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Written Question
Road Traffic Control
Friday 21st April 2017

Asked by: Craig Whittaker (Conservative - Calder Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to review the Traffic Regulation Order making process.

Answered by Andrew Jones

I am considering if changes are needed to the process for obtaining Traffic Regulation Orders. Before any decisions are made to simplify or streamline the process, I have asked officials to ask stakeholders for their views. This evidence gathering survey will take place in the summer.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Mar 2017
Aviation Security

"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right when he says that security must be the Government’s top priority, and this is something I am sure people will feel comfortable with in the long run. He mentioned minimising disruption and frustration for passengers. What discussions has he had with Home Office …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Jan 2017
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill

"I am pleased to be able to contribute to the debate, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury (John Glen) for introducing the Bill. It repeals provisions in sections 146 and 147 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 that purport to preserve the right …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Jan 2017
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill

"What my hon. Friend might not know about my past is that I grew up in Australia and my father was in the merchant navy. I am going back many years, but I know from some of the old seafaring stories he used to tell me when I was a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Jan 2017
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill

"It is interesting that my hon. Friend focuses on the same-sex marriage Act but also mentions the Civil Partnership Act introduced under Tony Blair. Does he agree that the latter was probably the most significant Act for equality, because it put those who went into civil partnerships on a footing …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Jan 2017
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill

"On pardoning, does my hon. Friend agree that the situation is not as simple as he has just outlined? In our past, the age of consent has been 21; today it is 16. Someone might have had sex with a 14-year-old minor way back when, and that would still be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Jan 2017
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill

"Does my hon. Friend agree with what my hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) said about merchant ships? Not only is a merchant ship a workplace, but it is considered a person’s home for much of the year. The mere fact that merchant seamen have these restrictions on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Jan 2017
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill

"I appreciate both points that my hon. Friend has made—about how his generation cannot comprehend some of the things that have happened in the past, and about equality in employing people.

Does my hon. Friend agree that we are in a dangerous situation in our country? Hate crime is on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"12. What progress has been made in encouraging the use of ultra-low emission vehicles. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"The British built Nissan Leaf continues to be one of the most popular electric cars in the world, but what are the Government doing to support the uptake of other types of vehicles?..."
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