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HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateMy hon. Friend is entirely right. We are backing British business and supporting our domestic car manufacturing industry. I am pleased to hear that the companies based in his…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateNo, I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. The number of new cars sold in the UK last year was 1.9 million, and the market grew by 2.6% on 2023. The number of new EVs sold last…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI can confirm that for my hon. Friend, and we will be publishing the industrial strategy soon. This is about creating the jobs of the future in high-skilled industries and the…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateOf course, the Prime Minister is at JLR in the midlands today. We are spending £200 million of public money to support the roll-out of EV infrastructure, which sits alongside £6…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThose are matters that the Department constantly reviews. Regarding grid capacity, I refer the hon. Gentleman to my earlier answer to the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Nick…07 Apr 2025HANSARDSupporting Economic GrowthI meet my counterpart in the Scottish Government regularly, and I will discuss this issue with her. The potential expansion of Heathrow is very important for regional connectivity…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to look into that issue for my hon. Friend and provide her with a written update.27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working closely with East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry to resolve cancellations and delays, whether related to train fleets, staffing or infrastructure matters.27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are committed to moving more freight from road to rail, which is the right thing to do for our environment and our economy. I would be happy to have that meeting…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI find it rather strange that every month I come to the Dispatch Box and answer the same question from the right hon. Lady, given that she was Rail Minister for a number of years.…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do agree that Government investment in new bi-mode trains and electrification on east midlands railways will result in lower energy costs, a reduction in noise emissions and a…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is a matter that I am seeking to expedite, as I recognise the uncertainty it causes for landowners and communities along the line. I will take the right hon. and learned…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the Chancellor and her colleagues in the Treasury understand completely the importance of investing in our transport infrastructure to unlock the jobs, homes and…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be happy to meet my hon. Friend. As I said in my letter to Ken Skates in January, we do “recognise that railways in Wales have seen low levels of enhancement spending in…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet us be clear: the cost of those national rolling strikes over two years was £850 million in lost revenue. I am sorry, but I am not going to take any lessons from the shadow…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know that I have extensive experience from my time in London, where we did take strikes when safety was at risk. That is one direct example that I can give…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Aviation Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane), tells me that he was at Shrewsbury Moves on his wedding anniversary and had a very good…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI put on record my thanks to all those involved in responding to the major incidents that we have seen unfold on land and at sea in recent weeks. The collisions of vessels in the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDRailway CapacityI know that the Rail Minister is seized of this issue. He has spoken to me about it, and I understand that it relates to issues with lighting on platforms, what can be seen from…27 Mar 2025HANSARDRailway CapacityI am clear that we must have a seven-day railway where trains are as likely to turn up on a Sunday afternoon as they are on a Monday morning. We are working with train operating…27 Mar 2025