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HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsMy hon. Friend has spoken to me directly about this in the past couple of days. I know that the Rail Minister found that meeting very helpful. I appreciate that there is some…08 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on how we are reconnecting Britain. Today, I am announcing one of the most transformative investments in…08 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsSometimes I wonder what alternative reality the hon. Gentleman is living in. Network North may have promised everything to everyone, but not a penny of it was funded, and…08 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsI can assure my hon. Friend that the schemes that are going ahead have been subject to a very robust business case appraisal. We believe that they offer the taxpayer value for…08 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question. We will set out the timetable for the delivery of these schemes as we produce the next road investment strategy—RIS3—which we…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Gentleman wants to trade statistics on the rail network, I can tell him that we have seen a massive increase in passenger numbers on TransPennine Express and LNER. In…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has been a fearsome champion for this rail investment, and I am delighted that over the next 10 years we will be spending more than £445 million on rail…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBaroness Casey has rightly brought this issue into sharp focus, and as I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson), we are committed to addressing it.…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure my hon. Friend that we are taking this issue very seriously. We are reviewing licensing authorities’ compliance with existing guidance, and we will hold those who do not…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have said repeatedly at this Dispatch Box that we see a role for open access operators when they open up new markets and add value. We have to balance that against the revenue…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is entirely right to highlight the importance of decarbonising our maritime industry and ensuring that our ports have the grid connections to enable fleets to…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this month, the Chancellor’s spending review made it clear that national renewal must be felt everywhere, in every place and in every journey, and that is what this…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: CumbriaThe hon. Lady will know that these matters are constantly kept under review. We have constrained capacity on the rail network and need to balance the number of fast services we…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: CumbriaI understand the importance of accessibility at rail stations, such as Sleaford in the hon. Lady’s constituency, and she is right that feasibility work has been done on 50 schemes…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: CumbriaThis Government are committed to investing in local transport around the UK. I am pleased that we have been able to make such a substantial investment in bus services in my hon.…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: CumbriaMy hon. Friend has been a great advocate for his constituents on this topic and makes a strong case for the scheme. My officials are working with Cumberland council and across…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: CumbriaI am all too aware that rail performance has been sub-par for many years in this country, but following a decade of decline, we are now starting to see train performance…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthThe mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool—Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram—have made a strong case for improving rail connectivity between their two great cities. The hon.…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthThis Government’s industrial strategy sets out the sectors that have the potential to deliver economic growth and for which are competing internationally for mobile capital…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthIt is my understanding that the logistics sector was pleased to be recognised as a case study in the industrial strategy. I know that it welcomed the announcement in the spending…26 Jun 2025