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HANSARDSustainable Transport: Covid-19The Government have provided the largest ever investment in this area, with a package of £2 billion for cycling and walking and £500 million for electric vehicle infrastructure…17 Sept 2020HANSARDRoad ConditionAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is completely right that improving our road network is an essential part of our levelling-up network. That is why the Prime Minister has brought forward…17 Sept 2020HANSARDRoad ConditionThe Government have undertaken the biggest ever pothole-filling programme, with £500 million funding each year between 2021 and 2024-25 specifically to tackle potholes on our…17 Sept 2020HANSARDBus Services: Covid-19My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government recognise the importance of multi-modal integration and connecting communities such as his to employment opportunities. That is…17 Sept 2020HANSARDBus Services: Covid-19The Government are committing £27.3 million per week to support England’s bus services.17 Sept 2020HANSARDPollution: Covid-19This was a Conservative Government pledge in our latest manifesto. We are accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles with £2.5 billion of support. We already have one…17 Sept 2020HANSARDRoad ConditionI congratulate my hon. Friend on his diligent campaigning over a number of years. He knows of the Government’s extremely strong support for that project and the vital role it…17 Sept 2020HANSARDRoad ConditionAbsolutely. The Government are keenly aware that local authorities require certainty in funding to plan their highways asset management programme effectively. Any decision on…17 Sept 2020HANSARDPollution: Covid-19I hope that the hon. Gentleman is not attempting to travel to Wales via New York because that would definitely encourage congestion. I can assure him that we are investing…17 Sept 2020HANSARDPollution: Covid-19We are making active travel and public transport the natural first choice for journeys. We are providing £2.5 billion of support to accelerate the transition to zero-emission…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSustainable Transport: Covid-19I am delighted to see the hon. Gentleman’s enthusiasm for the Government’s ambitions. As I set out, we will be investing £2 billion, which is the largest ever infrastructure…17 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank the hon. Member for Reading East very much for his comments and will now respond to his points. He highlights the importance of safety in the carriage of dangerous goods…15 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This…15 Sept 2020HANSARDSpaceflight Regulations: ConsultationMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Baroness Vere of Norbiton, made the following ministerial statement on 29 July 2020. I am today…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonI thank the hon. Lady for her point. All these matters are being considered in the work that is going on while this policy is being operationalised by TfL and the Department for…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonI thank the hon. Lady for her point, but the £1.6 billion bail-out for Transport for London was a temporary measure in response to the covid pandemic. Of course it is right that…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonNo, I will not give way, because I need to finish, and I have given way multiple times. According to Transport for London, the average journey to school is less than 1 kilometre…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonWith respect, I cannot give way because I have some material to get through, and I wish to place on record my responses to the questions that have been raised by Members. Finally,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonI congratulate the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) on securing this end-of-day debate on what is an important issue. It gives me a welcome opportunity to…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I will certainly write to her with that information. Before the covid-19 crisis, around a third of journeys between 8 and 9 am were made by…08 Jul 2020