"The Minister says that making the transition by 2030 will be the best way to stabilise and reduce prices, but even if we go full steam ahead with SMRs, or large nuclear replacement of the ageing nuclear capacity at the moment, none of that will be onstream by 2030. What …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech
"The hon. Member is absolutely right that there is a fundamental difference of philosophy here. She appears to back what I described as the cosy relationship—but let us not use pejorative language; let us call it the mechanism of state supply. She thinks that that is more important than improving …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech
"I fear that the hon. Member and I may agree more than he perhaps thinks. As I said, I accept that rural routes are unlikely to be profitable, but that does not mean they should not be provided. That is why I went on to talk about demand-sensitive transport, …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech
"The Liberal Democrats’ amendment 54 would place a duty on local transport authorities to identify and then satisfy the need for all—and I stress “all”—socially necessary services, irrespective of supply, under an enhanced partnership. The amendment does not explain how the services would be supplied by the local authority—presumably, there …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech
"I beg to move amendment 46, in clause 7, page 3, line 23, at end insert—
“(1A) In subsection (5), omit from ‘and’ to end.”
This amendment seeks to simplify the process for granting service permits by removing the requirement that the proposed service will not have an adverse effect …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech
"Clause 13 amends the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 to allow franchising authorities to make a direct award for the first local service contract under a franchising scheme to the “incumbent operator”—that is the important phrasing. The intention, as I read it, is to allow for a smooth …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech
"I am so sorry—it is in the name of the hon. Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald).
I will therefore address amendments 34 to 37, which would allow for a direct award to local government bus companies. I fully understand the rationale behind the Bill, but looking at …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech
"I rise to speak briefly in support of Liberal Democrat amendment 66, which inserts a requirement for local transport authorities to review the adequacy of the existing network of local services—through proposed new subsection (4B)(a)—and the requirement to identify any gaps in provision, through proposed new subsection (4B)(b). Proposed new …..." Jerome Mayhew - View Speech