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Commons Chamber
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Instruction) (No. 3) - Tue 21 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Jim McMahon (LAB - Oldham West and Royton) the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Transport for the North and the local transport bodies—for the - Speech Link
2: Jim McMahon (LAB - Oldham West and Royton) All those manifesto commitments, all those promises to the business community and to the public that - Speech Link
3: James Grundy (Con - Leigh) is affected by the proposed route of HS2 phase 2b, but ultimately people such my own family and the community - Speech Link
4: Jim McMahon (LAB - Oldham West and Royton) Any functioning Government should be able to balance the need to involve local people in decisions that - Speech Link
5: Grahame Morris (Lab - Easington) Welsh Government—that there is a major transport infrastructure issue. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 21 May 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Henry Smith (Con - Crawley) What discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Transport - Speech Link
2: Claire Coutinho (Con - East Surrey) My Department is in regular contact with the Department for Transport and the Treasury on aviation decarbonisation - Speech Link
3: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) When will the Government remove the barriers to community energy? - Speech Link
4: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Melton) both for local councils and for Government? - Speech Link
5: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) Local planners should know this Government are serious about solar being put in the right places, and - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Zero-emission Buses - Tue 21 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Ian Paisley (DUP - North Antrim) First, the Department for Transport should ensure that no ZEBRA 2 funding is used by local authorities - Speech Link
2: Ben Bradley (Con - Mansfield) It is pretty difficult to add value to a local community in the UK if we are building stuff in China. - Speech Link
3: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield) that.Across the UK, operators and local transport authorities are already taking great strides to decarbonise - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Bus Services: England - Tue 21 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North) from the local government transport fund. - Speech Link
2: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) Donna went on to say:“The government has a responsibility to provide a public transport system that is - Speech Link
3: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) That is why I particularly welcome Government funding for new transport safety officers to help reduce - Speech Link
4: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) It could also build on the substantial investment the Government have put into local transport through - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - Mon 20 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield) local transport issues such as road safety, school streets and reducing local air pollution, the evidence - Speech Link
2: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) Committee—or DPTAC—via the Local Government Association and individual local-government organisations - Speech Link
3: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) It is for her local authority to take the local community with it. - Speech Link
4: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) authorities give proper consideration to the needs of all users and gain buy-in across the local community - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
3rd reading - Fri 17 May 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Vicky Ford (Con - Chelmsford) some children and some parents face specific challenges when it comes to school attendance, such as transport - Speech Link
2: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) Last year, under this Government, 21.2% of children were persistently absent from school. - Speech Link
3: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) Lady’s best efforts, the next Labour Government will do so. - Speech Link
4: Luke Hall (Con - Thornbury and Yate) We are also providing wide and comprehensive support for schools—whether through the local government - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 17 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Lord Whitby (Con - Life peer) He and I, who between us have considerable local government experience, share a passion for active local - Speech Link
2: Lord Horam (Con - Life peer) Jack was the cabinet member for regeneration, heritage and transport on Stoke-on-Trent Council before - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) Government Association and local authorities. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Football Governance Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) They must be run as co-operatives or for the benefit of the community. - Speech Link
2: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) However, there is no explicit mention of fans, supporters’ trusts or local community groups who might - Speech Link
3: Tracey Crouch (Con - Chatham and Aylesford) Lady’s point about supporters and the fan community, but given that the Bill establishes an independent - Speech Link
4: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) mean that fans are forced to make expensive cancellations or spend large sums on last-minute public transport - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Graham Stuart (Con - Beverley and Holderness) If he will fund exploratory rail studies on passenger numbers through the local transport fund. - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) The local transport fund is a £4.7 billion fund that has been allocated to local authorities in the north - Speech Link
3: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) He will be aware that we have allocated that money to the local transport fund. - Speech Link
4: Rob Butler (Con - Aylesbury) Friend reassure local residents that it is under this Conservative Government and our excellent local - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Mental Health and Long-term Conditions - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Peter Dowd (Lab - Bootle) Scope, Dementia UK, the Centre for Mental Health, the Royal College of Nursing, the King’s Fund, the Local - Speech Link
2: Khalid Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham, Perry Barr) Getting there, getting ready, coming off and being picked up or taking their own transport can take at - Speech Link
3: Maria Caulfield (Con - Lewes) They are local, with services provided to suit the needs of the local community, and £8 million has gone - Speech Link