Speeches by Glover.

“I bob to speak to amendment 122. Is now the right time?”

“Briefly, I am grateful to the Minister for his comments and for his empathy with and understanding of the point that we sought to make about infrastructure supporting housing. I am very grateful for his offer to discuss the wider problem at a future stage. On that basis, I am content not to move amendment 122.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq, and thank you for your ongoing generosity to those of us who continue to learn how Bill Committees work. Lib Dem amendment 122 would require the production of infrastructure delivery plans by local authorities and accompanying funding to meet the requirements of t…”

“I shall keep my remarks brief, because we had a rich discussion during yesterday afternoon’s session about the need for social and affordable housing. I wish to say a few words in support of amendment 29, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington, which would stipulate within a spatial development …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Mrs Hobhouse. On your comments about the speed with which you handled things yesterday, that is to your credit as a Chair, rather than the other way around. I rise to speak to Lib Dem amendments 89 and 123. I associate myself with the remarks of my hon. Friend the M…”

“My hon. Friend makes the case persuasively for a new station at Wellington. I note that it is not responsibility of the Minister’s Department, but I hope he is aware that railway and station re-openings in recent years have seen vastly more use than even the most optimistic forecasts and models predicted. Without deliv…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the Minister for speaking to this clause, and I am pleased to say that the Liberal Democrat Benches are keen to support it. I am also pleased to agree with the Conservative spokesperson on this, although I was disappointed to hear that his preferred me…”

“I am conscious that we are reaching that time in the afternoon when we may be feeling a little fatigued, so I shall attempt to keep my remarks concise. First, it is important to bear in mind in this discussion that the Minister’s and the Government’s desire to take action to increase our ability to deliver the housing …”

“I commend the hon. Member for the quality of the Committee’s first report of this Parliament. The National Trust has warned that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is a “licence to kill nature” and the Office for Environmental Protection has advised the Government that it is a “regression” in environmental law. Does …”

“Allow me to start by thanking the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee) for proposing this debate and congratulating him on his excellent introductory speech. He talked about the importance of seeing the flag of St George as a positive, and avoiding the temptation in some quarters to demean it. That point w…”

“6. What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit stalking.”

“I thank the Solicitor General for her answer, which largely anticipated my subsequent question. I recently met a constituent at a surgery appointment who, alongside her family, has experienced significant psychological trauma as a result of stalking, and who has concerns about the police response. In the light of what …”

“You mentioned that one of the issues with Great Western was that there had not been any electrification for a long time, so the art of how to do it was lost. Does that mean you think a commitment to a rolling programme of electrification would help the supply chain and everybody to further reduce unit costs or manage t…”

“In one of your earlier answers you disagreed with the characterisation of boom and bust, but one area where the data clearly shows there has been that problem is electrification policy and delivery. In that context, what lessons has Network Rail learned from projects such as Great Western electrification, which was men…”

“That is very clear. Could I infer from your comments that you would really like to see a clear strategy for the railway from Government, giving clear direction as to what they want to achieve, strategically and not just in terms of pet projects? Far be it for me to suggest any pork barrel project.”

“I have a fairly straightforward question. Why has the rail network enhancements pipeline not been updated since 2019?”

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“Many constituents have written to me to express their concern on the recent UK Supreme Court ruling relating to the legal definition of a woman. It has left the already vulnerable members of the trans community feeling uncertain about how they will be able to go about their day-to-day lives. What steps is the Minister …”

“T7. Enersys ABSL is a space battery manufacturer based at the Culham campus in my Oxfordshire constituency. The Minister will be aware that Culham has been designated as an AI growth zone by the Government. It applied for an export licence last August but got an outcome only last week, which meant the contract was near…”

“We have had those for a couple of decades, have we not?”