Speeches by Dixon.

“I apologise to the panel for coming to the session late. I want to pick up the issue of evidence, partly because of the experience of one of my constituents who is an LGBT veteran. It may be that this is something common to the other schemes as well. Although she seems to have provided some very compelling evidence to …”

“T3. I recently met defence SMEs in Shipley that want to recruit young talent, including engineers and programmers, to design and build the technologies used in drones. How will we ensure that there are opportunities for young people from all backgrounds who aspire to careers in defence? What are the Government doing to…”

“I worked in the Department of Health at the time that NHS England was created. I have always been sceptical about the Lansley fantasy that somehow the NHS could be made separate from the Department of Health and Social Care. I saw at first hand man-marking and duplication of function. This Bill finally puts the nail in…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson) on her first outing at the Dispatch Box. On Friday, I met Jimmy, an imprisonment for public protection prisoner whose case I have previously raised with the Prime Minister, the Justice Secretary and the Prisons Minister. Despite good progress…”

“On Monday I attended the Bradford City football club fire disaster memorial service. We remembered the 56 football fans who died in the tragic stadium fire 41 years ago. Young players from the club attended alongside fans who had survived and families of those who died. Will the Leader of the House join me in paying tr…”

“The results in the Bradford district were some of the least representative, with Reform taking a majority of seats despite getting only 23% of the popular vote there. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that, while Reform made gains in seats, it is not what the majority of people in this country support?”

“Q6. Like many MPs, I will head up to my constituency later to campaign for the local elections. When I am out on doorstep talking to voters in the Shipley constituency, I am proud of the difference that this Labour Government are making. Renters are no longer worried thanks to secure tenure, families are supported by f…”

“I have been contacted by residents of the Harden and Bingley Park on Goit Stock Lane in Harden. They feel trapped in their relationship with the site owner, which they have said does nothing. On the 10% commission, they want to give the whole of their estate to their family as an inheritance. Does my hon. Friend agree …”

“Before we start, I declare a conflict of interest, having worked with Tom Riordan when he was chief exec of Leeds city council. As a Bradford MP, I am quite pleased with the announcements about Northern Powerhouse Rail, particularly seeing a new station at Bradford and the electrification of the line between Leeds and …”

“That is reassuring, given that it is so central to Northern Powerhouse Rail to finally open up parts of the country that have not been able to self-fund or attract private investment.”

“I could not agree more; having grown up in the ’70s, Leeds and Bradford were very similar before that divergence in their economic fortunes in the ’80s, and this is a real opportunity to close that gap. On the Green Book—maybe this is a short follow-up for you, Will—I just want to ensure that the new methodology will r…”

“Will it include any opportunity costs? For example, if we have some of these rail upgrades, we may then not need to do some major road projects, like the M62 junction. Can this approach also take account of the sort of cost savings that will accrue elsewhere?”

“I think we will come back to partnerships—obviously there are a few questions about partnerships—but thanks for now.”

“Just following on from Clive, there is obviously a long history of rivalry between the white rose and the red rose, as it were. I am pleased that you are so optimistic, Tom, that everybody has got around the table and that a wonderful consensus has broken out around these proposals. I suppose I wanted to challenge that…”

“What I am trying to get at is the difference between local funding, which may be, “We’ve already got some housing money from Homes England, so we will somehow put that in, because we’re going to build some houses around the station,” and, “We’re going to be getting 1p of income tax.” I am trying to work this out, becau…”

“What we obviously do not want is some parts of the country, even in the north, to out-manoeuvre others that may be left behind because they do not have fiscal or other funds to mobilise. Making sure that this is done in a fair and transparent way will be essential.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for the invitation to join him in Westminster Hall today. It is always a pleasure for me to talk about the fantastic peatlands and moors in my wonderful constituency. As we have heard, peatland…”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support for the Government’s actions to give local authorities powers to ban pavement parking. Does he agree that, particularly for those with disabilities or who are blind, this issue is a real problem?”

“As the Member for Shipley and a neighbouring constituent, I want to make those listening aware that we have attended the debate and will shortly be giving our views on the proposals, as the hon. Member invited us to do, for which I thank him.”

“As my hon. Friend describes, there are many vape shops across my constituency. Does he believe that in the future, powers similar to those on gambling impact assessments could be brought in to create healthier high streets through licensing powers not only for gambling but for vape shops?”