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HANSARDRailwaysWe will not be returning to the “good old days” of British Rail, my Lords. The noble Lord mentions chaos on the railways. I would like to make him aware that the national public…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI reassure the noble Lord that this issue is now in the closely cropped grass so that we can see what is going on, as well as who is doing what and when. At the moment, I am…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeThe noble Lord has outlined the challenge that I face with great detail and correctness. In the short term, we need to look at ferries and whether in due course the bridge might…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeIn terms of long-term solutions, nothing should be off the table, but at this moment we do not fully understand the extent of the damage to the bridge. I am grateful to my noble…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, again, I will not return to the issue of funding, but I will address the point that the noble Lord raised about the other bridges in London under repair at the moment.…09 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelAs I explained previously on the subject of support for the aviation sector, the Government are very cognisant of the impact on the sector. Historically, it has been a key…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysThe outcomes of the Williams review are the most important part of the review, which is why we are publishing. On the future of the EMAs, we had to put them in place very quickly.…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysI pay great tribute to my noble friend and his time as Transport Secretary. I had the opportunity to go back and look at some of his words in Hansard from when he was Transport…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysMy Lords, Network Rail is of course extremely conscious of the changes to our climate and the impact that that might have on infrastructure. The dreadful event that happened at…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysThe noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, is absolutely right that fares and ticketing must be at the heart of the reforms that the Government carry out. We recognise the challenges that the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysMy Lords, we are committed to transforming the railways and delivering wholesale reform, putting passengers first, accelerating passenger-focused improvements right across the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelThe noble Viscount, Lord Waverley, raises another important point about airport testing and the pre-testing that could be put in place. I am well aware that that is in place in…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysAs the noble Lord will know, on new railway lines, CP6—the investment period we are currently in—will see investment of £48 billion over the next five years. Over that period, and…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysThe Government accept that fares sometimes have an impact on the demand for the system and we expect that the increase, when it comes in January, will be the lowest amount in four…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysThe noble Lord is right that the future demand for rail travel is a very important factor in how we will reform the system going forward. However, we need it to be as flexible as…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysFlexible fares will be a feature of the landscape going forward, and the noble Baroness is quite right that some people have changed the way that they work. However, we saw some…09 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI agree that if we could assure ourselves that that sort of regime would work, we would put it in place. But as I have said in response to previous questions, this work is…09 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelTravel insurance is a private matter between the company and the individual, but it cannot be stressed enough that people should check the terms and conditions of their travel…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, I know it is really urgent; I do not need an email to confirm that. I can reassure the noble Baroness that when I spoke to Andy Byford this morning, I asked him…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI will not return to the issue of funding because we have been around that house already. The Secretary of State used a turn of phrase about bashing heads together, but all noble…09 Sept 2020