Speeches by Glover.

“I have a quick supplementary on that because I was just about to ask you about it. It seems to me, from reading about railways in Europe, that the UK is more fixated about bi-mode and tri-mode and, who knows, quad-mode or five-mode, but what are the implications for you of what is now arguably overcomplicated rolling s…”

“I was just about to ask you about that, but carry on.”

“You were pretty clear earlier on what you said you thought is needed from the Department for Transport and Government to support rolling stock manufacturing here. It was that clarity about the pipeline and what is coming up. How coherent do you feel the overall direction is in sticking to the number of trains put in a …”

“That perfectly leads us on to the rolling stock pipeline, but cynics would suggest that asking the Department for Transport to stick to timelines is like praying for miracles, but I couldn’t possibly comment, of course.”

“The pandemic has changed a lot about the railway in the UK, and we are still seeing the effects of that. How do you feel that rolling stock procurement has changed since the advent of the pandemic? Can you characterise the difference between how well or otherwise you think it was working before 2020 compared to today?”

“Hear, hear. On that point, the Government’s plans for nationalisation and GBR clearly see ROSCOs as still playing a central role. It is not something that they have opted to change in the context of their proposals. Do you feel that the UK ROSCO model is still the best one? What role can Angel Trains and others play in…”

“Of course.”

“Mr Brown, I am very grateful to you for attending the Committee, particularly given that several other ROSCOs were invited but none was able to field a witness. To the extent that you feel you can say, would you say that the views you have shared with us today are broadly representative of the sector as a whole?”

“In my Oxfordshire constituency of Didcot and Wantage, sites at Culham, Harwell campus and Milton Park host a growing range of scientific and high-tech businesses, including a proposed artificial intelligence growth zone at Culham. Major housing growth also continues, and the new Valley Park development will use air sou…”

“13. What steps he is taking to increase grid capacity”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss—for the first time, in my case. I pay sincere and warm tribute to the hon. Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton) for her passionate speech and her huge dedication to the great work that has gone on in her constituency to tackle crime and antisocia…”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention—[Interruption.] Well, I will answer in good time. Of course it would not be a debate in this place without him having a pop at the Liberal Democrats in Government. As he will appreciate from the many councils where Labour is in coalition with the Liberal Democrats and oth…”

“15. Whether her proposal to increase the standard qualifying period for settlement to 10 years would apply retrospectively.”

“It is great to see this Bill come to the Commons. I applaud its desire to improve the quality and availability of bus services. Buses are at the core of our public transport system and are often wrongly neglected in favour of what some—although definitely not me—would describe as sexier and more alluring methods of tra…”

“Kamala moved to the UK in 2021 as a skilled worker in my Oxfordshire constituency. They worked to discover novel drugs for diseases with no current treatment. They are an additional rate taxpayer and have made many professional and personal ties here. The sudden increase to the qualifying period from five to 10 years h…”

“I am grateful to the Minister for his comments; the Committee will be delighted to learn that I will not rise to his challenge to debate at inordinate length. It is good to hear that the Government are taking forward some proposals in this area and, given that there is an ongoing Select Committee inquiry, I beg to ask …”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“Once again, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I have moved new clause 10 and will speak to new clause 31, both tabled by the Liberal Democrats. New clause 10 would require solar panels to be provided on all new car parks and new clause 31 would create a scheme to provide financial incentives t…”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 30 would require the Secretary of State to conduct an annual review of the capacity of local planning authorities. The Bill’s passage appears likely, given the size of the Government’s majority, but it will impose a number of additional duties and respons…”

“I thank the Minister for his comments, and I welcome his overview of the Government’s endeavours in tackling the issue of local planning authority capacity. I also note the comments from the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner. I understand his point, but nevertheless, there are still considerable challenges …”