Speeches by Turner.

“I also want to ask about suicide prevention, which of course is a very important area. I understand that recording information about suicides on the strategic road network is a challenging area. Available statistics suggest that there has perhaps been an increase, which has now reached a certain level year on year. I h…”

“I have a question for Gareth. In respect of governance at National Highways, the ORR, Network Rail, Civil Aviation Authority and HS2 Limited all publish minutes of board meetings. Why does National Highways not do the same?”

“Finally, we have talked about the relationship between National Highways and the DFT, but what is the Treasury’s role in this? Do you talk to the Treasury directly? I understand that it may be about to take a wider interest in infrastructure costs across the board. Are you engaging with that?”

“Please forgive the question, but why would the Treasury wish to meet and have discussions directly without the DFT in the room?”

“I thank the Minister and the Government for bringing forward this secondary legislation. As he knows, there is a need to improve the diversity of the driving workforce and to address the challenges of an ageing workforce, so this is a much-welcomed change and a fantastic example of industry, Government and unions worki…”

“Would the other witnesses like to bring to our attention any evidence or studies about poor integration as a barrier to modal shift?”

“We have had a lot of written representations about poor integration as a barrier to shifting travel behaviour. It certainly rings true in my area, where we have major arterial driving routes, parts of the national cycle network, heavy rail and a major bus corridor, but, if I am honest, it is less than the sum of its pa…”

“Did anyone want to pick up the point about decision making that can have the effect of modal shift but in the other direction?”

“That is a very helpful point. Returning to some of the local decision making by transport authorities, do you think, from your knowledge of examples within the UK, that transport authorities are sufficiently led by the evidence on what works? How do transport authorities in the UK balance that evidence from above—case …”

“Will the Minister look at the sorry tale of Glenart Castle Mess in Longbridge, Birmingham? This is armed forces accommodation not from decades ago; it opened in 2017 at a cost to the taxpayer of £36 million. It was built with 95% flammable external cladding, and the fire defects within the accommodation have now been j…”

“Good morning. On the interventions that are most effective at changing behaviour, it sometimes feels like the individual interventions are determined by the funding pots that are available and the conditions attached to them. In a world that hopefully has a bit more integration and flexibility in transport funding, wha…”

“I declare an interest as chair of the GMB’s parliamentary group. The week after next, there will be another strike, when GMB members of the BMA’s own staff go out on industrial action, as has already been referenced. Their employer’s offer is 2.75%, which is lower than the 3.5% for doctors that the BMA called a “crushi…”

“I welcome the Minister’s statement and the way in which he has addressed the House. I want to pick up on the important question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (Ms Minns). The administration of a deceased loved one’s affairs is a lengthy and difficult process at the best of times. It will come as a trem…”

“My hon. Friend is making an outstanding case. Does he also agree that gas is an important feed stock in a number of critical industries, such as the production of ammonia, which is essential in the agricultural sector?”

“The hon. Member talks of the national interest, but does he agree that it was disgraceful that Gazprom was allowed to acquire an interest in the North sea in the years after 2011, without a word of protest from his party when it was in government?”

“The motion in the right hon. Lady’s name states that “balances will never rise faster than RPI inflation”. She was a senior Treasury Minister. Does she share my regret at the decision to suspend routine methodological improvements to the retail prices index, which led to the gap between the RPI and the lower consumer p…”

“The responsibility for this area is split across different Government Departments. Keith, you talked about local authorities, so this is perhaps for the other panellists: do you think the central Government Departments are integrated enough in their decision making around integrated transport?”

“Li, I have a follow-up question on your point about incremental value capture and the Crossrail business rates model. Why do you think that model has not been adopted more widely in this country?”

“Is it not also the case that kids from working-class backgrounds were increasingly shut out of traditional apprenticeship routes under the previous Government because of the artificial entrance requirements, which employers said were blocking them from hiring the best? Employers said that those requirements should be s…”

“You said in your written evidence that there is perhaps an imbalance between the focus on densification and planning of amenities and wider services. One issue I found in my area, which is a city constituency that opens into a largely rural county area, is that the railway stations that would be affected by this policy…”