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HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport SystemTransport is a key enabler of economic growth. That is why we are investing £92 billion to maintain and modernise our roads and railways, to deliver major projects such as HS2 and…08 Jan 2026HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport SystemI am fully aware of how important South Western Railway is to the hon. Lady’s constituency and to the economic performance of the south-east as a whole. I can give her good news:…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday marked a turning point for road safety in Britain. Our new road safety strategy, the first for 10 years, will save lives and end years of complacency. Our targets are…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTransport for London: Commuter ServicesI recognise how disruptive the closure of Hammersmith bridge has been to people in my hon. Friend’s part of London. I understand that the Minister for Roads, my hon. Friend the…08 Jan 2026HANSARDRail FaresThis Government are committed to bringing the cost of living down, while supporting opportunity and aspiration across the whole of the UK. From March, regulated rail fares will be…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTransport for London: Commuter ServicesThe discussions at the moment are limited to the potential transfer of services that form part of the Great Northern inner network. This is a fiendishly complicated thing to do,…08 Jan 2026HANSARDRail FaresAs we extend contactless ticketing, passengers will benefit from simpler, more flexible travel, and the majority of single tickets will be the same price or even lower. We do not…08 Jan 2026HANSARDRail FaresMany of the cheapest fares on LNER are still available. In the long-distance fare trials, the vast majority of people will benefit from the simplified ticketing system. Of course,…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTransport for London: Commuter ServicesI am pleased to see the hon. Gentleman in his place. I assure him that I am in regular contact with the Mayor of London on a range of matters, and he and I discussed the proposed…08 Jan 2026HANSARDRail FaresMy hon. Friend is completely right to raise the issue of affordability for the travelling public. After the relentless fare hikes under the last Government—ticket prices went up…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI remember from my time as deputy Mayor of London the perennial problem of leaves on the line, particularly on the Piccadilly line. I am happy to raise the hon. Member’s comments…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is a simple fact that communities in the north of England have had to put up with second-rate transport systems for far too long. I can guarantee that this Government are fully…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen planning permission was granted for the expansion of Luton airport, careful consideration was given to how people would access the airport, by road and by rail, and Luton…08 Jan 2026HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport SystemThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware that we are freezing fuel duty until August this year. We need to get the balance right in terms of securing income for the public finances,…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to ask the Local Transport Minister to meet the hon. Gentleman. It sounds to me as if this is a locally managed project, and we would not interfere in that, but I am…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Gentleman would like to write to me with the specifics of his constituent’s travel patterns, I will look into it and come back to him. I appreciate that, for key…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the Roads and Buses Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield and Rothwell (Simon Lightwood), would be happy to meet with my hon. Friend to discuss that issue…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do agree. I am pleased to hear that progress has been made in one location, but our ambition to improve safety in and around the rail network does not stop there.08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss that. I also assure her that I have raised the importance of public transport accessibility with the leadership of Luton airport, as…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMillions and millions of people will benefit from this Government’s rail sale, which is running this week. That is in addition to the over 1 billion journeys that will be captured…08 Jan 2026