Speeches by Vaz.

“My hon. Friend mentioned stations in her constituency, and I would like to mention Bescot Stadium station in my constituency. Does she agree that if a station is inaccessible, the figures that are quoted for its footfall will be much lower?”

“I would be grateful if the Minister could say how disabled people are counted in the footfall count.”

“Could the Minister update the House on the reduction in assistance to places including Myanmar, and on democracy there, and the imprisonment of Daw Suu?”

“Order. The motion is about Black Country day.”

“Order. I expect to call the first wind-up speech at 10.28 am.”

“Thank you, and thank you for your kind comments.”

“The Chair does too.”

“As the hon. Members who have spoken so far have been so good with their time, other Members have a bit more time.”

“If everyone sticks to the informal time limit of four minutes, we should get everyone in.”

“Thank you to all hon. Members who have contributed to this debate. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the role of the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit during the Second World War.”

“Order. We will not get a chance for Mr Charalambous to wind up if the Minister has not finished. Has she finished?”

“Order. Will the Minister wind up?”

“The hon. Member has failed to take the opportunity to give us a verse of “Kumbaya”.”

“I thank the Minister for coming to the House so soon. Could he confirm when he or his Department last met the ambassadors of India and Pakistan, and will he ensure that the dialogue continues with them?”

“It is a pleasure to follow the shadow Secretary of State. As we heard from the Secretary of State and Deputy Prime Minister, this is rightly an ambitious Bill, with 97 clauses and six schedules. I will focus on part 2, which deals with planning decisions, because it is important for our constituents and because in the …”

“I absolutely agree; it is always “brownfield first”. I am about to say something about the green belt, but first I should make the important point that local people should not be shut out of any statutory consultation. They, and other statutory consultees, must be included in the process. Green belt should be protected…”

“I also want to raise the issue of buy to let. I hope the Deputy Prime Minister will speak to her colleagues in the Treasury about the fact that buy-to-let companies have become the largest single type of business in the UK. There are more companies set up to hold properties registered with Companies House than any othe…”

“Order. I am really sorry, but I have to stop you. Could Members bob each time, in between speeches, so that we can get a clearer idea of how many Members wish to speak?”

“Order. We are expecting a vote but I will call the Opposition spokesperson, Saqib Bhatti.”

“I thank hon. Members. Everyone who wanted to speak has done. I now call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Daisy Cooper.”