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HANSARDRoad Safety Investigation BranchI wish to inform the House that my Department has today published its response to the Government consultation on establishing a Road Collision Investigation Branch. This…29 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Train Control SystemI am pleased to announce over £1billion investment in the East Coast Digital Programme, which aims to introduce the European Train Control System (ETCS) to the Southern section of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTransport for London Funding Settlement: ExtensionFollowing my statement to the House on 25 February, I am updating the House on a short extension of the current Transport for London (TfL) funding settlement that was due to…27 Jun 2022HANSARDTransportI wish the hon. Lady’s relation well in his job, and I hope he can get back to it very soon. I have just explained that this Government are putting £96 billion into northern…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTransportI wish the hon. Lady’s relation well in his job, and I hope he can get back to it very soon. I have just explained that this Government are investing £96 billion for the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayI will recount, but I think it was 20 areas, and no, I have not done that, but it is the kind of modernisation we would expect. For example, I was just looking at the list, and…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I caught Mick Lynch, the leader of the RMT, on TV at his press conference after he walked out of the talks, saying that there is no need for…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. She and the whole House will have noticed that while the Opposition were singing the praises of other parts of the Union, including what they…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayI notice that the tone of the Opposition Front-Bench spokespeople has changed considerably since last week, when they each stood up and claimed that in whichever part of our great…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayMy hon. Friend puts it brilliantly, and she is absolutely right. It is actually callous. That is what it is. I have a daughter who is taking an exam on Thursday. Thursday is a…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayThe hon. Member may want to reflect the same question to the Mayor of London, I suppose, for the same reasons. I am delighted that Merseyrail has been able to do its thing. I do…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayNo, Network Rail obviously cannot do that this week, but yes, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will bring forward…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayThey have actually already made an offer—the hon. Lady may not be aware—that the RMT has talked about this afternoon and clearly rejected as well. She talks about the cost of…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayExactly. I think the whole House has noticed that their inability to simply say that they condemn the strikes is the most striking part of this debate. This will hurt ordinary…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayI wish the hon. Lady’s relation well in his job, and I hope he can get back to it very soon. I have just explained that this Government are putting £96 billion into northern…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is a distinguished former Rail Minister and knows a great deal about the service. He is absolutely right about Passenger Assist. We are…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayThat is very much one of the things that we are working on through the civil contingencies secretariat. I am working with my right hon. Friend Secretary of State for Digital,…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayMy hon. Friend is right. These strikes will cost the railways a lot. They will particularly cost people who are unable to travel—particularly the lowest paid, because they often…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question and, indeed, for her vote as well. When this House voted last week with a 278 majority condemning the strikes, I believe that she…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayAs Transport Secretary, I find that a lot of the time people talk or indeed complain to me about the cost of a ticket on our rail, which can be very high. It is worth knowing that…20 Jun 2022