Speeches by Mayer.

“We heard earlier that the Department for Transport either suggested or instructed you to prioritise HGV driving tests at the time when there was the big shortage of lorry drivers. Is that still the case?”

“At the same time as the HGV lorry driver crisis, it made the bus driver crisis worse in the sense that some of the people who were bus drivers moved to be HGV lorry drivers because of better pay. The reason this has not come up as much is that most bus drivers are tested by delegated driving examiners. How much trainin…”

“In recent years, fish and chip shops have—excuse the pun—taken rather a battering. Will the Minister comment on what he is doing to ensure that my constituents, and indeed those of all Members, will be able to continue tucking into that tasty British staple?”

“About two dozen places across the country currently have e-scooter trials. They have now been running for about four years, so presumably you have quite a lot of data from those trials. Given that, how do you think they are going? Do you plan to introduce legislation regulating the use of e-scooters?”

“As you have just mentioned, the Chancellor recently announced that public money would ensure the construction of the tunnels bringing HS2 to Euston, and that is welcome. Passengers who currently use Euston station know that, quite frankly, it is rather grotty. I am sure that they and indeed new passengers will be keen …”

“Thank you, Secretary of State, for your opening remarks. I was pleased to hear that the first form of transport you mentioned was buses. They are, obviously, the most popular form of transport across the country. With that in mind, as we await the better buses Bill, what are the long-term goals of the reforms in the Bi…”