Speeches by Rhodes.

“I thank my hon. Friend for his customarily well versed arguments for his constituency and the skills, developments and opportunities there. It is true that when we talk about the city region we are talking about not just the city itself but all parts of the city and the surrounding region. The impact of every £1 of inv…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the Glasgow city region economy. It is a pleasure to serve with you chairing, Ms Jardine. The Glasgow city region is at the heart of the Scottish economy and is a fundamental pillar of the larger UK economy. Home to 1.85 million people, across eight l…”

“Yes, I agree that we need devolution of power from Holyrood. One of the ironies of the devolution period in Scotland is that although powers have been devolved from the UK to Scotland, power has been hoarded in the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government and not devolved to local government and local communities. T…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the Glasgow city region economy. It is a pleasure to serve with you chairing, Ms Jardine. The Glasgow city region is at the heart of the Scottish economy and is a fundamental pillar of the larger UK economy. Home to 1.85 million people, across eight l…”

“I thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I agree and will go on in my speech to talk about how the work of the city deals needs to be developed further. Those structures and activities need to be built on to ensure we get the most from that initial interest to develop it further. The Glasgow city region economy h…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his customarily well versed arguments for his constituency and the skills, developments and opportunities there. It is true that when we talk about the city region we are talking about not just the city itself but all parts of the city and the surrounding region. The impact of every £1 of inv…”

“I thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I agree and will go on in my speech to talk about how the work of the city deals needs to be developed further. Those structures and activities need to be built on to ensure we get the most from that initial interest to develop it further. The Glasgow city region economy h…”

“Yes, I agree that we need devolution of power from Holyrood. One of the ironies of the devolution period in Scotland is that although powers have been devolved from the UK to Scotland, power has been hoarded in the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government and not devolved to local government and local communities. T…”

“You said it was successful in terms of NO2. It has not been so successful in terms of particles. What is it about that particular scheme that has led to that divergence in terms of the impact?”

“Dr Bartington, from your knowledge and experience of Birmingham and its clean air zone, what are the biggest successes and limitations there? If others are looking at introducing such a scheme, what should they look to learn from that in terms of things to introduce and things to avoid?”

“Widening out from that particular example of Birmingham and its clean air zone, let’s talk more generally about what local authorities can do in terms of the different types of instruments that they have, such as low-emission zones, school streets, the retrofit of housing and other things. I open this question up to ev…”

“On your comment about the area covered, traditionally when we look at these areas we think of city centres. If the nature of pollution is changing—if you are saying there are national changes in cars and transport—should we be looking at other areas as more of a priority? Is that one of the lessons to learn from this?”

“This week marked the 22nd anniversary of the devastating Stockline ICL Plastics factory explosion in Woodside in my constituency, in which nine people tragically lost their lives. Given continuing concerns about corporate accountability, may we have a debate in Government time to assess how effective the offences of co…”

“In terms of your time within government and the civil service, do you think your experience of having worked in DEFRA will be a help or hinderance in this new role?”

“Dame Helen, you have talked and we have discussed with you about your experience both in government, in the civil service and also outside. In terms of being outside of government and the civil service, what have you learned with regards to your interaction and relationship with government and across government in term…”

“From that experience, what did you learn about how to make those cross-cutting relationships effective?”

“Professor Harrison, I want to ask around the tube, the London underground, to try to understand a bit more about the issues around air pollution within the tube system. Could you first say something in terms of what types of pollution we see in that system?”

“You mentioned the type of pollutants that are there. What particular health risks would potentially present compared with the types and levels of pollutants that you see in an area of London?”

“In terms of health risks, are you saying that those people who work on the system, because they are in it for longer—depending on their role—are more at risk than passengers using the system?”

“In terms of managing these risks, there is something about having an underground rail system that is a source of where the pollutants are coming from, but there is also the issue of how you then filter those pollutants out. Where do you think the main thrust of activity should be? Is it about trying to reduce the pollu…”