Speeches by Glover.

“T3. At a recent meeting with members of Wantage chamber of commerce, local businesses were united in their concerns about business rates and unconvinced by recent Government tweaks that Ministers have just alluded to. Page 31 of Labour’s manifesto states: “The current business rates system disincentivises investment, c…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing a debate on this important topic, and the Backbench Business Committee for choosing it. We have heard from many hon. Members the important reasons the DVLA needs to improve. I do not have time to mention all the excellent contri…”

“I was reading the ministerial code just yesterday evening. Paragraph 2.1 states: “The Prime Minister is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviour expected of a minister and the appropriate consequences of a breach of those standards.” That provides clarity on how Ministers can be held to account by the Prime Min…”

“1. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ministerial code.”

“One of the things the ORR was critical of in its efficiency review was the change that you have made from measuring performance against fixed targets to adopting target ranges. How do you respond to that criticism and what is the rationale for the change?”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and pay tribute to his constituent and their family. I am going to be talking quite a lot about what we can do to prevent such occurrences in the future.”

“I am just going to push you a bit further on the whole cycle crossing thing. People are fed up with me wanging on about the Netherlands and these things, but it built a motorway effectively connecting one part of the country to another—an above sea one as part of land reclamation—that has a cycle path that goes all the…”

“I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) for her passionate, articulate exposition of the great work that mountain rescue does in her constituency. We also heard the passion for mountain rescue and the great outdoors from the hon. Members for Bolton West (Phil Brickell), for Strangford (Jim Shan…”

“I very much agree with the hon. Gentleman’s constituent. I thank her for her tireless campaigning and offer my condolences for her loss. My Oxfordshire constituency of Didcot and Wantage is the home to SUDEP Action, a charity that is local, national and international in its impact. In 1995, five bereaved women came tog…”

“The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct to say that awareness raising and increasing understanding are key priorities in dealing with SUDEP and epilepsy in general. Patients with epilepsy carry a risk of premature death that is, on average, two to three times higher than in the general population, as has been outlined…”

“Given the big cost of this scheme and the fact that it is creating a new Thames crossing, do you feel opportunities have been missed in terms of using it for other forms of transport? No cycle crossing or scheduled bus service is proposed; I understand there are proposals to rely on a shuttle for cyclists. Active Trave…”

“Are there any risks to delivering RIS3 with the funding that you have been allocated?”

“It is probably because we are a country that hates cycling but I am sure you will not put that in your letter. I have one last question on this section and then one about Lower Thames Crossing. You have mentioned that it is one of the biggest civil engineering projects in the country. How are you going to make sure thi…”

“You have covered water runoff. What about air quality? How do you prioritise interventions across your network where air quality is poorest? There can be some very challenging locations for that where you have very busy roads running very close to houses. For example I know that Botley and North Hinksey in Oxfordshire …”

“Please feel free.”

“May your optimism be justified. We took some evidence earlier this year and the back end of last year about HGV driver facilities. A concern that we have had is that HGV driver facilities and parking were not included in the Lower Thames Crossing application following consultation. Would you agree with that and if so w…”

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“Let us chat Lower Thames Crossing. How is the design and planning going?”

“Yes, and planning, though you have partly covered that with DCO and all that joy.”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and he is absolutely right to raise prison as another setting where people are often vulnerable and where more needs to be done in relation to SUDEP. Sepsis, which has a similar history of systemic failure, will shortly benefit from a modern service framework co-produced…”