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HANSARDRestoring Your Railway ProgrammeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I actually know the project very well—I have participated in a deep dive on it—and I think he is completely right. There are now many…16 Dec 2021HANSARDRestoring Your Railway ProgrammeGood morning, Mr Speaker, and merry Christmas to you and your staff. [ Interruption. ] Well, someone has to do it. Through our restoring your railway programme—a £500 million…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidThe honest answer to that is yes. The competition to find the national headquarters will recognise that. Indeed, it will recognise the towns and cities with rich railways…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI thank my hon. Friend for that point. Hitachi is a Japanese company, but the intellectual property, huge number of jobs and innovation that it brings to our rail market are…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI say to the hon. Gentleman that those private operators are great innovators in our rail market. Rail privatisation has doubled the number of passengers being carried on our…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I am not sure I have served under your chairmanship before. You might recall that I am a football referee in my spare…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways: HeadquartersAs I have said, we are at the very early stages. I can probably say that it will be outside London, but that is about as good as it gets at this point in time, I am afraid.…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Great British Railways: HeadquartersI am afraid that I do not because it is an organisation that is yet to be set up. The legislation has not even gone through the House yet, so I am afraid that I cannot answer that…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Great British Railways: HeadquartersIt is vital that there is buy-in from all local stakeholders for such a big new headquarters. When I met the hon. Lady and City of York Council, railway skills were mentioned in…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Great British Railways: HeadquartersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, especially in a debate on a subject that I know you will follow with great interest in the future. I have learned a…24 Nov 2021HANSARDRail ServicesStepping back in time at the Dispatch Box, Mr Speaker. Steam is not necessarily an option for that particular line, but I am pleased to confirm that on 1 September this year, £78…04 Nov 2021HANSARDRail ServicesOn the hon. Lady’s last point, using the underground—and other trains—is one of the safest methods of transport in the covid pandemic. I believe that the air on the underground is…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are a whole host of massive improvements going on across our railways. I will happily meet the hon. Gentleman to talk about individual diesel multiple units around the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to visit. I am sure that the Secretary of State would as well; he definitely does not need a harness to visit places. We are well aware of the opportunities…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will try to amend my answer from earlier. I am very pleased to see my hon. Friend in his place, as he should be, representing his constituents despite the Tarquins in the world…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCycling and WalkingI thank my right hon. Friend—a former Transport Minister—for his question. That is absolutely the case. One of the best gala dinners I have ever attended was the “cycle to rail”…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCycling and WalkingI am sure that the hon. Gentleman is very pleased about the amount of money that the Scottish Government are receiving for cycling and walking in a devolved settlement via the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCycling and WalkingIt is slightly ironic, is it not, that the question is about cycling and walking, and how we can decarbonise transport. While I am sure that those people outside have decent…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I think I completely understood it, but in case I have not, perhaps it is worth us meeting to clarify this. Yes, we are spending a huge…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.04 Nov 2021