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“Okay. We have to hope that skillset and those people are still available to stand up again. What gives you confidence in HS2 Ltd not just to develop the costs and schedule to stand up the design, as I said, but to be responsible for a whole new project or series of projects?”

“Okay. We have Mark Wild, the chief executive of HS2, coming to our Committee next month—I hope you will be a guest, Sir Geoffrey—so we will drill down more into that. What is the interconnection between NPR, GBR and HS2?”

“So it is at the point of moving towards operational use that GBR will then take on—”

“Thank you very much for inviting me. We have been covering the four phases, and I just wanted to ask a question about the elephant in the room, phase 5, which is HS2 north of Birmingham to join up with the rail network covered by Northern Powerhouse Rail. By the time one gets to phase 3 or even phase 4, the west coast …”

“Nick, when are you going to make key delivery decisions about who will deliver the rail elements? What role will Great British Railways play?”

“And a west London MP, which is why this is relevant.”

“I have two yes or no questions. Is a passenger growth target going to be built into this strategy, and will integrated transport be hardwired into the strategy?”

“Is the Department for Transport confident in the work it is currently doing, such as saying no to new open access applications? Is it confident that the existing west coast main line can cope until the 2040s without another line—it is good not to be London-centric—from Manchester to north of Birmingham?”

“Does the Foreign Secretary agree that a full ban on all forms of trade and economic activity with those illegal settlements it long overdue, so that UK businesses, the public sector and charities are prevented from having any dealings with them?”

“3. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the expansion of illegal settlements in the west bank.”

“I really welcome the statement from the Minister, along with the changes and improvements that the Government are making to the scheme, but for many people infected by HIV in the 1980s, fear, stigma and poor health meant that the role of parents, as in the case of my constituents, did not meaningfully change after thei…”

“My hon. Friend is entirely right. She is a passionate advocate—not just in transport, but across the piece—on the needs and rights of disabled people. To a large extent, this issue in transport is a subset of the societal challenge that she rightly raises. The barriers that I have described prevent access to employment…”

“For HGV drivers, the ability to stop and rest is essential to our road safety, yet HGV drivers and freight sector representatives recently told my Committee that the long-known critical shortage of HGV parking spaces continues. The Government do not need another survey, so when can we expect a diagnosis of the causes o…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of transport accessibility for disabled people; notes the recommendations of the Transport Committee in its First Report of Session 2024-25, Access denied: rights versus reality in disabled people’s access to transport, HC 770, and the Government’s response to th…”

“The right hon. Gentleman makes a very good point, and that is a good example of a systemic policy issue that could well be addressed. Enforcement currently relies on individual passengers pursuing complaints or court cases, which is unrealistic, expensive and often ineffective. Many people do not know who to complain t…”

“I thank hon. Members for their contributions to this debate, and the Committee team for the contribution they have made to our work in this important area. I welcome the Minister’s commitment and ambition, and his list of Government initiatives in this area, and I am glad that the Law Commission will be involved in giv…”

“The Minister is making an excellent and powerful speech on the motion. One aspect of the broken student loans system is the maternity penalty. When someone is on maternity leave, the interest on a student loan continues to accrue, despite income dropping below the repayment threshold. That means that graduates with stu…”

“In my constituency, people of all faiths and backgrounds live, learn and work next to each other. Unlike many other European countries, the UK has a good reputation on integration, so can the Minister reassure me that these reforms will not lead to the UK becoming like our European neighbours with much poorer records?”

“Women in my constituency experiencing symptoms of perimenopause and menopause tell me of very varied experiences of going to their GP—some excellent, and some, frankly, alarmingly poor. I have been particularly concerned to hear about the experiences of south Asian women with perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. Wha…”

“6. What steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis of menopause for women in London.”