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Westminster Hall
London’s National Economic Contribution - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Joe Powell (Lab - Kensington and Bayswater) London is one of the most successful cities in the world, a gateway for global talent, investment and - Speech Link
2: Ben Coleman (Lab - Chelsea and Fulham) Does he agree that the Government’s funding review should measure deprivation after housing costs so - Speech Link
3: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) Housing costs in London are far above the average for the UK as a whole. - Speech Link
4: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North and Kimberley) The Thames freeport includes the ports at Tilbury, London Gateway as well as Ford’s Dagenham plant, and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Road and Rail Projects - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Heidi Alexander (Lab - Swindon South) I am aware of the proposed Liverpool Gateway station in my hon. - Speech Link
2: Ann Davies (PC - Caerfyrddin) Spiralling costs mean that Wales is owed at least £4 billion from HS2, yet, as the hon. - Speech Link
3: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) The largest road programme in the UK is the lower Thames crossing from Tilbury to Gravesend. - Speech Link
4: Jas Athwal (Lab - Ilford South) It would be remiss of me not to mention Broadmead Road bridge in Redbridge, which has been closed to - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Department for Transport - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Ruth Cadbury (Lab - Brentford and Isleworth) The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency spends £175 million a year on the costs of licences, but only - Speech Link
2: Catherine Fookes (Lab - Monmouthshire) Of course the safety of our bridges is incredibly important, but the closure of the M48 bridge is bad - Speech Link
3: Olly Glover (LD - Didcot and Wantage) We do need high-speed rail in this country, but the costs are simply unbelievable. - Speech Link
4: Jim Dickson (Lab - Dartford) The constituency contains the only Thames crossing east of London, as well as a stop on High Speed 1. - Speech Link
5: Ruth Cadbury (Lab - Brentford and Isleworth) I hope that the M48 bridge is opened before too long. The hon. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lauren Sullivan (Lab - Gravesham) Earlier this week, the Department for Transport increased the costs of using the Dartford crossing. - Speech Link
2: Maya Ellis (Lab - Ribble Valley) Will the Leader of the House join me in wishing the Bamber Bridge community a wonderful celebration at - Speech Link
3: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) Friend in wishing the Bamber Bridge community all the best with their barbecue this weekend, and their - Speech Link
4: Helena Dollimore (LAB - Hastings and Rye) The Queensway Gateway roadworks are causing chaos for my constituents. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business and the Economy - Wed 21 May 2025
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Andrew Griffith (Con - Arundel and South Downs) It is certain that compliance costs will rocket. - Speech Link
2: Jeevun Sandher (Lab - Loughborough) A third of today’s price increases come from energy costs. Why? - Speech Link
3: Dave Doogan (SNP - Angus and Perthshire Glens) Well, it is not water under the bridge, or rather in so far as it is water under the bridge it is a pool - Speech Link
4: John Cooper (Con - Dumfries and Galloway) Costs are up, and I must reference the speech from the hon. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Crime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th Sitting - Tue 01 Apr 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham) They may, for example, auction them off to recover costs, which would not be possible under the terms - Speech Link
2: Matt Vickers (Con - Stockton West) flytipping makes the person responsible for fly-tipping, rather than the landowner, liable for the costs - Speech Link
3: Matt Vickers (Con - Stockton West) That includes the direct costs of waste removal, disposal fees and the administrative costs involved - Speech Link
4: Joe Robertson (Con - Isle of Wight East) It is completely unacceptable to any right-minded individual that the landowner should pay the costs - Speech Link
5: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham) Indeed, just two councils—West Northamptonshire and Kingston upon Thames —accounted for the majority - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Transport Connectivity: North-west England - Wed 19 Mar 2025
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Graham Stringer (Lab - Blackley and Middleton South) I am not against the Lower Thames crossing, but three quarters of a billion pounds has already been spent - Speech Link
2: Connor Naismith (Lab - Crewe and Nantwich) It is uniquely positioned as a gateway to the midlands engine, the northern powerhouse, Scotland and - Speech Link
3: Kirith Entwistle (Lab - Bolton North East) For too many people in Bolton, however, transport is not a bridge to opportunity, but a barrier with - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
2nd reading - Mon 10 Mar 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Monica Harding (LD - Esher and Walton) They impose costs on retailers and may undercut residents’ faith in law enforcement and the ability of - Speech Link
2: Emily Darlington (Lab - Milton Keynes Central) I pay tribute to the Milton Keynes portion of Thames Valley police, who have been central to ensuring - Speech Link
3: Peter Swallow (Lab - Bracknell) In 2010, Thames Valley police issued more than 6,000 antisocial behaviour notices—penalty notices for - Speech Link
4: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) As we know, low-level crime against women can be a gateway to more serious crimes, and I welcome the - Speech Link
5: Sean Woodcock (Lab - Banbury) Shoplifting costs the average UK convenience store £6,259 a year. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Green Belt: Basildon and Billericay - Fri 17 Jan 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Richard Holden (Con - Basildon and Billericay) will result in the emergence of a contiguous conurbation all the way from Shoeburyness, through the Thames - Speech Link
2: Richard Holden (Con - Basildon and Billericay) Villages such as Little Burstead, Great Burstead and South Green, Ramsden Bellhouse, Crays Hill and Noak Bridge - Speech Link
3: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) previously developed land and larger strategic sites that are likely to carry greater infrastructure costs - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Sir David Amess Adjournment Debate - Thu 12 Sep 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Freddie van Mierlo (LD - Henley and Thame) The shameful sewage crisis cuts deep in Henley and Thame, with Henley-on-Thames town council recently - Speech Link
2: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) Energy prices, higher staff costs and the lack of workforce have all contributed to the difficult and - Speech Link
3: Helen Maguire (LD - Epsom and Ewell) Thames Water is crippled by being billions in debt, and water bills keep rising. - Speech Link
4: Kevin McKenna (Lab - Sittingbourne and Sheppey) They mentioned the wide-open estuary waters of the Thames and Medway—several of my Medway colleagues - Speech Link