Speeches by Dixon.

“We could have two hypotheticals. If there was a policy objective to try to recoup some of the costs of gambling harm for gambling addiction services in the NHS, would it be possible, for example, to levy that on to gambling licences, or on, for example, driving licence fees to ameliorate some of the enforcement costs o…”

“I very much support Sarah Olney’s campaign and I will no doubt pick that up with you afterwards. I have had constituents facing similar barriers to a fair hearing at employment tribunal, in part because there has been some issue about whether the judge’s notes in these cases should be made available and there is a very…”

“In terms of where we were going in relation to perhaps removing some of the decision-making from Parliament, it is very clear from your response that, where there is an additional fee over and above cost recovery for another policy objective, that should still be subject to a parliamentary oversight process, whereas in…”

“I am no expert on mental health law, but I do have decades of experience in the health and care sector, and my sister is a psychiatrist. I know that the decision to detain someone with severe mental illness is never taken lightly, and that psychiatrists must weigh up a range of factors and information to come to a fina…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Over the summer, I was the subject of two online death threats, which the police are investigating. These were posted in response to a video published by the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore). The video accused me of not telling the truth on a very sensitive s…”

“I thank the Minister for that answer. In my constituency, several planning applications are pending, and one has already been granted in the villages of Wilsden and Cullingworth for battery storage and onshore wind in the wider area. Can the Minister explain how constituents with clean energy infrastructure in their ar…”

“New housing developments agreed under the previous Government have been built on the green belt around villages in the Shipley constituency, such as Burley in Wharfedale, Wilsden, Denholme and Cullingworth, often without the vital investment in infrastructure such as GP practices, schools and other council services. Wi…”

“I was pleased to see today’s report. I believe it has a picture of the Bingley five rise locks in my constituency on the front cover, so I thank the Minister for that. The creaking and leaking water infrastructure, the current drought restrictions and the dumping of sewage in our rivers, including the Aire and the Whar…”

“You have mentioned demand-responsive services a few times. Could you say what difference those could make? I am thinking particularly of that last mile. For a lot of older people, even getting to the bus stop is a barrier. What do you really mean by “demand-responsive”? What would your vision be for that if it was work…”

“Thank you for explaining it; to most people, “demand-responsive” sounds a bit abstract. But the reality is that for many people the ability to dial a ride—or whatever the particular community transport scheme is—can be really life-changing. I hope to see more on those pilots in future. I think that it probably it on ac…”

“Last but very much not least, I would like us to talk about the accessibility of buses and bus journeys, particularly for disabled and older people. We have received some excellent evidence from organisations, such as the Transformative Transport Service Design Initiative, setting out some of the persistent barriers th…”

“Clearly, colleagues were very exercised about floating bus stops on Second Reading of the buses Bill. I am glad you mentioned them and it is certainly important that we make changes. We also welcome some of the commitments in that Bill. Do you have data that will allow—or already allows—you to monitor what percentage o…”

“No, they are all about accessibility.”

“I was pleased to hear about training. I remember from work I did at the Centre for Ageing Better how the Isle of Wight was the front runner in training its bus drivers in age suits to appreciate what it was like to try and get on one of its buses. That training made a big difference to driver’s attitudes to people with…”

“Good morning, and apologies for my late arrival. I want to pick up the theme that you have already started on about the decline in bus journeys as a result of covid and the differential in recovery of bus journeys. In my own area, covered by the West Yorkshire combined authority, the number of trips fell from some 168 …”

“With the population ageing, more of us are going to have a disability, so ensuring that we can all still get out and about and enjoy our life is going to be a major priority. In the long run, how are you going to get more older and disabled people back on the buses?”

“Efficiency sounds positive, but if it is because so-called uncommercial routes and uncommercial times have been cut, then from the point of view of the customer it is not a good thing. For lots of people in my rural villages, there are simply no buses, certainly at times of day that are of any use to get people to scho…”

“Do you have a timescale for bringing forward new reform?”

“For the BSOG?”