Speeches by Mayer.

“We have heard quite a few mentions of dynamic pricing in this session. Would that be available to the third-party retailers?”

“In answer to that question, and to some earlier ones, you have talked about the duty to consult mayors. That is not actually what the drafting of the Bill says. It talks about Scottish Ministers and Welsh Ministers as specific individuals, but in no part of the Bill does it talk about the directly elected mayor; it tal…”

“Should there perhaps be some kind of test that the Secretary of State needs to meet to revise that long-term strategy?”

“Do you foresee the passenger watchdog as primarily taking up the complaints of individual constituents and residents, or do you think that it can deal with more systemic issues? If it spots things happening all over the place, is that something that it ought to be following up on?”

“Under the Bill, third-party retail will continue to sit alongside GBR’s platform. Why is that?”

“Will GBR retail have targets to grow its share of the market in terms of passengers buying tickets?”

“T7. AW Group in my constituency has two wind turbines and a solar array, which are creating what I think of as great Bedfordshire energy, but currently it gets muddled in with all the other energy in the area and the company cannot have its own local tariff. Will the Minister consider community energy projects being ab…”

“I am pleased that my hon. Friend supports those trees too. Christmas is the season of good will. I was really proud to meet so many volunteers who have been working right across my constituency, particularly at the local food bank, at a local care home, where there was a jolly Christmas jumper day, and at the Leighton …”

“I would like to raise a festive selection box of issues. First, I am sure Members have seen the recent news that a new post box has been installed in Antarctica among all the snow and ice. I thought that was brilliant, because everyone needs a post box, but unfortunately my constituents in Bidwell West still do not hav…”

“Indeed. They go through Leighton Buzzard.”

“The Bill talks throughout about consulting with mayoral strategic authorities, but in respect of Scotland and Wales it talks about consulting with Ministers. Do you think there is an issue whereby it is talking about the authority, as opposed to the directly elected mayor as a person?”

“In the last panel, we heard that quite a bit of store was set by the Wales and Borders business unit. Has there been any discussion about what business units might cover the geographies that you represent?”

“How often should this MOU be looked at and revisited, or do you see it as a document that is going to last for a very long time?”

“It sounds like this power might have to be used quite a lot because lots of things will be “significantly” affecting. Do we need further detail on how that consultation should be done?”

“Clause 80 of the Bill puts a duty on GBR to consult Welsh Ministers “if it appears…that the decision will significantly affect the interests of Wales’ economy or of persons living in, working in or visiting Wales.” Do you think that the words “significantly affect” are the right test?”

“Could you give an example of something that you think would “significantly affect” and that you would like to see codified in the MOU?”

“Clause 80 of the Bill puts a duty on GBR to consult Welsh Ministers “if it appears…that the decision will significantly affect the interests of Wales’ economy or of persons living in, working in or visiting Wales.” Do you think that the words “significantly affect” are the right test?”

“It sounds like this power might have to be used quite a lot because lots of things will be “significantly” affecting. Do we need further detail on how that consultation should be done?”

“Could you give an example of something that you think would “significantly affect” and that you would like to see codified in the MOU?”

“How often should this MOU be looked at and revisited, or do you see it as a document that is going to last for a very long time?”