Speeches by Glover.

“I am happy to thank the Minister here and Lord Hendy for engaging with my hon. Friend’s amendment to better enable members of our armed forces, veterans and their families to travel to services on Remembrance Sunday. New clauses 6 and 2 and amendments 2 and 3 would require GBR to deliver meaningful fares reform and inn…”

“The county of Norfolk suffered particularly from the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, so that needs to be looked at. That is a good example of the potential for rail to improve rural connectivity. I would not mind so much that the Government are so keen to reduce train service where there is less demand if they or the rail …”

“I commend my hon. Friend for her industry in the number of amendments she has tabled to the Bill. I hope the Government will listen and consider new clause 37, as they did with her new clause 36 regarding veterans. New clauses 7 and 8 would make more explicit commitments for GBR to have greater environmental and carbon…”

“Without boring the House with a re-litigation of the debate we had in Committee, I will just say that the idea that passenger and freight are mutually exclusive and that there must be a choice between them is not correct. The Westbahn upgrade in Austria is a really good example of how investment has delivered an increa…”

“Let us make it a sentence.”

“This is another yes or no question but you can expand upon it in the answer to the final question. Are the needs of disabled passengers in an integrated system adequately reflected in the strategy?”

“That is very clear, thank you very much. On that, do you have any thoughts on the metrics that the strategy sets out to measure progress and success?”

“Sitting adjourned.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for high street businesses. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. For decades, centuries and even millennia, towns and their high streets have been the focus of commercial and community activity—not just for the towns themselves, but …”

“I agree that such a VAT cut would help, because it is not just business rates that small businesses on high streets are facing. On top of business rate increases and the burden of value-added tax, they are also paying for increased labour and payroll costs, including the higher national living wage and increased employ…”

“I thank all hon. Members who have attended the debate. I hope I will not get in too much trouble for suggesting that this is a bit of a graveyard slot, so in that context I welcome that hon. Members from four parties and from many geographical parts of the UK have given their time to attend. I will briefly bring out so…”

“So as well as the numbers we need consistency in training standards and so on?”

“In terms of what they enforce and how?”

“I have a quick supplementary on that. We have heard some views that there is real variation and inconsistency in areas about how well-equipped local police forces are. Would you agree with that?”

“You touched on this earlier; someone talked about traffic police numbers. Are police forces currently equipped to deliver the level of enforcement needed to make elements of the strategy effective?”

“It is not perception but fact that vehicle sizes have been increasing over the decades. The Department for Transport says that it is undertaking research on the impact of larger vehicles. What key questions do you think that research should be seeking to answer?”

“Sorry, Chair; I shall recover time with the next question.”

“That is a difficult one, because a lot of people complain that cyclists now have too many lights that are too bright, so it feels like a bit of a lose-lose situation.”

“Could I ask Jamie a very quick follow-up on the headlamps thing? I am just interested in what you say about the automated tech, because I tend to cycle around my constituency, and a lot of that is unlit roads. My subjective experience is that dipping is getting a lot worse. Does the automation thing detect things like …”

“We covered 20 mph limits earlier, so just for clarity, and to make sure I have understood what you have said, what does the early evidence from Wales suggest about the impact of introducing default 20 mph limits? I think I heard earlier that it has had a clear benefit.”