Speeches by Glover.

“Yes, you have largely covered it.”

“Some of you have already touched on the challenge of making bus competitive with car, which has clear advantages, certainly on the surface, in terms of convenience and attractiveness. In my constituency one sees good examples of integration between bus and rail—like Didcot Parkway—but it tends to be less good in the ev…”

“Yes. Don’t worry, it’s coming.”

“Q11. My Oxfordshire constituency of Didcot and Wantage has seen a 35% population increase in the last 20 years. My constituents recognise the need for affordable housing, but the current planning system is not delivering the GP surgeries, dentists and transport options they need. Will the Prime Minister restore faith i…”

“A £10 sandwich.”

“The Government have been very clear about their search for economic growth. Anybody with experience of Avanti West Coast between Manchester and London would very much agree with your review. I will not travel on it at all because I have had so many nightmare experiences. Going back to the plans for an HS2 north-western…”

“You are quite right to talk about France. The reason they have been able to have some of those policies on domestic flights is a comprehensive high-speed network: Paris to Bordeaux in two hours, five minutes, and Paris to Marseilles in three. Paris to Marseilles is similar to London to Scotland. We can all agree that H…”

“Moving on to some of the environmental aspects, you mentioned sustainable aviation fuel. According to the IATA website, the first test flight with biojet fuel was in 2008, but even today, SAF production only accounts for 0.3% of global jet fuel use. Given that very slow progress in adoption of that technology and given…”

“I join others in thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) for securing the debate, and I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for timetabling it. As many Members have pointed out, post offices form a vital part of our local communities and high streets—millions of people de…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“There is certainly a clear variation in the representation of parties in the House for this debate. However, I agree with other colleagues who have said that while we do not necessarily know how people will vote if they are given a more proportional voting system, that is all the more reason for us to have one, so that…”

“I thank the hon. Members for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel) and for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) and my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) for securing a debate on this important topic. I will endeavour not to repeat the remarks that have been made so eloquently by other Members, but I…”

“I thank the Minister for his comprehensive history of arbitration in the United Kingdom. It has been a long time since I have considered John Locke, having studied him as part of a history of political thought paper, which feels almost as long ago as the starting point of the Minister’s survey. The Liberal Democrats we…”

“I have a quick supplementary on funding. I very much agree with what you said about the need for consistency and long term, but can I push you just a little bit more on what you said about the amount not being important or not being the main thing? Ahead of the autumn Budget, 18 organisations, including the Association…”

“Please do.”

“Finally in this section, we on the Transport Committee are always on the lookout for exciting visits. So far, all we have had is Old Oak Common, and some of us didn’t even make that. Can you give us some examples of things that perhaps we might want to have a look at and that you might recommend where you have seen imp…”

“We covered earlier in the session why historically we have struggled to incorporate good walking and cycling provision in new developments, but my question is partly about how new developments connect with what is already there. Often, you see a really nice wide LTN 1/20 slick tarmac in a new bit of path, such as the e…”

“What influence has Active Travel England had on the current changes being proposed to the national planning policy framework?”

“That is very clear. I have a question about Bikeability. The evidence about Bikeability’s effectiveness in reducing injuries is very well established. Please correct me if I am wrong, but certainly a few years ago a lot of councils used to offer free adult cycle training. That seems to have been cut back quite a lot in…”

“It is refreshing to hear you talk about that. As you know very well, in the Netherlands most stations have parking for thousands of bikes. As you say, it massively increases the public transport catchment area. It is really refreshing to hear someone in authority with influence and with such good knowledge making such …”