Speeches by Turner.

“Mr Dilks, when you said there are no officials currently working on this policy area, is it fair to assume that that was the case in the past?”

“That 10-year period that you mentioned, was that in the 2000s?”

“That takes us on quite neatly to the next question, which is about decarbonisation. Would you say that the decarbonisation and electrification of the fleet will continue at the rate of progress that you have seen already? Something else we are interested in hearing about is whether you see any behaviour changes among u…”

“It is a pleasure to be called in this debate, even if I must start by questioning the wisdom of the Opposition’s decision to bring forward today’s motion. After all, the memories and consequences of their so-called mini-Budget are still fresh—the culmination of Liz Truss’s economic policies, which the present Leader of…”

“The hon. Member tempts me to get drawn into a discussion to which, in one minute and 30 seconds, I do not have enough time to do justice. Of course we need a bin service that is fit and decent—I have spoken about that many times in this House. What my constituents did not need were the sharpest cuts in resourcing of an…”

“One of the questions that haunt Baroness Casey’s audit is, “Why?” Why was this type of offending allowed to grow seemingly unchecked for so long? Will the Minister, whom it is good to see in her place, give an assurance that serious and credible research on all the factors that drove and enabled the horrendous crime of…”

“For many years under the Tories, the west midlands was at the bottom of the league table for regional transport investment, but Mayor Richard Parker has secured £2.4 billion of investment to extend the metro. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the powers in the Bill will make it easier for combined authorities to d…”

“I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and his leadership on this issue. As the pressure on Ukraine to agree a ceasefire builds, Russia too escalates its campaign of aerial attack on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure. In the liberated city of Kherson, Russian first-person drone operators are turning s…”

“I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in respect of the GMB trade union. The Minister said that he was engaging with workers. Will he set out in more detail what engagement he is undertaking with the trade unions that are those workers’ representatives? Will he give th…”

“I welcome the appointment of the new lead commissioner. As the Minister knows, we have had many discussions about the intervention, including at times from a place of concern. I look forward to working constructively with Tony McArdle on behalf of the citizens of Birmingham. I draw attention to my entry in the Register…”

“I strongly welcome the Minister’s statement and the fulfilment of that manifesto commitment and, like others, I pay tribute to the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign. I am sure that Members across the House will have been disturbed by reports of the destruction of potentially relevant documents—a point that has alread…”

“Victoria college in my constituency is one of the relatively small number of SEND specialist further education colleges in the country. It does outstanding work. For many years, such colleges have not had access to dedicated capital grant funding. Will the Minister be so good as to look into the issue and agree to meet…”

“I am truly thankful to be called to speak today. In three weeks, we will remember as a nation the end of the second world war and the deliverance of peace from that bloodiest conflict. In this House, too, we remember the terrible scale and depths of human suffering, the more than 50 million civilians killed, the servic…”

“Has the hon. Member seen the research produced by the University of Birmingham on the experience of Ukrainian refugees in circumstances such as those he describes, particularly loss of employment and loss of tenancies? Does he agree that landlords and employers should not be acting in this way, that to do so may be dis…”

“Providing the time to get it right is one thing that the Department and Ministers are providing. Mark, do you have other key asks of the Secretary of State and Ministers to support you in your delivery of HS2’s objectives?”

“A six-month process. Is it reasonable for us to take from that that towards the end of this year we should have a new cost estimate in 2024-25 prices?”

“Just to understand the six-month process that you have outlined, is the uprating of prices to align with the spending review period part of the same process that you are describing?”

“Thank you, Chair. There has been a well-advertised disagreement over cost estimates between HS2 Ltd and the Department. The Stewart review recommends an independent evaluation of costs. When will revised cost estimates be published?”

“It is the published minutes.”

“Going back to the effective functioning of the board, at the January meeting, which, Mr Wild, may have been your first meeting, it was recorded that the board raised concerns regarding “the timeliness of Board papers being received and issued, which impacted the effectiveness of Directors to be prepared for meetings…Th…”