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HANSARDIsles of Scilly: ShipsI certainly hope that both those things will be true. As the noble Lord will know, there is at the moment a very ageing vessel that chugs back and forth. It is very dirty, it…23 Nov 2021HANSARDIsles of Scilly: ShipsI cannot comment on the detail of the contract; indeed, I am not entirely sure to which contract the noble Baroness is referring. We will be looking in the business case at the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDIsles of Scilly: ShipsAs I have set out many times, the tendering will be part of the business case that will be put forward by the sponsor of this project. We will, of course, be looking in it for…23 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsThe work on Leeds mass transit will be driven by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. It will be its plan, but we will support it on that and ensure that we can get the best…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsThe noble Lord raises a really important question. I have stood at this Dispatch Box and been asked many times how we will change capacity based on what has happened post Covid.…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI appreciate the wise words of my noble friend. It is the case to a certain extent that some people’s expectations were not met by this plan but, as I have said, there are many…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI hope that I have just outlined to the noble Lord that we will continue to look at schemes that we can put in place in addition to the core pipeline. The RNIP will be published…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI hope that we are able to prove the noble Lord, Lord Snape, wrong in that regard. Obviously, we have done a significant amount of work on this and we believe it can be done. In…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI thank the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, and the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for their considered responses to the integrated rail plan. I too had the opportunity, over the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsAs I explained previously, different places are getting different things. The impact from an economic perspective will therefore be varied. The integrated rail plan gives more…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsWell, I am very happy to write to the noble Lord on the detail of his question, as I am not well versed on the tunnels et cetera in the area to which he referred. I apologise if…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI just reiterate that we have absolutely not ruled out getting HS2 to Leeds. It is part of the wider pipeline of work that we are considering; obviously, the station is critical…22 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandThe noble Lord is quite right to highlight the disruption caused by construction. It is the case, whether you are upgrading the east coast main line or, indeed, constructing a…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandI suppose we are doing a small amount of what would make my noble friend happy. We have looked at the different options. I would be the first person to stand there and warmly…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandI advise the noble Baroness to read the documents, which, when I left my office just now, had not actually been published. If she were to look at the integrated rail plan, she…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandMy Lords, this Government will be investing more than £35 billion in rail over the spending review period, including rail enhancements and vital renewals to improve passenger…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandBradford—ah, when the noble Baroness has been able to read the documents that are about to be published, she will see in there that we will be electrifying the route from Bradford…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandAs the noble Lord will see when he gets to read the documents that are being published today, a huge number of projects are being brought together, and so many of those are around…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandMy Lords, I have failed. I hear from behind me Halifax.18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandMy Lords, it is very difficult to have a sensible discussion on this topic on the basis of front pages of the media. It is impossible that the noble Viscount has been able have a…18 Nov 2021