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HANSARD Transport for the North: FundingLet me start by saying that delivering high-quality, world-class transport infrastructure in northern England and following through on our commitments to level up remain a top…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Transport for the North: FundingNo. I will now continue, and as the right hon. Lady did not observe the usual courtesy of only taking 15 minutes, I will not take any further interventions.17 Mar 2021HANSARD Transport for the North: FundingI will always defer to your guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker. For the record, I was waiting behind the Speaker’s Chair for at least five minutes, but there was a Minister at the…17 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Prime Minister said that it is not a case of to be or not to be. We are committed to bringing the benefits of high-speed rail to the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government recognise that changes in travel patterns, which have been accelerated by covid-19, need to be reflected, and we need to accommodate them in a more flexible style…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. I believe he met my noble Friend the Roads Minister just last week to press the case once again. Highways England is undertaking a…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport Infrastructure ProjectsAs my hon. Friend is aware, in January the Government approved an additional £760 million of new funding to deliver East West Rail between Oxford and Milton Keynes. I know that he…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport Infrastructure ProjectsAs my hon. Friend will be aware, last week marked one year since the Government stepped in to take over the ailing Northern Rail franchise. Since then, Northern has transformed…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport Infrastructure ProjectsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s determination in drawing attention to this important local issue; this is the second time she has done so this week, I believe. As she will know,…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport Infrastructure ProjectsI know that my hon. Friend has met the Rail Minister on numerous occasions to discuss the Croydon bottleneck and the impact on stations across his constituency. We recognise the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport Infrastructure ProjectsI congratulate Plymouth on its status as one of the eight new freeports announced in the Budget last week. Freeports will create national hubs for trade, innovation and commerce,…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport Infrastructure ProjectsDudley is indeed pioneering research and development into very light rail, and I am pleased that the West Midlands Combined Authority recently signed off funding into the Dudley…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport Infrastructure ProjectsI politely remind the shadow Minister of the statistics: under the Labour Government of 1997 to 2010, only 63 miles of the railways were electrified; since 2010, we have already…11 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandI know about the proposals to reconnect Fleetwood; I know them very well, because they have been championed so well by my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys…11 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandThe Government are committed to levelling up rail infrastructure across the north. In that spirit, I am delighted to confirm that we have awarded £137 million to Network Rail to…11 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandThe hon. Gentleman has been in this House long enough to know that the Prime Minister is always right.11 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandMy hon. Friend makes a very strong case for his constituency. As he correctly points out, the £500 million Restoring Your Railway fund is one of the many ways in which we are…11 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandThank you, Mr Speaker. As I have just told the House, the budget for Northern Powerhouse Rail available to Transport for the North last year was £59 million; next year it is £67…11 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandFresh from securing £37.5 million for the towns deal for Southport in the Budget, I understand that yesterday my hon. Friend met the Rail Minister once again to make the case for…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to hear about the progress that has been made on the Orwell bridge, which was the subject of an Adjournment debate between my hon. Friend and I a few months back. I…11 Mar 2021