Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill

I rise to speak in support of this excellent Bill and I congratulate my right hon. and learned Fr...

I can confirm that. My hon. Friend will have heard me talk about exemption certificates. We wish ...

I am obliged to my right hon. and learned Friend for that intervention. That creates a perfect ci...

I, too, would like to start by commending my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilwo...

My hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes) has made a really important point about ...

I thank my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Jeremy Wright) fo...

My congratulations to my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Jer...

I absolutely agree with what my hon. Friend has said. This House has rightly applauded those who ...

I want to go back to my hon. Friend’s comment about the importance of taxi and private hire vehic...

I am always happy to share the joys of my constituency with the House, and I thank my hon. Friend...

I welcome this Bill, which has been brought forward by my right hon. and learned Friend the Membe...

My hon. Friend has just acknowledged that the vast majority of taxi drivers and private hire oper...

I thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. The Bill does not request every taxi or private hi...

Taxi drivers in Stroud sit outside my office, and they are always quick with a wave and a smile. ...

My hon. Friend makes a valid point. When councils are pedestrianising roads, creating shared spac...

I thank my—[Interruption.] Oh, I have just stabbed myself with my glasses. Another winning contri...

My hon. Friend raises a valid point. I am talking about the legal technicalities, but essentially...

I call Chris Loder. [Hon Members: “Shaun Bailey.”] Oh, I do beg the hon. Gentleman’s pardon. Now ...

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. That is certainly an interestin...

My hon. Friend is making a good argument. As we are talking about the number of people with disab...

I thank my hon. Friend for that interesting point. I may take it on a tangent and not do it justi...

I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for all his support. I reassure him that there is nothing wr...

My right hon. and learned Friend articulates that in a way that I could never dream to. He is abs...

I wholeheartedly congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Sout...

With the leave of the House, I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate, includi...