Speeches by Payne.

“If I may press this point briefly, Chair, I hear all that. From my own experience as a county councillor and somebody who drives on the roads, I absolutely get that there could be different reasons. The concerning thing is that they are all “could be’s” and “maybes”. They are not “definitelys”. The concern in the NAO R…”

“Can I declare an interest as a member of Nottinghamshire county council and a vice-president of the Local Government Association? DfT’s data shows that local road conditions—and I think you said this, Dame Bernadette—are in roughly the same position that they have been in recent years, yet the NAO Report points out tha…”

“Just building on Ruth’s point about pedestrians and cyclists, I just wonder what consideration the Department is giving to safety for pedestrians and cyclists versus the drive for energy efficiency. There has clearly been a move towards LED street lighting. It forms part of your allocation for the conditions of roads. …”

“It is the honour of my life to speak for the first time in this House as the Member of Parliament for my home town of Gedling. To be given the opportunity to represent my neighbours and the place I am proud to call home in the greatest democratic Chamber in the world is a tremendous privilege and responsibility. To the…”

“Can I just declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association, a current member of Nottinghamshire County Council and a member of GMB and Unison? Just probing on this point, you described it, Susan, as being relatively small, but the figure is 15,600 families in terms of those that go to appeal…”

“T7. Residents in Woodborough village have faced the devastation of flooding far too many times in recent years. Will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State therefore work with me, Woodborough flood action group and Woodborough parish council to bring forward a much-needed flood alleviation scheme for that village?”

“May I congratulate you on your election, Madam Deputy Speaker? I thank the Chancellor for demonstrating today that she will always put country first and party second. The Conservative party’s response to its own failures is always to cover them up—from partygate to the state of our prisons, and now the black hole in ou…”