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HANSARDTransport 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 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 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 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 2026HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport SystemI appreciate what a fearsome and impatient advocate my hon. Friend is for her constituency, and I am sure she will leave no stone unturned in exploring potential funding options…08 Jan 2026HANSARDConnectivity ToolAchieving sustainable development is a core aim of the UK’s planning system, but it has been hindered by the lack of a clear way of measuring what is a “sustainable location” for…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTransportDecisions about open access services, under the current model, are for the Office of Rail and Road to take. Network Rail supported the service that the right hon. Gentleman…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTransportDecisions about open access services, under the current model, are for the Office of Rail and Road to take. The Department for Transport supported the service that the right hon.…11 Dec 2025HANSARDMotor Insurance Taskforce ReportToday the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and I are pleased to publish the final report of the cross-Government taskforce on motor insurance. On entering office, this…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI will give way, and then I will make some progress.09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillThere are two key points in this Bill that my hon. Friend will be interested in. First, there are the provisions relating to our partnership work with mayors and mayoral strategic…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI will make some progress. For too long, the priorities of passengers and the industry have not been one and the same, and that has to change now. Alongside GBR, we will create…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI will make some progress and I will give way to the right hon. Gentleman later. The Government’s determination is to build a railway that is greater than the sum of its parts. It…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Two centuries ago, the first passenger railway services to run in the UK symbolised the hope and ambition of a confident…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillMy hon. Friend raises an important point. It is often said that he or she who controls the timetable controls the railway. That is why this Bill will put power into the hands of…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillThe hon. Lady is right to say that South Western Railway had a difficult few months after it came into public ownership, but the problems that it is experiencing were inherited…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillWe had a wonderful day in Bournemouth marking the first train operating company coming into public ownership under our new legislation. We will have a laser-like focus on building…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI will give way to the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller), then I will make some progress.09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI do think we need to move some of the freight that we currently move by road to the railways. The Bill will require the Secretary of State to set a freight growth target, and…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillI am looking forward to working with my hon. Friend and her colleagues in Derby, pulling together the plans for the new headquarters in a city that I know is already brimming with…09 Dec 2025