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HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: that is one of the many advantages of the proposals before the House today.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureWe will bring forward proposals in due course.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy right hon. Friend makes an extremely good point, and I shall certainly examine the London to Hastings route. I do not know which part of the anatomy it should be, but it is…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureWe are building Northern Powerhouse Rail as fast as we can, but the hon. Gentleman will appreciate that that project is not in the state of readiness of the Birmingham to London…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI have heard representations on the Golborne spur from many people in this House, and we will certainly be looking at the matter.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy hon. Friend speaks eloquently and passionately for Huddersfield, which is among the many towns and cities that will benefit from HS2.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureWe can certainly ensure that we restore areas where there is environmental damage—and there will of course be effects on woodlands. We will be planting 7 million trees, which is…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI remind the hon. Lady that bus ridership has fallen catastrophically under the current Labour Mayor because of his mismanagement of the system. Crime has risen precipitately. We…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureOf course we are committed to phase 2b, but I think the hon. Member will appreciate—given what has happened in the past 10 years with phase 1—that it is vital that we use this…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI can assure the right hon. Gentleman that we will of course collaborate with the Scottish Government on projects that will be of massive benefit for the whole of our United…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI congratulate my hon. Friend on the work he does for his community. I can assure him that we will ensure that when money is allocated for buses or cycling projects, it is spent…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureEvery great infrastructure project is opposed by people at this stage. The M25 had 39 separate planning inquiries. The Treasury was against the M25, and, I seem to remember,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureWe will certainly examine very carefully the proposal that the hon. Lady makes, and whether it qualifies under our £1.5 billion Beeching plan.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureYes, I certainly can.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureAbsolutely. We cannot have the gains of one without the other. Local productivity will not be boosted unless we improve national connectivity up the spine of this country, and…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureAs I have told the House, we have electrified the line up to Cardiff. When it comes to tunnels—it is not a widely known fact—the Welsh Labour Government, which the hon. Gentleman…11 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsTo be fair to the hon. Gentleman, he is making an important point about violent crime. I share his anger. That is why we are putting 20,000 more police on the streets. That is,…05 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe whole House will want to pay tribute to the police and all the emergency services for their brave response to the terrorist incident in Streatham on Sunday. That appalling…05 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsThat is exactly why this Government are investing a record £14 billion more in education, raising funding for primary schools to £4,000 per head and £5,000 per head for every…05 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsWe are putting record investment in the NHS—£33.9 billion—and a total of £12 billion is now going into mental healthcare. That is a record sum.05 Feb 2020