"Q Thank you for sharing your experiences. It has been incredibly powerful. Jade Blue, you said that change is not optional—we need to reduce the suffering. That has resonated with me. We need to create a system that is bearable. As victims—and you have obviously experienced trials at different …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I think the Minister will be incredibly busy after this debate. The tourism connection my hon. Friend identifies is so important. My constituency is home to the heart of the national forest—I think it is an absolute travesty that people have to …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for securing this incredibly important debate. I will never miss an opportunity to talk about how isolated my community is in terms of public transport.
The ability to get to London by train would be transformational for North West …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I absolutely agree. Economic growth and getting people to where they need to go are the most important parts of this debate...." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I have every sympathy with the point that my hon. Friend is making. My train has been cancelled for six decades, which shows the impact in my constituency.
There is a real issue with connectivity. I would welcome the Minister setting out what assessment has been made of the economic …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend, whose constituency almost neighbours mine, for her intervention. I absolutely agree; buses and trains make up the bulk of my constituency casework, as people are struggling to get to where they need to go. I would happily campaign alongside my hon. Friend on that issue...." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"Electrification of that line is long overdue, and it is something that I worked on as a county councillor before I came to this place. It really will be important to the east midlands.
My constituents tell me that if they are getting into their car to drive to the …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"As in the constituency of the hon. Member for Rutland and Stamford (Alicia Kearns), one of the impacts in Leicestershire has been the sheer volume of water, and the villages in rural parts of Leicestershire have just felt left behind when it comes to money. I am grateful that Diseworth …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech