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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to providing an unprecedented £2 billion of dedicated funding for cycling and walking over the rest of this Parliament. There are a whole host of ways…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend modestly mentions the excellent suggestions that I believe he made at the Select Committee on 6 January. HS2 Ltd is meeting some parish councils on 1 March. I know…28 Jan 2021HANSARDRailway Stations: Tactile PavingThe Department expects the industry to meet current accessibility requirements whenever it installs, renews or replaces station infrastructure. This includes appropriate tactile…28 Jan 2021HANSARDRailway Stations: Tactile PavingI am fully aware, as is every single person in the industry, that we will need to entice and encourage passengers back when they are allowed to travel on our trains. And yes, the…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCycling and WalkingThe Government are investing £2 billion in active travel over the next five years, much of which will go to local authorities. This is the biggest ever boost for cycling and…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCycling and WalkingObviously, we agree that the provision of high-quality infrastructure is vital to getting more people cycling and walking, and that local authorities have a key role to play in…28 Jan 2021HANSARDRailway Resilience Work: DawlishWork is under way on the second phase of the new sea wall following the opening of the first phase, which I was happy to open in person in September—one of the few visits that I…28 Jan 2021HANSARDRailway Resilience Work: DawlishI thank my hon. Friend; I am sure that the ticker tape and dried rose petals are still being cleared. I am happy to assure him that we remain committed to improving the resilience…28 Jan 2021HANSARDMarch 2021 Rail Fares IncreaseThis is the lowest fare rise in four years. Passengers are advised to reduce journeys as much as possible, and hence usage has fallen dramatically during the lockdowns. Passenger…28 Jan 2021HANSARDMarch 2021 Rail Fares IncreaseI thank the hon. Lady for her very wise question. I welcome the work done by the RMT in this area, and a whole host of others. We are working with industry on what we can do with…28 Jan 2021HANSARDMarch 2021 Rail Fares IncreaseNo. I am absolutely sure that public ownership of the railways, if we nationalised rail, would mean that the increases the hon. Lady outlined would be way more.28 Jan 2021HANSARDMarch 2021 Rail Fares IncreaseI always try not to be overtly political in these matters, but under the last Labour Government, in the run-up to 2010, we had rises of 4%, 3.9%, 4.3%, 4.8%, and 6%. We have…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are always lots of conversations going on between Transport for London, the Mayor and the Department. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and TfL, and it…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said at the Dispatch Box a number of times, we have a lot to do in getting all our stations accessible. This is a Victorian network. While 75% of all passenger journeys…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his wise question. We are actively working with the train operators he mentions and others to develop a solution that offers better value and…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady has raised the issue of self-employed taxi drivers and the grants they have received during the first three rounds of the self-employment income support scheme…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all look forward to staycations in Blackpool and maybe the odd party conference again, with those enjoyable days that some of us of a certain age used to have there. Coach…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnbelievably, I have actually campaigned politically for my party in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency in the past; I say unbelievably because it is one of the safest Labour seats…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Safety of Rail WorkersGood morning, Mr Speaker. We have worked closely with the rail industry throughout the pandemic to mitigate covid-19 risks to workers. Since the covid outbreak, operators have…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Safety of Rail WorkersI thank the hon. Lady for her excellent question. I have been talking to the rail companies and, indeed, the general secretaries of the unions throughout this crisis and we have…28 Jan 2021