Speeches by Mayer.

“Perhaps London is a model we could all follow.”

“Do you feel that they will be practically enforceable?”

“We heard in the previous evidence session that there appear to be around 230 different sets of conditions being applied to drivers. What are your views on the case for introducing national minimum licensing standards for taxis and private hire vehicles? What scope, if any, do you think should remain for local variation…”

“David, in your written evidence you mentioned premature suspensions and suggested that the process might be too effective. On the other hand, in previous inquiries we have heard, for example, about drivers who would be unwilling to take assistance dogs. I know from my own casework that there are cases where there is al…”

“Some of you have already touched upon this, but overall, how effective are the current complaint systems for both drivers and passengers, particularly in circumstances where drivers work out of area?”

“I think you said there that you thought there should be some kind of recognised CCTV. In quite a lot of our evidence, people have said that they do not want a concept of approved devices because it can be very costly to have to get a specific type.”

“Wolverhampton had greatness thrust upon it; is it happy to lose it all again?”

“Good. Fantastic.”

“How effective do you think the national register of taxi and private hire licence refusals, revocations and suspensions has been so far in practice, and how do you think it could be improved to better improve passenger safety?”

“With so many new-build estates that are home to young trees, where watering and aftercare are so essential, does the right hon. Member agree that any new guidance should have a large section with a focus on early years for trees as well?”

“Will there be guidance on how greenhouse gas emissions that arise from vessel movements should technically be assessed through environmental impact assessments?”

“Thank you.”

“The 2012 NPS states that decision makers should not assess the carbon emissions of individual applications against carbon budgets, as that will be done at a national level. Some of the evidence we have received is for that principle to be restated. What is your view?”

“That is my next question.”

“On the Finch ruling, last week we heard the view from Robbie Owen that the revised NPS does not take the Finch ruling properly into account. I think you just said you were looking to take that into account; has it already been taken into account?”

“I strongly believe that a regional geography is the right scale to make substantial public transport improvements. That is why I back this Government’s devolution agenda as the right approach to improving transport. The real inequality of the future will not be north versus south or urban versus rural, but between thos…”

“Sadly, last week in my constituency there was yet more flooding. This follows on from a very dry period and the hottest summer on record. Clearly, the weather is changing. Would the Leader of the House consider bringing forward a debate on building resilience to more extreme weather events, as he makes the political we…”

“T9. Does the Minister agree that extending the Dunstable-Luton busway on to Leighton Buzzard and then Bletchley would be a real boon to more fully link the area into the Oxford-Cambridge growth area?”

“Moving on to environmental factors, do you consider that the revised NPS strikes the right balance between facilitating development and important environmental protection? Shall we go backwards this time, and start with Robbie?”

“In fact, in your organisation’s written evidence, you asked for clearer guidance, I believe, on the overlapping regulatory regimes. Do you think that that regulatory friction causes harm?”