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HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysThat is an excellent question. My hon. Friend is absolutely right; when she reads out the list of different organisations involved, each of which has its own plans and ambitions,…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysThe hon. Lady does not know it, but she and I share something very much in common: a love for the east coast main line. I live not a quarter of a mile from it and it is the line…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysI was just conferring with the Rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry, and this is absolutely on his radar. There have actually been few things we have done that…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysThe right hon. Gentleman will not have to wait very long for the answer, which I mentioned before, about the integrated rail plan, which includes things like what will happen on…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysAs I have tried to stress all the way through, we are trying to do what helps the passengers. I work in a completely cross-party fashion on these things, including, as I…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysI want to pay tribute to my hon. Friend because, as a former Rail Minister, there are few people in this House who will know more about this subject than him. During this White…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysI should point out that the railways have not been some sort of money spinner for the Treasury in the last year. We have spent £12 billion, including on the Welsh services, so I…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right about contactless travel. I mentioned that the experiment that happens to run out to Welwyn Garden City has been enormously popular. The…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysI am sorry that the hon. Lady does not agree with quite a number of her colleagues across this House. Rather than dogma and worrying about whether it is public or private, as if…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysWe are honoured to be surrounded by successful former train Ministers in the House today, and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend not only for having been a great train Minister but…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysYes.20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysNetwork Rail currently runs the services, and for a good reason, which is that the whole country is connected by rail. The railways do not stop at the Scottish border and then…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to ensure that his constituents get the best possible service. I was just conferring with the rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for…20 May 2021HANSARDTransport for London Funding DealThe Government and the Mayor of London have agreed to extend the current Transport for London (TfL) funding deal. The deal was due to expire on 18 May 2021 but this extension will…18 May 2021HANSARDTraffic Light System: Safe Return to International TravelWe have made enormous progress this year in tackling the pandemic across Britain. That progress has been hard won and it is important that we do not risk undermining it now. Yet…12 May 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me an opportunity to talk about our active travel plans. With £2 billion-worth of spending, the Barnett consequentials from that…29 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Travel: Covid-19The global travel taskforce report clearly sets out how, when the time is right, we will be able to restart international travel, without putting our hard-won progress against the…29 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Travel: Covid-19I know my hon. Friend will agree that it is very important to ensure that, whatever we do, we keep the British people safe. It is a question very much for the scientists to let us…29 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Travel: Covid-19I should remind the hon. Gentleman and the House that people should not be travelling right now. In fact, they cannot travel right now without a very exceptional reason indeed,…29 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Travel: Covid-19I can confirm to my hon. Friend that we will be having the Joint Biosecurity Centre look at four principal factors: the level of coronavirus in any given country; the number of…29 Apr 2021