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HANSARDHS2: Phase 2BWe are in frequent discussions with stakeholders across the north and the Midlands to fully understand the economic benefits of HS2 to their areas. It is absolutely clear to us…08 Feb 2021HANSARDHS2: Phase 2BI am not sure precisely what commitment the noble Lord would like me to give, but the Prime Minister recently spoke about “the power of great infrastructure projects to deliver…08 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsI somewhat agree with my noble friend in that, if this were being done in purely commercial terms, that would be the case, and we certainly want to minimise the amount of subsidy…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsMy Lords, I believe the Government are showing leadership on this issue, which is precisely why we proactively approached the train operating companies and made it absolutely…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsThe Government proactively asked the train operating companies to come up with ideas for fares and other innovative passenger-led solutions as we come out of Covid. At the moment,…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsMy Lords, the Government welcome the Transport Focus report on the future of rail commuting post Covid. We are working closely with the industry on a range of initiatives to…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsNot at all: TfN was allocated £150 million at the 2015 spending review for this integrated and smart travel programme. It was always the case that that funding was going to expire…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsThe recent increase in fares was 2.6%, 1% below inflation. This is the lowest increase for four years. In addition, the Government delayed the increase by two months to 1 March.…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsMy noble friend is trying to push me a little further every time. I cannot say whether it will be a national scheme or whether we will have competitive schemes from different rail…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsI am afraid the Government do not accept that. We are undertaking rail reform. As the noble Baroness will know, now is probably not the right time to do it, in the midst of a…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsTrain services and fares are, of course, devolved in Wales, but I recognise the noble Lord’s point about passengers who want to go from Wales to England for work, for example. I…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsThe noble Baroness is quite right; the one thing we are going to have to do to get people back on to the railways—indeed, the public transport system as a whole—is to improve…04 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryIt is the case that some lorries return empty. The noble Baroness quoted a figure of 50% but the Government’s figures are actually 30%. That is a bit higher than it has been in…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryAll information related to trading with the EU is published on the GOV.UK website. In the first three weeks of January there were 3.35 million visits to transition content and…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryWe recognise the need to continue working closely with businesses and certifiers as they adapt to the new requirements. It is vital that traders ensure that UK hauliers have the…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryI am struggling to understand the evidence behind the noble Baroness’s question. On the funding side, the Government have made available up to £200 million from the Port…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryI am not entirely sure why a journey of 10 hours would be worse than a journey of 38 hours. Some hauliers will decide to go by other routes, certainly; however, we are not seeing…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryMy Lords, the Government have been working closely with the logistics industry over a number of years to understand and minimise the potential impacts of transition, updating…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryMy Lords, the site to which the noble Lord refers is indeed called White Cliffs. It is not a traffic management site and is not intended to be so. It will have capacity for up to…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryI think the noble Lord is referring to some individual anecdotes. We are not aware that this is part of a systematic picture of a substantial shift. The vast majority of traders…01 Feb 2021