I welcome the Government’s measures to protect businesses and individuals. However, I asked the Chancellor to do more to support our pre-schools/nurseries who pay business rates but are not eligible for the £10,000 one of grant.

Today in the Chamber, I addressed the concern of Pavement Parking rules outside of London to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps.

After the news this morning that Flybe was going in to administration, I asked the Aviation Minister for the third time when airline insolvency reform legislation will be introduced - as was mentioned in the Queens Speech.

The cost of social care is set to rise of the next decade as the number of elderly in our society increases. This is especially true in Bexhill & Battle as we have 30% of residents over the age of 65.

Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

This Government is a government focused on investment in infrastructure and revolutionising the public transport system.

In my first speech as Chairman of the Transport Select Committee, I set out my main focuses which include hydrogen powered trains, automatic rail compensation, innovations to clean up the transport carbon footprint, and improving the bus services.

Watch my full speech below:

Yesterday, Huw asked the Transport Minister, Paul Maynard, if the Government would look to allow airlines to continue to operate whilst in administration, following the success of the method in the United States. 

Transcript of their exchange below: 

Huw Merriman

After the Queen's Speech a number of debates take place in the House of Commons to discuss the legislative programme that is set out in the speech. I took part in one of these debates on the Environment Bill and more widely the Climate Emergency.

During today's questions to the Department for Work and Pensions, I asked the Minister whether those under 25 would be at a disadvantage when seeking employment if the National Living Wage was extended to 21-year-olds, as they would be competing against those who are older with potentially more e