Speeches by Turner.

“Has the hon. Member seen the research produced by the University of Birmingham on the experience of Ukrainian refugees in circumstances such as those he describes, particularly loss of employment and loss of tenancies? Does he agree that landlords and employers should not be acting in this way, that to do so may be dis…”

“Just to understand the six-month process that you have outlined, is the uprating of prices to align with the spending review period part of the same process that you are describing?”

“Good morning. The hybrid Bill process has already been raised in this session. The phase 1 hybrid Bill Committee had a high degree of freedom to make changes to the design of the scheme, particularly outside the urban areas. I have two questions. The first is whether either HS2 Ltd or the Department holds a current est…”

“I have two follow-ups. First, you said that there are additional costs. Do we know what those additional costs were?”

“You said that the Government are looking at refining the process. As far back as 2016, a Select Committee on the Bill said there was too much focus on petitioning and not enough focus on serious detriment. Some concerns were raised at the time about the limits of deviation. What refinements are you looking at making?”

“I want to ask about industrial relations. Mr Wild, you said in response to an earlier question that these are well-constructed contracts. In the case of industrial relations the initial framework agreement with the TUC was agreed by one team in HS2 Ltd—this goes back a long time—but the main works civils contracts…”

“On the same point, I neglected to draw attention to the register of interests in respect of donations to my constituency party from GMB.”

“Going back to the effective functioning of the board, at the January meeting, which, Mr Wild, may have been your first meeting, it was recorded that the board raised concerns regarding “the timeliness of Board papers being received and issued, which impacted the effectiveness of Directors to be prepared for meetings…Th…”

“It is the published minutes.”

“Thank you, Chair. There has been a well-advertised disagreement over cost estimates between HS2 Ltd and the Department. The Stewart review recommends an independent evaluation of costs. When will revised cost estimates be published?”

“A six-month process. Is it reasonable for us to take from that that towards the end of this year we should have a new cost estimate in 2024-25 prices?”

“Providing the time to get it right is one thing that the Department and Ministers are providing. Mark, do you have other key asks of the Secretary of State and Ministers to support you in your delivery of HS2’s objectives?”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for bringing this debate to the House, and for the powerful and creditable case he is making. Does he share the concern that after 51 years, memories are fading? Documentary evidence, some of which may not be secured in the Department or the National Archives, is at risk of destruction, and…”

“I welcome the statement, and thank the Transport Secretary for all the positive engagement that she and other Ministers have had with the midlands rail project. At the heart of those works is the upgrade of Kings Norton station in my constituency, which is critically important for the cross-city line, and is also the b…”

“In the context of spending decisions taken by the Johnson Government, the last Conservative Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, told the Transport Committee last week: “A lot of promises were made to MPs and others as to the ambition, but it did not match the amount that was actually being set down.” He went on to say: “By th…”

“I strongly welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement. Under the Conservatives, 40 Sure Start children’s centres in Birmingham were shut down, including seven in my constituency, with devastating consequences for thousands of children who needed that support. I am so glad that Labour is taking action to turn the tid…”

“Like many Members, I have constituents who are stranded in Iran. We have all heard what the Minister has told the House this afternoon, and I know that he takes the safety of British nationals overseas extremely seriously. Will he assure the House that all practical steps are being taken to extend consular support, whi…”

“Good morning. One of the topics that we are interested in is what happens after a proposal for an enhancement has been identified. In contributing to appraisal and business cases, how does that work in practice for your organisations at the moment?”

“We are approaching the third anniversary of the very political and momentous decision to cancel HS2 phase 2B and HS2 East. I am conscious that time is tight, so I do not think this is the right time to reflect on the sequence of events and what exactly happened then, but, with members of the panel having had a close pe…”

“Huw, reflecting on your experience of working on rail reform and the Williams review, and trying to get that reform through both Parliament and Whitehall, what is the main advice you would give to Ministers today, perhaps working on the assumption that the Government have changed but Whitehall probably has not changed …”