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HANSARDHS2 SafeguardingI am today publishing additional safeguarding directions to protect a site in Leeds which we anticipate may be needed to build phase 2b of the HS2 project. The site is not…14 Jul 2020HANSARDDirect Rail ServicesThat would indeed be a great honour. Before a final decision can be taken, we need to review a business case from LNER. Sadly, some of the surveys have been delayed because of…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTransport Project ConstructionI pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend did when he was a Department for Transport Minister. Work is now under way on platform 0 at Leeds and is expected to be completed by…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTransport Project ConstructionIn May, we announced £190 million-worth of investment in our road and rail networks to take advantage of lower demand.02 Jul 2020HANSARDDirect Rail ServicesI recognise and pay tribute to my right hon. Friend’s campaign. He has raised this issue with me on a number of occasions. London North Eastern Railway and Network Rail continue…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2: Safeguarding DirectionsMotions to revive the High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill, known as the Phase 2a Bill, have now been passed in each House, and the Bill was re-introduced on 3 March. I look…23 Jun 2020HANSARDManston Airport: Reopening and DevelopmentI have been asked by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State (Grant Shapps, MP), to make this written statement. This statement concerns the application of 17 July 2018 made…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Transport Workers and Key Worker Rail UsersI pay tribute to all public transport drivers and workers, who have been working incredibly hard to ensure that those on the frontline can get to work. New safer transport…18 May 2020HANSARDEnglish Regional Transport InfrastructureI am happy to provide my hon. Friend with that reassurance. The integrated rail plan is looking at various transport investments in the north, and we very much intend that still…18 May 2020HANSARDEnglish Regional Transport InfrastructureWe are working closely with all the metro Mayors and the devolved mayoral combined authorities to get this policy right. It is incorrect to say that we have provided support only…18 May 2020HANSARDLNER: Grimsby to London ServiceRecent analysis by LNER indicates that such a service could be viable and the Department is exploring this further.18 May 2020HANSARDLNER: Grimsby to London ServiceMy right hon. Friend has lobbied me on this several times already. I know that the rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris), is looking very…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Transport Workers and Key Worker Rail UsersI start by welcoming the shadow Secretary of State to his position. It continues to be Public Health England advice that face masks are not necessary outside clinical settings or…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Transport Workers and Key Worker Rail UsersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The safety of public transport workers is of course paramount for the Government, and we have been working with operators to ensure…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Transport Workers and Key Worker Rail UsersWe continue to work with the metro Mayors to look at these issues, and we work closely, in conjunction with Treasury Ministers, to ensure that the funding necessary is provided…18 May 2020HANSARDEnglish Regional Transport InfrastructureIt is a great joy to join you from sunny Pendle, Mr Speaker. We are investing in transport infrastructure to level up the United Kingdom, with £500 million to reverse the Beeching…18 May 2020HANSARDRail Services: North of EnglandUnder this Government, the Metrolink has been extended to reach new destinations right across Greater Manchester. The most recent extension to the Trafford centre is due to open…12 Mar 2020HANSARDRail Services: North of EnglandWe are working with Network Rail, operators and stakeholders to raise performance, and we are investing billions of pounds to improve services for passengers.12 Mar 2020HANSARDM66: SafetyHighways England has a programme of works under way, north of junction 2 of the M66, to resurface and renew road markings and studs. Once completed, those works will deliver…12 Mar 2020HANSARDM66: SafetyI appreciate the concerns of my hon. Friend’s constituents about motorway driving without lighting. Highways England is working closely on that topic and monitoring the safety…12 Mar 2020