Speeches by Rhodes.

“Ms Warrington, I want to look at issues around air quality. To what extent would the current proposals around expansion impact air quality for local communities?”

“To pick up on the point about nutrient neutrality, are you saying there are ways in which local authorities, developers and environmental experts can work together to better facilitate more housing development while effectively mitigating problems of nutrient pollution?”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North East (Maureen Burke) on securing this debate and on her heartfelt speech about the impact of poverty in her constituency. My constituency of Glasgow North, which adjoins hers, also faces many of the same fa…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. It is clear from this debate that there are systemic weaknesses in how the private parking system is structured and regulated. That is the core issue that I wish to address. One of the two DVLA-accredited trade associations is the International Parking Communit…”

“6. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the clean energy transition on workers.”

“I thank the Minister for her response, but could she go further in setting out the Government’s assessment of how in the clean energy transition new jobs can be created here in the UK in the manufacturing of components for offshore wind and other green energy projects?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairing, Sir Jeremy. Due to the limits of time, I will focus on the UK’s creative industries, particularly music and the performing arts. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport estimates that music, the performing arts and the visual arts add approximately £11.2 billion to the…”

“Under current passport application rules, an applicant needs a counter-signatory who has known them for at least two years and is in good standing in their community or from a recognised profession. One of my constituents has faced a problem with these requirements due to losing contact with her social circle as a resu…”

“I thank the Minister for her response. Does she agree that it is important that the games bring benefits to local communities? What discussions is she having with colleagues in the Scotland Office, the Scottish Government and Glasgow city council to ensure that local communities in Glasgow benefit from the games in 202…”

“6. What discussions she has had with the Glasgow 2026 Organising Company on the 2026 Commonwealth games.”

“I thank the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) for bringing this debate to the Chamber. Throughout history, from the printing press to social media, technological advancements have often outpaced the laws meant to regulate them. Today, digital platforms evolve at a speed that outstrips Governments’ abilitie…”

“How could that relationship between yourselves and the UK Government in areas like that be improved? As a Committee, if we were to look at recommendations, what things would you like to see in those recommendations? Ronan O’Hara: The first thing I would say is that I do observe in practice good, strong cross-jurisdicti…”

“So one thing you think would be an improvement would be some way of codifying those interactions to have more formal structures in place—or processes in place rather than structures. Ronan O’Hara: Quite possibly.”

“Thank you. Since the creation of Crown Estate Scotland, do you think you have gained the benefits that were envisaged in terms of the redistribution of revenue from seabed leasing activities, for instance, to local communities? Ronan O’Hara: In short, yes. To bring that to life, since devolution we have generated and r…”

“One of the things you would like to see is for that to go further in terms of that relationship with local communities. Ronan O’Hara: At a local community level we, for example, have a sustainable communities fund where we have returned £1.7 million to local groups to advance everything from peat restoration to underta…”

“Mr O’Hara, to follow up, you mentioned the role of Crown Estate Scotland as a public body in Scotland. How do decisions made by the UK Government impact marine spatial planning within Scotland, despite those devolved responsibilities? Ronan O’Hara: I am going to repeat myself slightly, but just for the purposes of clar…”

“How could that relationship between yourselves and the UK Government in areas like that be improved? As a Committee, if we were to look at recommendations, what things would you like to see in those recommendations? Ronan O’Hara: The first thing I would say is that I do observe in practice good, strong cross-jurisdicti…”

“So one thing you think would be an improvement would be some way of codifying those interactions to have more formal structures in place—or processes in place rather than structures. Ronan O’Hara: Quite possibly.”

“Thank you. Since the creation of Crown Estate Scotland, do you think you have gained the benefits that were envisaged in terms of the redistribution of revenue from seabed leasing activities, for instance, to local communities? Ronan O’Hara: In short, yes. To bring that to life, since devolution we have generated and r…”

“One of the things you would like to see is for that to go further in terms of that relationship with local communities. Ronan O’Hara: At a local community level we, for example, have a sustainable communities fund where we have returned £1.7 million to local groups to advance everything from peat restoration to underta…”