That this House welcomes the recent successful pilot study conducted by Peninsula Transport into consistent and reliable train Wi-Fi on Great Western Railway (GWR) trains; notes that the average rail journey from stations in Cornwall to London is between four and five and a half hours, creating a substantial deficit in productivity due to current onboard Wi-Fi reliability sitting at just 25 per cent; highlights that dependable, secure connectivity is vital for enabling modern remote working and seamless Wi-Fi calling; recognises that upgrading all 93 trains in the current GWR fleet is estimated to cost £12 million out of a national ring-fenced fund of approximately £57 million; believes that spreading this budget thinly across various franchises would create a fragmented service, leading to uneven passenger demand and widespread customer dissatisfaction when unequipped trains are substituted; and calls on the Department for Transport and Great British Railways to reward the South West's proactive leadership in bringing this technology forward by prioritising the GWR network for comprehensive Wi-Fi upgrades to safeguard the region's economic connectivity.
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A Bill to introduce a requirement for a grant of planning permission to change a primary residential home to a short-term let or secondary residential home in England; and for connected purposes.
That this House notes that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is set to take place in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, from 1 to 4 November 2026; recognises the value of the Commonwealth to the United Kingdom through its diplomatic, educational, sporting, cultural and family ties; further notes that the Commonwealth Charter commits all 56 member states to equality, human dignity, tolerance and respect for human rights; expresses deep concern that 29 member states, more than half of the Commonwealth, still criminalise consensual same-sex relations between adults; further recognises that LGBT+ people in many of these countries face imprisonment, violence and societal exclusion, and that anti-LGBT laws are being extended in some states; welcomes the progress made in countries such as India, Botswana and Saint Lucia; and calls on the Government to use the upcoming meeting to secure a clear commitment from member states to repeal laws criminalising same-sex relations, to uphold the rights of transgender people, and to work alongside local civil society to end discrimination against LGBT+ people across the Commonwealth.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 September 2026
A Bill to require housing developers to construct any planned community infrastructure before commencing construction of housing with which the planned community infrastructure is associated; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to prepare a strategy for expanding the provision of Minor Injuries Units and Urgent Treatment Centres in rural areas; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament annually on the implementation of the strategy; and for connected purposes.