Speeches by Mather.

“Amendment 117, page 53, line 35, at end insert—”

“See the explanatory statement for amendment 112.”

“(v) provision of toilets, including standards of cleanliness and accessibility, and”

“Amendments made: 116, page 53, line 35, leave out “or”.”

“Transfer schemes made by Welsh Ministers”

“(iv) storage for luggage, bicycles, pushchairs and prams,”

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for pushing me further on this issue. It is GBR’s responsibility to determine what constitutes best use of the railway in relation to its duties. The role of the ORR in that process is that decisions can be referred to it when it is the view of stakeholders—whether it be an open access …”

“That the Committee has considered the draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026.”

“Resolved,”

“Committee rose.”

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“I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. Airport slots are permissions that allow airlines to take off and land at specific dates and times. They are a valuable res…”

“Winter 2026.”

“I thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham, and the Lib Dem spokesperson, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam, for their remarks. I will deal with each point they raised in turn. First, on the question about timing asked by the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham, I confirm that the slo…”

“The Lib Dem spokesperson makes a valid point. The data shows that a lot of the cancellations we have seen, which so far have not been above average for UK aviation, have arisen to a large extent from people re-routing away from the middle east. We would expect these measures to be used only when disruption occurs direc…”

“I thank the shadow Minister both for his support for the measures and for his concern for my welfare over the last few weeks. To quote one of the five Prime Ministers who graced these halls during the 14 years of chaos and disarray under the Conservative party, he is right to say, in relation to the draft regulations, …”

“I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. The draft regulations were laid before the House on 2 March 2026. The United Kingdom was a founding signatory to the Paris memorandum of und…”

“Committee rose.”

“The challenge is that EVs are heavier vehicles across the board, by the nature of their design.”

“Absolutely.”