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HANSARDBus ServicesAs I mentioned, there is not only the £220 million fund, but the £5 billion fund, which will enable us to bring forward a comprehensive package of measures, which I hope will…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBus ServicesOur £220 million better deal for bus users includes measures to improve bus services in rural and urban areas. This is together with the new £5 billion fund for overhauling bus…12 Mar 2020HANSARDSmart Motorway SafetyFollowing concerns about smart motorway safety, I asked my Department to review the evidence and, if needed, bring forward recommendations. Today I am publishing that work and…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBus PatronageMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is where the £5 billion national bus strategy, which we will be publishing shortly, comes in. Our aim is quite simply to get to a…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBus PatronageThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I can assure her that that is exactly the process that we will be following in developing the national bus strategy, and I would be more than…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBus PatronageMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We want buses that are cleaner and greener. We want them to be the right temperature—air-conditioned in summer, and warm in winter—with 5G…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Aviation Safety Agency MembershipThe UK will leave EASA at the end of the transition period.12 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Aviation Safety Agency MembershipBecause the EU said in its statement of negotiating parameters on 15 January that UK participation in EASA is not viable from its perspective. It would not be viable from a UK…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBus ServicesMy hon. Friend is right: it is really important to make these bus services work in a manner where people can just rely on them and where they do not even have to look at a…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure my hon. Friend was pleased by the £500 million a year—£2.5 billion in total, which is more than the £2 billion promised in our manifesto—to help fill potholes, and I…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs with the smart motorway point that I made a few moments ago, the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the need to get this right, and it has been the subject of several…12 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public TransportMy hon. Friend was absolutely right last week to raise the issue of the so-called ghost flights; I think he was the first person to raise the matter in this House. I have since…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, that is absolutely the case. We are committed to 2050 and will soon be producing a decarbonisation plan, which will do precisely what the hon. Lady is after.12 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I pay tribute to the Chair of the Select Committee on Transport, and indeed the former Chair, for promoting this subject so much? We are pleased to respond today to “Pavement…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and this is something we are really passionate about. My hon. Friend the Minister in the Lords recently made an announcement on talking buses.…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are very keen, unlike the hon. Gentleman’s Front-Bench team, to sort out the problems on our major roads. I would be more than happy to meet him or for another Minister to do…12 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeIn the early hours of this morning, Flybe ceased trading. We appreciate the impact this will have on Flybe passengers and employees. Our immediate priority is to ensure passengers…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAviation: Heathrow ExpansionOur airports are national assets and their expansion is a core part of boosting our global connectivity. This in turn will drive economic growth for all parts of this country,…27 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI will make progress, as I know that many hon. Members wish to speak. Last year, we announced investment of £220 million to make buses more efficient and green. I shall say more…05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI welcome this opportunity to debate transport and climate change. Despite some of the less well-thought-out jibes across the Dispatch Box, we are all pretty much in agreement on…05 Feb 2020