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HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeIn a moment. I have given way several times already. I reassure Members that the Department continues to work closely with all parties involved to reach a funding solution that is…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing this important debate on funding for the restoration of Hammersmith bridge and on her detailed speech this…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI will just make some progress. I assure Members that the Government wish to see the bridge reopen as soon as is safely possible. [Interruption.] I will take interventions, but I…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI want to address one further inaccuracy. If I have time after that, I will take an intervention. As with any local infrastructure project, the Government expect the local…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI am afraid I cannot, because I need to clarify a number of inaccuracies. It has been reported in the press by the hon. Member for Putney that my right hon. Friend the Secretary…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI suggest to the hon. Member that his comments tonight are wholly irresponsible, because they have not reflected the work on the Government side to engage constructively with the…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI thank the hon. Lady for her comments. It is not fair to taxpayers in any part of the country that that London borough should think that, due to its lack of a maintenance…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Bakerloo Line ExtensionIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mrs Miller. I am extremely grateful to the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle)…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Bakerloo Line ExtensionI fully understand the hon. Gentleman’s desire to move on to the future of the project. What I wish to say on that point is that, obviously, the Government will be working very…24 Mar 2021HANSARD ANPR and Width RestrictionsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Dean Russell) on securing this end-of-day debate. May I take this opportunity to commend him and councillor candidate Carly…23 Mar 2021HANSARDOuter London Congestion ChargeIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I heartily congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) on securing this important…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Union Connectivity ReviewIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for securing…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Union Connectivity ReviewI am very sorry, but I do not have time to give way, unfortunately. The measures in question would seek to support economic growth and our ambitious decarbonisation goals, as many…16 Mar 2021HANSARDElectric VehiclesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is absolutely right that we need to tackle all these barriers, which is why we have recently announced that we are changing the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe transport decarbonisation plan will set out transport’s contribution to net zero. We are also delivering ambitious international COP26 campaigns.11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationWe have ambitious plans to meet our target dates of phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. At the moment, a driver is never more than 25 miles away from a…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She will know that we are serious about decarbonising the entire transport sector. We will publish our transport decarbonisation plan in…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI remind the hon. Gentleman that we have invested £2.8 billion to support the transition to electric vehicles, and a lot of that money has gone to Scotland. The funds for the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDElectric VehiclesLet me politely disagree strongly with the hon. Gentleman on the Labour Front Bench. I would need longer than this one simple question to answer the allegations that he has put to…11 Mar 2021HANSARDElectric VehiclesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and we are already working closely with local authorities. Our on-street residential charge point scheme has so far supported more than 105…11 Mar 2021