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HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayWith regard to extending the DLR, the scale of the opportunity from the potential options at Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside is being explored and the Government and Homes…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayThe Government and Homes England are exploring potential opportunities and options at Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside with the Greater London Authority and Transport for London.03 Feb 2022HANSARDRail Services: South-east LondonI understand the concerns of colleagues across the House when it comes to trains and passengers. I assure the hon. Gentleman, as I have assured other colleagues this morning, that…03 Feb 2022HANSARDTicket InspectionThe Government have consulted on changes to penalty fares to ensure that deterrents against fare evasion are effective and fair. Fare evasion costs other rail passengers and…03 Feb 2022HANSARDRail Services: South-east LondonDepartment officials are working closely with operators in south-east London, including SE Trains —Southeastern—and Govia Thameslink Railway, to ensure that a reliable and…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank hon. Members for their helpful and constructive contributions. I note what the hon. Member for Slough said about safety and clarity. As I said in my opening remarks, the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022. It is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillI wholeheartedly congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Jeremy Wright) on his success in the private Member’s Bill ballot, on…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Beam Park StationAs I said, the Department remains absolutely open to engagement with stakeholders. Let me take that point away and see. I can certainly meet my hon. Friend and the hon. Member for…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Beam Park StationIf my hon. Friend is very brief.11 Jan 2022HANSARD Beam Park StationI am grateful to my hon. Friend. He speaks with such passion for his constituents, which I absolutely understand and would expect him to do. What I can say is that the Department…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Beam Park StationI congratulate the hon. Member for Dagenham and Rainham (Jon Cruddas) on securing the debate, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) for his…11 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillIt is a pleasure to serve on this Committee and under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough on his success in promoting this…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI undertake to write to my right hon. Friend with the clarity that I think he is looking for. To conclude, the provisions will comprehensively remove the effect of Vnuk and Lewis…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy right hon. Friend raises a very interesting question. My understanding of this Bill is that it is very much focused on the issue around private land, but if there is anything…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Magnitsky Sanctions: Human Rights AbusesI will come to that specific case a little later. I want to cover the points about how Parliament will be consulted and be part of the process, which was raised by several hon.…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Magnitsky Sanctions: Human Rights AbusesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his contribution, and I intend to cover the tribunal later in my speech. Just last week, alongside the EU, US and Canada, we imposed…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Magnitsky Sanctions: Human Rights AbusesI thank the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) for tabling this debate, and for his valuable co-operation as chair of the all-party parliamentary group, along with the other…08 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceOkay. As I explained, I believe EUFOR is an important deterrent, but I recognise that Members on both sides of the House are keen to understand and learn more about what the UK is…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI start by thanking right hon. and hon. Members on both sides of the House for their clear interest in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the western Balkans and for their often powerful…02 Dec 2021