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HANSARDRail ServicesWe are reforming rail guided by the “Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail” White Paper. This will improve services for passengers and drive taxpayer value for…04 Nov 2021HANSARDWeardale RailwayLast evening, there was a terrible train accident near Salisbury. Earlier today, two people were still in hospital, one of whom is a member of the railway family. I thought it…01 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsI congratulate the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) on securing this important Adjournment debate, and I thank her hon. Friend the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira…22 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsI agree with the hon. Lady, but we need to have timetables on which to base things. We also need the flexibility to respond to demand. As the hon. Lady describes, the pandemic has…22 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsI am not sure that I have the exact figure in pennies. If I have not, as I flick through my notes at the same time as reading my speech, I shall respond to the hon. Lady in…22 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsThat is a sensible idea. It is not something we do regularly, so I will endeavour to make sure that we publish passenger figures as quickly as possible so that people can see the…22 Oct 2021HANSARDThe Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022: Draft LegislationAs part of the Government’s EU transition programme, the Department for Transport, working with other Government Departments, has been negotiating bilateral arrangements with…18 Oct 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on his success in the private Members’ Bill ballot, on bringing the attention of the House to the important…10 Sept 2021HANSARDGreat British Railways: HeadquartersThe formation of Great British Railways is still in its early stages. The location of its headquarters will be considered in due course.09 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her very good question. As I mentioned earlier, Great British Railways is in its formative stages, but I will happily work with her and the accessibility…09 Sept 2021HANSARDKettering Railway Station: Capital InvestmentOver the last three years, £24 million of capital investment has been provided from Network Rail at Kettering station, with £1.13 million provided by East Midlands Railway.09 Sept 2021HANSARDKettering Railway Station: Capital InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for that question and for allowing me to visit this wonderful station in his constituency. Network Rail’s canopy works—the canopy is truly…09 Sept 2021HANSARDSouth Western Railway ServicesThere is a consultation, which the hon. Lady well knows about, at this point in time. I am told that South Western Railway intends to provide 93% of its pre-covid capacity should…09 Sept 2021HANSARDSouth Western Railway ServicesI am watching the situation and looking forward to hearing back from SWR about the consultation. I have been talking about this very much with my right hon. Friend the Member for…09 Sept 2021HANSARDGreat British Railways: HeadquartersMy hon. Friend knows my affection for Derby, which I represented for 10 years in the European Parliament. She is right that Derby has played an important role in the history of…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe current timetable structure and track capacity on the Great Eastern line south of Ipswich have not allowed any new direct services to be implemented to Liverpool Street at…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady knows, I am very fond of her city, which is very near my own. I do not know much about this particular project, so I am very willing to meet her to go through it…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn his normal shy and retiring way, my hon. Friend has given me an invitation that I simply cannot refuse. As he knows, we have received a bid for the restoration of passenger…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAntidotes and doctors! Following his question to one of my colleagues yesterday, I was not sure that my hon. Friend was all that keen on vaccines —or vaccine passports, at least.…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had a recent meeting with the taskforce, and I am due to have meetings with Treasury colleagues at which I have said I will raise this issue. I believe I am waiting for a tiny…09 Sept 2021