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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree that it is very important that private sector providers stick to the prices that they are advertising; like the hon. Lady, I have checked the site and have been…16 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is absolutely true that the bus sector has required enormous support throughout the pandemic, and this Government have stood by it so far. We are of course seeing how omicron…16 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure the right hon. Gentleman that we want to see this resolved, and we are in constant contact with TfL and the Mayor’s office. He is right to say that we want to ensure that…16 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to report to the hon. Lady that we have indeed provided additional support—starting now—for those airport operators and ground handlers, who, in most cases, will have…16 Dec 2021HANSARDTravel Red ListThe Government have conducted a review of the temporary and precautionary international travel measures introduced to slow the spread of the new covid-19 omicron variant. From 4…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTransport for London Funding Settlement: Interim ExtensionI am updating the House on an interim extension of the current Transport for London funding settlement that was due to expire on 11 December 2021 by one week. This has been agreed…13 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThe plan actually provides significant benefits to north Wales. Studies have been done about the tens of millions of pounds of additional benefit that HS2 will bring to north…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanIt is absolutely extraordinary: the hon. Lady’s constituents in Nottingham were not going to be served by the HS2 line that was going to be built, so they were not going to get…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. So far, some 97% of contracts for HS2 have gone to British-registered firms, and he is right to encourage them to come to his area.08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanAs I will come to shortly, it is not just about upgrading lines or building one or two high speed lines; it is about three new high speed lines and £96 billion of investment…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI will make a little further progress. “Ah,” some say, “But this was never the plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail.” That is basically their argument—“This is a good plan, but it’s…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI will give way in a moment, but I think Labour Members will want to hear this. Perhaps it is why the Labour leader of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council said that the IRP was…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanIt is an extraordinary idea that £96 billion is “cheap and nasty”, but maybe this is a question of language. Those in Liverpool should know that the current journey time from…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI will make some progress. You could be forgiven for thinking, Madam Deputy Speaker, that we had abandoned all those plans if you listened to the Opposition, and I would not for…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanWe will of course continue to keep the matter under review, but as my hon. Friend knows £100 million is going to west Yorkshire and Leeds to see the best way of getting HS2 trains…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course, Crewe is going to get a fantastic service, with a wonderful delivery, as is Manchester. I was just talking about the Manchester…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThe hon. Member knows a lot about this subject from our time sparring across the Dispatch Boxes and, representing Middlesbrough as he does, he knows that he is going to get a…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI am challenged that that is not what he said, but I have the quote. He said that the original plan would “deliver maximum disruption and minimal benefit.” In fact, he was…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI want to get to the end and let others come in. This Government are not going for either/or, as the Mayor of Manchester tried to persuade us to; we are going to deliver…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanOur manifesto talks about the Oakervee review. The hon. Gentleman’s constituency of Chesterfield will be served by a new line to the east midlands completing the electrification…08 Dec 2021