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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis bridge belongs to Hammersmith and Fulham Council. First, it is the council’s responsibility. Secondly, it is TfL’s responsibility. But the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right:…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know just how difficult the traffic is at the Thrasher’s roundabout on Nacton Road and how hard my hon. Friend has campaigned on this. The pinch point fund or, more likely, the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI certainly can. I have just approved the safeguarding of the land to ensure that it can happen.03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are investing record amounts in better battery technology, including the Faraday Centre research, for example, and money to build a gigafactory in this country—£1 billion,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are absolutely committed to introducing those 4,000 green buses. The hon. Gentleman will have noticed that, because of the pandemic, a large part of the industry has had to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his relentless campaigning for things like the South Fylde loop. I, or my hon. Friend the rail Minister, will be delighted to meet him to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith permission, I will set out briefly to the House the plans for Christmas travel. A lot of families will be getting together for the first time, with a maximum of three…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to point that out, but he will recall that the pandemic in between has created problems not just for the bus sector but for the entire…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe hon. Gentleman and I share a very keen interest in these matters. I remember that when I got my electric car, 1% of cars sold were electric. The figure now across the UK is…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe Government are committed to hydrogen as a technology. I recently announced the Tees valley as a hydrogen hub. We have invested £121 million into hydrogen innovation, including…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It is probably worth the House reflecting that in the 13 years of the previous Labour Government, 63 miles of electrification took place,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, which is that 28% of all CO 2 now comes from transport, and it is critical that we get it down. I thought he was going to go on to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationRight at the beginning of the pandemic—I can understand if the hon. Gentleman missed it—we published the document “Decarbonising Transport: Setting the Challenge”, which will lead…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationOur forthcoming transport decarbonisation plan will set out a credible pathway to achieving net zero emissions across transport by 2050.03 Dec 2020HANSARDCrossrail: Additional FundingToday, we are announcing that £825 million of additional borrowing will be made available to the Greater London Authority (GLA) for the purposes of Crossrail. The GLA intend to…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTransport for London: Funding and FinancingThe Government and the Mayor of London have agreed a second extraordinary funding and financing package for Transport for London for the period to 31 March 2021. It replaces the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCommonwealth Games 2020: Transport PlanThe 2022 Commonwealth games, held in Birmingham, will be the biggest sporting and cultural event that the city and the region have ever seen. With an estimated television audience…23 Oct 2020HANSARDTransport Sector: Support and Covid-19 Emergency FundingAbout 3,000 coach operators in the country employ 40,000 people in businesses worth about £4.5 billion, and it is true that they have been at the forefront of this crisis. They…22 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday, I will be joining the great northern conference. I will not only reinforce the Government’s belief in the northern powerhouse, but announce further funding to allow trams…22 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am slightly confused by that question, because there has not been a single bigger bail-out of any organisation—that I can think of—than the £1.6 billion that has already gone to…22 Oct 2020