Speeches by Glover.

“You make a really good point there. There are two things that are interesting in what you said. First, all the evidence suggests it is absolutely right to say that you have to do significantly more carrot before you do stick in order to get that modal shift. Secondly, a lot of the European cities that we are talking ab…”

“You have covered the last thing I was going to ask, so I will hand back to the Chair. There was a really interesting case study on the South Europe Atlantic line in France, the Tours to Bordeaux high-speed line. I have been looking into it. There were 10 years of planning, consultation and dialogue, but then they went …”

“I wonder if there is some learning from what you were saying about HS1 and the route selection for East West Rail. I declare that I did work for them five years ago. The challenge of East West Rail is that they seem to be doing what you have suggested in consulting on a number of route options for the new bit of railwa…”

“I would like to explore a little more some of the things you have been saying about learning from past mistakes, and what we can learn from other countries. I have three case studies in mind, some of which you have mentioned. In terms of what you said about HS1, which I know you were heavily involved with, I will out m…”

“And in some cases brought in new, modern ones as well. Sir John Armitt: Exactly. Inevitably, to take the Edinburgh tram, we tend to be scarred by our experience of what can go wrong with the cost. To be fair, it is not the cost of the tram. It tends to be the cost of the infrastructure. As soon as you start digging up …”

“It is very commendable to see that you are following through in your answer in terms of the importance of devolving powers. To probe a little bit on some of the things you said, yes, accepted, trams are more expensive than buses. If we look at comparable European cities, tram systems tend to dominate a lot more. Every …”

“Turning more to urban and suburban transport, although I suspect we will come back to HS2 at some point, your second national infrastructure assessment identified four key city regions where you feel initial investment should be prioritised. We have discussed some of those already. How do you think the funding for thos…”

“Thinking about Governments that have gone by, in terms of the past work of the commission, and thinking about strategic themes more widely, if you were to choose a couple of areas that you think we, as a Select Committee, should give the new Government a hard time on—to really probe on—given the wisdom of your experien…”

“In your second national assessment of infrastructure report, published in 2023, you made a number of recommendations in the sphere of transport. How well do you think the new Government are doing so far in implementing them? I appreciate that you covered some of that in your introduction. Sir John Armitt: Does anybody …”

“T7. In my Oxfordshire constituency, residents are concerned about increased antisocial behaviour, particularly pickpocketing and shoplifting in our towns. Given that the last Conservative Government cut the number of police community support officers in the Thames valley area by more than half since 2015, what steps wi…”

“I join others in welcoming the Secretary of State to her place. Bikeability is the world’s largest road safety programme. Recent data from the Bikeability Trust showed that in areas with higher levels of training for children, the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads decreased. Does the Minister ag…”

“3. What steps she is taking to help improve road safety for vulnerable road users.”

“T7. Given that President-elect Trump has been at best ambivalent towards maintaining current levels of US military aid to Ukraine, we must redouble European efforts to support Ukraine. What further discussions does the Minister plan with European allies to collectively strengthen the provision of arms and resources to …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I commend the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for securing this important debate. It was good to hear his support for public service broadcasting and his recognition that the licence fee is there not just for live television, but for ma…”

“3. What steps he is taking to support community energy projects.”

“Renewable energy schemes on community buildings in my Oxfordshire constituency of Didcot and Wantage, supported by the Low Carbon Hub in Oxford, have mostly benefited building owners up to now. Would the Minister support more flexibility in local energy systems and allow local energy trading to get more support for ren…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) for securing this important debate. I agree with colleagues that it is important that we look predominantly to the future, but I want to reflect a little on how we have got here and on how Ol…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing the debate. Her speech covered a lot of ground, and she paid warm tribute to campaigners in her constituency and beyond. She told the story, with great eloquence, of the journey that is st…”

“Last Friday, there was an industry-wide incident relating to the GSM-R radio system. Are you confident that the rail network is well prepared for system-wide outages or issues of that nature in future?”

“Do you think that there are any wider learnings about the resilience of the system—not necessarily GSM-R but the system as a whole—to things like cyber-attacks? How confident are you that the industry has good plans to deal with those sorts of challenges?”