Speeches by Mayer.

“On the question of risk, in the new world that we are going towards, with more franchising, enhanced partnerships and enhanced partnerships-plus, we will be in a situation whereby local transport authorities retain the fare book income. That clearly has some possibility for reward, but also the possibility of risk. Fro…”

“There is a difference, isn’t there, between subsidising in a more remote area and a more connected area? The price will be a great deal different because, fundamentally, it is more spread out and the bus has to drive along further. Therefore, I was wondering if you thought there was a specific number that should go acr…”

“You have been making the case for subsidised buses throughout the evidence you have been giving. Is there a price that you would put on that? What do you think is a reasonable per passenger journey subsidy? These journeys are being paid for by the taxpayer when it comes down to it. Would you want to put a figure on it …”

“T7. Eenie and Meenie, two white cats from Stanbridge, were recently shot and killed. Could the Minister outline what discussions she has had with local police to that ensure that these crimes are properly investigated and that the law is upheld?”

“Minister, you rattled through quite a lot of statistics in answer to the previous question. When was the last time the Department conducted an in-depth analysis of the value of aviation to the UK economy?”

“Moving on, the expansion of Heathrow is clearly likely to be very largely funded by the private sector, but what cost do you think there will be to the public purse?”

“Where is this growth predominantly coming from? Is it business passengers? Is it leisure passengers? Is it freight?”

“Would you like to rank them?”

“One of our witnesses on the previous panel told us that business use of air travel has not really seen any net growth since 2006, so do you really believe that there is untapped demand out there, or has the market corrected and taken away some of the leisure flights?”

“The Chancellor said that Heathrow expansion will deliver economic benefits across the country, meeting one of the Government’s four tests, but Frontier Economics analysis shows that the growth will be strongly weighted towards London and the south-east. Have you quantified the benefits that will be delivered for region…”

“What does my hon. Friend think about online games that are not gambling, but in which, when someone loses a turn, they are immediately presented with something like an online app roulette wheel to win an extra game? Is that normalising gambling?”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“I commend the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) on securing this important debate. I think that most Members and most people are pro-post office. After all, post offices are part of the fabric of our nation. Many Members of my age were brought up on Postman Pat and his black and white cat. It would n…”

“Sticking with the devolution theme, generically, we would all be interested in what impact you think the additional devolution is going to have potentially on cycling and walking. You alluded to the fact that highways and local transport powers are split when there is an MCA at the moment, with them residing still in l…”

“Finally, presumably across the country, there are a lot of similarities. In my constituency we have a canal towpath. It is the Grand Union Canal; it goes all the way up the country. To what extent do you look at how walking and cycling have worked in one place like that, particularly when it is a piece of infrastructur…”

“Obviously, there is very different physical geography in different places. It is flat in East Anglia and hilly in the west country. Does that have a big impact on the interventions that you think need to be taken?”

“How does your approach to increasing cycling and walking differ between, say, cities, market towns and more rural areas?”

“You were talking about focus groups and about how you are the media for your organisation. I was wondering about the name of the organisation, Active Travel England. Do you get the impression that people out there have the faintest idea what active travel is? What do you do to try to explain what it is? Would it be bet…”

“With this changed landscape, presumably you are working through how you as an organisation are going to have to work differently. Have you thought about whether you might need any additional resources and powers? Maybe you need fewer; I don’t know. What is your thinking on that at the moment?”

“South Side Studios in Leighton Buzzard repurposes vacant spaces on the high street, which brings people to the high street. We also have the Peppercorn team, who want a cultural and heritage centre, which would bring people into the town centre. Does my hon. Friend agree that cultural industries can bring growth to not…”