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HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I understand. That was the only thing I wanted to say. Thank you, Dame Siobhain.03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister. If he needs to intervene on me, he may, but can he confirm whether the guidance to be issued on training will specifically mention issues around…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Can I just give the Minister the opportunity to provide that clarification? I intended to intervene on him, but he finished speaking sooner than I thought he would, and it would…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for his comments on our proposed amendment. Perhaps I can give him some reassurance about my interpretation of the driver’s mandate to intervene in all…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The Liberal Democrats welcome clause 34 and the introduction of specific training for bus drivers to help them to identify and respond to criminal offences and antisocial…03 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ7. I refer Members to my role as a serving county councillor. July is Good Care Month and Jane Austen told us that the best place for convalescence by the sea is Cromer in my…02 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The shadow Minister is right to say that legal action is likely to be brought by rights groups, but does he not agree that good, accessible design should not be price-tagged based…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Amendment 54 is a really important protection for the safe and necessary services that I described. The shadow Minister’s points perhaps highlight the issue of funding more…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am a little disappointed that the Minister did not address the shadow Minister’s accusation of passing the financial buck directly to Government in his response. The measure is…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. To refer to the general comments made by the shadow Minister, I am totally up for supporting things that put…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I rise to speak to clause 14 and amendments 66 and 64, tabled by me and my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon. I warmly welcome the clause’s protection of socially necessary…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his astute point. I would be glad to include ferries. After all, the new clause proposes better-integrated transport across all modes and modalities.…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The shadow Minister makes a valid point, as is always the case, but it takes us into the philosophical domain again. I gently point out that there are other perfectly profitable…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I rise to speak to my new clause 36, but I will first touch briefly on my concerns about new clause 15, tabled by the…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportI thank the Minister for coming to North Norfolk; he is welcome at any time. Having experienced at first hand the reality of rurality in my constituency, does he agree that we…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportI am grateful to the Chair of the Transport Committee and the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee for allowing us to debate the transport estimates. I felt a bit…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department of Health and Social CareIn the limited time available, I want to press the Government on a very live and urgent issue, which is the establishment of a dental school at the University of East Anglia.…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I will speak to the clause and to new clause 30 in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon. We have…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)What you have just described is in the event that the amendment is agreed to. Is that right?24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am a serving councillor on Norfolk county council.24 Jun 2025