Speeches by Turner.

“Specifically, are you considering, or have you considered, granting D1 entitlement to new category B licence holders to help increase that pool of drivers?”

“I want to press a little further on the review of enhanced partnerships, which I think we are expecting in the summer. Allowing for the fact that we will learn what is in the review when it is published, what, at this stage, would you say the main areas of findings are likely to be about how EPs can be improved? What d…”

“It is just a very quick follow-up on something you said, Stephen, in respect of demand-responsive transport, particularly in the context of school minibuses. The NASUWT teachers’ union and some of the support staff unions currently advise their members not to drive school minibuses, because of some of the ambiguities t…”

“You referenced a city authority, but are there specific lessons that you are learning about enhanced partnerships in less densely populated areas?”

“I have a related question about capacity in the context of the lifting of the ban on the creation of new municipal bus companies. We have already heard from other witnesses that internal capacity in local authorities is one of the barriers they face in creating municipals. As you know, although existing municipals are …”

“I preface my question by saying that no Member of this House should doubt the dedication and compassion with which the Minister fulfils his duties. Over the past few days, the World Health Organisation has warned that Gazans face intergenerational scarring as a result of hunger in the territory. The WHO quoted figures …”

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“I rise merely to confirm that the trade does indeed continue, and that one of the two remaining proof houses is in the Digbeth area of Birmingham.”

“It is a pleasure to hear part 2 of the speech that my hon. Friend made on Second Reading. Does he agree that, contrary to what we have just heard, the clause broadly represents continuity with how legislation has worked in this area? One of the final acts of the last Government was to make the Product Safety and Metrol…”

“I have a follow-on question about the effects of reclassification. You have both said that you do not think it would be healthy to go back to the days of borrowing against a regulated asset base credit card, for want of a better phrase, but reclassification had wider effects, including public accountability for Network…”

“That is a very reassuring answer; thank you.”

“And you are not aware of equivalent pressure, in your time, on the wider organisation. I know you said not for yourself.”

“Good morning. One of the issues we are interested in as a Committee is the future arm’s length relationship of shadow GBR and what that will look like in practice. Thinking about the experience of Network Rail, and looking back over the last 10 years, there seem to have been occasions when the political timetable has o…”

“I want to ask about wider industrial strategy. Of course, the situation at British Steel’s Scunthorpe long products division is at the forefront of all our minds. In general, what opportunities do you think there are for the rail industry to support the UK’s wider industrial base? If anyone has any comments about the p…”

“Are you saying that projects are still entering the pipeline at a not sufficiently mature stage of planning and understanding?”

“The 2015 Bowe review of CP5 said that there was an unhelpful lack of “clear and common understanding of the scope of projects and programmes” across Government and industry. Ten years on, does that characterisation ring true? If it does, can you please give the Committee a couple of practical examples of how it manifes…”

“Presumably, having that very micro level of approval raises costs in some ways as well.”

“And that is what has happened in practice over the past four years in at least some cases.”

“Going back to what an ideal investment pipeline might look like—I avoid calling it a rail investment pipeline because it has an unfortunate acronym—you said, Sir Andrew, that the five-year period was probably about right. Some of the organisations that have submitted written evidence said they would like to see a 30-ye…”

“Going back to a question that one of my colleagues asked, up to a point you need to know what the long-term enhancements pipeline is likely to look like in order to plan renewals and maintenance around those projects. From an infrastructure management perspective, how should rolling stock investment be incorporated int…”