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HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryAs I mentioned in my previous answer, I think the hon. Gentleman is right to be concerned. We need to ensure that there is fair play for employees. Everybody understands that it…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryI have frequent conversations with the Chancellor about the vital role that transport plays in our economic recovery.02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, but I take issue with his numbers: I think that transport accounts for about a third of greenhouse gases, rather than just a quarter,…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryI am very concerned about the plight of aviation employees not just at British Airways but at other companies. I urge British Airways and the unions to sit down to talk this…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryThe hon. Gentleman will be familiar, I am sure, with the £2 billion announcement I made at a Downing Street press conference for cycling and walking, of which £250 million was…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryMy hon. Friend is right: the e-scooters brought forward due to the pandemic will be an excellent and eco-friendly way of getting around—I can see that many Members across the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryAs the hon. Gentleman will know, I am the northern powerhouse Minister in the Cabinet, so I take this very seriously indeed. I do not want to disappoint him, but there are so many…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryThat is a lot of rhetoric, but, if the hon. Gentleman likes, I will go into some of the money that is being spent. For example, there is the trans-Pennine route, a multi-billion…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryAbsolutely. The £3 billion, which is going into new buses, will help us to produce 4,000 additional buses. We want them to be low and zero-carbon electric buses, of course, but…02 Jul 2020HANSARDActive TravelThe Government have provided £250 million of funding to local authorities this financial year to increase levels of active transport.02 Jul 2020HANSARDPublic Transport: Face CoveringsWe are working closely with transport operators and the police to monitor compliance. Initial reports from operators suggest very high compliance.02 Jul 2020HANSARDActive TravelI congratulate the initiative on the roads, which is fantastic. My hon. Member will know that I have announced £2 billion, and nearly £50 million of that has been made available…02 Jul 2020HANSARDActive TravelIt sounds like a terrific scheme, and my advice to my hon. Friend is to have the local authority work with all those other bodies, including Network Rail, Highways England and the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDActive TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Manchester Bee Network is extremely important. I can inform him that the Greater Manchester Combined Authority has already had £3.174…02 Jul 2020HANSARDActive TravelI will.02 Jul 2020HANSARDActive TravelAs the hon. Lady will know, the Government are very much in favour of people being able to take active transport, but we are not against the car. That is why we are investing £27…02 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation: DecarbonisationMy hon. Friend is right in his question, and he will be interested to hear that we set up the Jet Zero Council specifically to take forward the objective of being the first…02 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation: DecarbonisationMy hon. Friend is right, and I absolutely join him on Birmingham’s commitment to that. It is joining other airports including, I think, Bristol, which has already achieved zero…02 Jul 2020HANSARDDecarbonisationWe are creating a transport decarbonisation plan, to be published by the end of the year, setting out a bold and ambitious pathway for the decarbonisation of transport.02 Jul 2020HANSARDDecarbonisationI am aware of my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm and support for the very light rail scheme in Dudley, and we are keen to support it. It is important to get Dudley Council working with…02 Jul 2020