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HANSARDCovid-19: Transport for LondonMy Lords, train operating companies are not the same as TfL and a devolved public transport authority. Equivalent conditions or discussions cannot therefore be made because the…29 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineThe noble Lord is quite right, and that is one of the reasons why we have investment periods for both rail and roads. This makes sure that the supply chain knows what is coming…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineI am not sure if my noble friend’s dog was asking a question at the same time as him. The Government continually review the value-for-money case for HS2; indeed, it was reviewed…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineAs the noble Lord has mentioned, that particular project is at stage 2, which is the “develop” stage; it needs to go to “design” and then to “deliver” to be built or reopened. The…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineThe project to which my noble friend refers will be considered as part of the integrated rail plan. That will look at the delivery of high-speed rail alongside all other rail…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineThe noble Lord is wrong to extrapolate quite as far as he did. We have a relentless focus on controlling costs. He is right that there are some cost pressures from the preparatory…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineThe noble Lord is right to raise the increasing costs of transport infrastructure projects. Noble Lords may know that I have a particular interest in Hammersmith Bridge at the…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineI am sure that my noble friend would like me to say that I will of course appoint him to lead Network Rail, but, unfortunately, he is going to be disappointed. He slightly…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineThe noble Lord is quite right that there may well be long-term effects on the way that we travel in the future. However, at the moment, we are at the stage where there are many…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineMy Lords, our flexible pipeline approach to funding rail infrastructure enhancements means that we continually review our portfolio of projects, including the impact of Covid, to…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineTo answer the first part of the noble Lord’s question, any decision on new or expanded project scopes will be made after the spending review has concluded. On decarbonisation more…21 Oct 2020HANSARDNetwork Rail’s Enhancements PipelineI was not aware of this particular species of bat that lives in this tree. If the noble Baroness could forward information to me, I will make sure that the HS2 Minister receives…21 Oct 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillThat the Bill be recommitted to a Grand Committee.19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsThe noble Lord will not be surprised to know that I do not have the average speed figures to hand, but one look at that line tells you that there are quite a number of stations,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsI believe I have been able to explain that between Lincoln and Nottingham an awful lot of work is going on—to improve not only the time taken to travel between those two places…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsThe Government are committed to making improvements to East Midlands commuter travel. The noble Baroness is absolutely right: if we are to get people out of their cars, we need…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsThe Government take their relationship with Midlands Engine and Midlands Connect extremely seriously, and I have had a number of meetings with them. On transport for the east…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsThe last figures that I have for investment in transport are £268 per head in the East Midlands compared to £474 per head across England, so there is much more to be done. The…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsThe integrated rail plan announced in February 2020 will look at the delivery of high-speed rail alongside all the other rail enhancements across the Midlands, including the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsMy Lords, the Government envisage a number of further improvements across the wider area that the noble Lord mentions, particularly on the Newark to Nottingham stretch. Midlands…19 Oct 2020