persuasion on what I hope will…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]In that case, why is there still a proliferation of unlicensed market stalls selling hot dogs and blocking the pavement with impunity on the Lambeth side of Westminster bridge?28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]We could have got this done much sooner than that. We could have got it done in about 2005-06, when Transport for London brought forward a private Bill, including a provision to…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I will not be drawn into the Lambeth-Wandsworth comparison. When I was the leader of Wandsworth council, we helped secure the lowest council taxes in London, while Lambeth had…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I see that, absolutely. I have already referred to that London Assembly Transport Committee’s scrutiny report on the future of London’s pedicabs, which was published in February…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I think the jury is out. I say that because Transport for London has discretion to decide, for example, whether to introduce 20 mph zones. We know that it also has discretion over…28 Feb 2024HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Would it be possible to take all 17 Bills that the Government are objecting to together so that we do not have to go through them…23 Feb 2024HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I make it clear that my frustration is not with you, Madam Deputy Speaker? My irritation is with the Government.23 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat are the Government doing to promote facilities for padel tennis?22 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Horizon ScandalI congratulate the Minister on his tenacity in relation to this issue. When does he expect the inquiry to be completed? It seems that Fujitsu is hiding behind that inquiry and is…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureIs that not the point? This organisation has had about £2 million in income in the past five years, and three quarters of that income has come from the Government—from the…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Heart and Circulatory Diseases: Premature DeathsDoes the hon. Member share my hope that the Minister, in responding to the debate, will address the article in The Daily Sceptic on 20 February this year by Will Jones, headlined…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Heart and Circulatory Diseases: Premature DeathsIf that information was in the public domain, then the Prime Minister would have been able to answer the question that he was asked in the GB News interview the night before last.22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will be meeting in Strasbourg next week, which means that Members on the UK delegation will not be here for the tributes to…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCOP10: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco ControlMy hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech, and I am grateful to him. Can he explain why we would be required to follow any recommendations that come out of COP10? As a sovereign…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCOP10: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco ControlIs that not exactly what has happened in China? China is regulating vapes in the same way as tobacco, and we know that the WHO is controlled by Chinese interests. Should that not…18 Jan 2024