Speeches by Aquarone.

“I am a cautious supporter of the latest developments in food science. I have met the researchers who are leading on the development of that scientific frontier and the safeguards as well. I am concerned about some of the detail. I accept that there is a difficult trade-off with the other demands that farmers make of me…”

“On balance, I agree—partly to manage the local housing supply and encourage the local tourism economy, but also for reasons of public safety and improved standards. The people I speak to and who approach me are usually the ones whose standards I have no worries about, but there are many out there who probably would ben…”

“Do you both believe there is an advantage to being involved with this? Perhaps less rhetorically, what could this do for the industry, and what sort of relationship would you like to have with it?”

“Isn’t there some margin to be made in that risk, through some of the intermediaries? If they are unknowns, they could justify charging the operator more.”

“What is a train, in other words? On that note of definitions—well, we will come on to that. That is my first question: is there a cost benefit?”

“Thanks. German trains used all to look kind of the same, and so did French trains. Britain’s railway system is famously so complicated and varied that it becomes a destination in its own right. Is there a benefit, aside from the passenger benefit, to greater standardisation, simplification and unification of train desi…”

“What do you believe is the Government’s current position on producing this forecast?”

“Okay. Just briefly before we go on, Malcolm, you mentioned in your written evidence the possibility of a national passenger rail fleet forecast, I believe.”

“It is not half a carriage, is it? It is much less than half a carriage, but it is still material.”

“Ultimately, a consumer demand for green investments is causing that half-a-carriage-worth of —”

“There is actual market incentive to be there. That is interesting.”

“I appreciate, Christoph, you are looking at this more from a risk perspective than an asset ownership perspective. Do you have any other comments on that?”

“Before I go to Christoph with the same question, what about fully electric?”

“You talked a bit about that method. At the moment, at this exact position in time, is there an additional incentive for investors to invest in low-carbon or electric traction engines, or is that still roughly on a par?”

“Yes. It is interesting getting my head around the language. You are basically saying you want to know what is going on beyond just repair and replacement of existing rolling stock. That is the plan. That is the ideal strategy that would help you do that. What, roughly, is the time horizon? I know you will say as long a…”

“I am enjoying the language. I like the fact that you measure ROI in terms of the number of four-carriage trains. We have heard platform, not meaning the platform that you stand on.”

“What would you hope to see in the new strategy document beyond certainty from an investment or financial risk perspective? Are there particular characteristics or attributes that you would hope to see?”

“Concerning new statistics show that delays in cancer treatment in North Norfolk are greater than the national average. Much of this relates to the struggles we face specifically as an older rural constituency. I was elected on a promise to get our NHS back and fighting fit after the criminal damage inflicted on it by t…”

“I am happy to speak today in support of amendment 151, which was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos). Our planning system needs reform, but the approach the Government are taking in the Bill is sadly all wrong and desperately needs to be amended. Amendment 151 would compel the S…”

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent case. In North Norfolk, people want house building that genuinely meets local need and helps address the housing crisis, which is affecting everyone in my constituency. On affordability, does he agree that we need to empower local authorities to define what “affordable” means in th…”