Speeches by Glover.

“What influence has Active Travel England had on the current changes being proposed to the national planning policy framework?”

“We covered earlier in the session why historically we have struggled to incorporate good walking and cycling provision in new developments, but my question is partly about how new developments connect with what is already there. Often, you see a really nice wide LTN 1/20 slick tarmac in a new bit of path, such as the e…”

“I thank the Minister for his comprehensive history of arbitration in the United Kingdom. It has been a long time since I have considered John Locke, having studied him as part of a history of political thought paper, which feels almost as long ago as the starting point of the Minister’s survey. The Liberal Democrats we…”

“I have a quick supplementary on funding. I very much agree with what you said about the need for consistency and long term, but can I push you just a little bit more on what you said about the amount not being important or not being the main thing? Ahead of the autumn Budget, 18 organisations, including the Association…”

“I welcome the Chief Secretary’s commitment to investing in my Oxfordshire constituency, and particularly in our science centres of Milton Park, Culham and Harwell campus. However, the commitment to the south east strategic reservoir option—SESRO—will be met with far more questions, given Thames Water’s track record. On…”

“That is very clear. I have a question about Bikeability. The evidence about Bikeability’s effectiveness in reducing injuries is very well established. Please correct me if I am wrong, but certainly a few years ago a lot of councils used to offer free adult cycle training. That seems to have been cut back quite a lot in…”

“It is refreshing to hear you talk about that. As you know very well, in the Netherlands most stations have parking for thousands of bikes. As you say, it massively increases the public transport catchment area. It is really refreshing to hear someone in authority with influence and with such good knowledge making such …”

“Finally in this section, we on the Transport Committee are always on the lookout for exciting visits. So far, all we have had is Old Oak Common, and some of us didn’t even make that. Can you give us some examples of things that perhaps we might want to have a look at and that you might recommend where you have seen imp…”

“I join hon. Members in thanking the Foreign Secretary for bringing the statement to the House, given that these matters are so rarely discussed. The United States has often played a key role in ending such conflicts or providing humanitarian support. To support his efforts with Secretary of State Rubio, will he ask for…”

“In Oxfordshire, the high needs of our accumulated deficit is expected to rise to £77.1 million by the end of 2025, and across England it is expected to rise to nearly £6 billion in the same period. Does the Minister agree that, in the long term, a shift towards inclusive education, early intervention and enhanced suppo…”

“8. What steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.”

“I commend my hon. Friend for bringing the Bill before the House and for all her work to promote charity lotteries. Does she agree that, in addition to all the organisations she has listed in her constituency, the MS Therapy Centre in Milton Park, Chilton county primary school and the Letcombe Brook Project in my Oxford…”

“The right hon. Gentleman outlined articulately how Government legislation can make a positive difference to our environment. Does he agree that as well as a relentless focus on housing targets, we should also have targets for amenities and for nature and green spaces, so that we can achieve lots of objectives and suppo…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I join my colleagues in commending my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) on securing a debate on this important topic. I agree that it is good to see so many people here from the Labour and Liberal Democrat Benches but, as they say on Radio 4, i…”

“Laura, we touched a little bit on fares and ticketing. If I were to be cynical, if I had a pound for every time the industry or Government talked about reforming fares and ticketing, I could probably just about afford an All Line Rover. We have been told by a few Ministers that reforms to fares and ticketing do not nee…”

“Yes. Lord Hendy, what role do you anticipate the Office of Rail and Road playing in the regulation of GBR?”

“What you said in relation to open access passenger services sounds very reasonable. Speaking of customers, a lot of the open access operators have very high levels of customer satisfaction and have driven growth, but a recent letter from the Secretary of State to the ORR, I felt, had a somewhat ambivalent vibe in relat…”

“Finally, I want to expand a little bit the earlier discussion about freight. A report published today by Rail Partners called “A Greener Track” suggests that rail freight costs have risen three times more than road since 2015. What role do you see ORR and GBR having in creating or reforming the regulatory environment t…”

“T2. The Local Government Association estimates that the Budget’s increases to employer national insurance contributions will cost local councils an extra £637 million per year. The Government’s funding settlement for councils in relation to that of £515 million will leave them with a gap, putting key services such as s…”

“My constituency has also seen significant population growth; it has grown by 35% in the past 20 years. New estates in Didcot, Great Western Park, Wantage, Kingsgrove, Highcroft in Wallingford and Wellington Gate in Grove have not all sought the opportunity to have solar panels on the new houses. Does the hon. Gentleman…”