"I have been working closely with driving instructors who provide tuition to learner drivers in North West Leicestershire. One of them reached out to me earlier this week to share that they had got up at 5.45 am to book a test for a student in Loughborough, but no tests …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her powerful statement. There are clearly differences in cancer treatment depending on where someone lives, whether a rural or coastal community. My semi-rural constituency sits on the edge of three hospital trusts, leading to difficulties such as those highlighted by a constituent who attended my …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"This issue is one of the things we have looked at in the Work and Pensions Committee, and the evidence is quite clear that we must remove the two-child benefit cap and enable long-term investment in our young people. Those young people in poverty suffer extraordinarily, and we need to …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Later in my speech, I will talk about how we can connect our communities, which is really important.
Lack of maintenance on the Ivanhoe line led to the gradual withdrawal of freight services, although the private section, from Bardon Hill quarry to …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
That this House has considered restoration of the Ivanhoe Line.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey.
I am pleased that colleagues have joined me for what I believe is the first ever debate solely about the Ivanhoe line—a train line that …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and her support during the campaign. The main thing is that large towns need the infrastructure to match. There are certainly other examples of investments in railways to connect towns that are exceeding their passenger targets, such as the Northumberland line...." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I will come to freight in a little while; he has pre-empted my speech.
The National Forest Company also shared that 99% of the over 200,000 annual visitors to Conkers, which is one of the key attractions in the national forest, travel …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I do not know a huge amount about his line, but that certainly seems to be good value for money, and it adds to the point about towns that need infrastructure. What does that infrastructure do? It gives those people opportunity.
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) for giving us the opportunity to speak in such an important debate for our constituents, but many of us in the room will also be speaking from personal experience and …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech
"Absolutely. That is why this debate is so important. We should not be restricting access to exercise because we do not feel safe.
It is frustrating that I have been catcalled both running on my own and with buddies. What was saddest for me was during covid. My 10-year-old daughter …..." Amanda Hack - View Speech