Contributions
939 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are rules that specify how the safeguarded land will be returned. Those who sold their property will be offered it back at the current market value. We expect those matters…26 Oct 2023HANSARDRail ServicesIt most certainly is. When the Prime Minister announced Network North, it was clear that we were going to see a plethora of rail projects and, indeed, wider projects. We will…26 Oct 2023HANSARDMass Transit System: LeedsI will take that as a welcome for the £2.5 billion commitment in Network North. As the hon. Member rightly says, Leeds would no longer be the largest city in Europe without a mass…26 Oct 2023HANSARDRail ServicesMy hon. Friend is another excellent member of the Transport Committee, and he always champions the need for more capacity on his busy railway lines. He is accurate: overcrowding…26 Oct 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI always take on board the advice of the Transport Committee, because it does a great job and always has done. On ticket offices, these are industry proposals, which, pursuant to…26 Oct 2023HANSARDMass Transit System: LeedsThe Government’s Network North announcement included £2.5 billion of investment for the West Yorkshire mass transit system, building on the £200 million already provided to the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI just do not accept that at all. I gave a run through of a list of the £36 billion that is being put back into local projects, including £1.8 billion extra for the north-east.…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTransport Projects: East of EnglandAs ever, my hon. Friend is bang on when it comes to the Ely project. It is a superb project, which really delivers for freight and ensures that freight can travel from Felixstowe…26 Oct 2023HANSARDWestern Rail Link to HeathrowMay I first thank the former shadow rail Minister for the times that we had together? It is true that he has been a champion of this project, and indeed pretty much every other…26 Oct 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI regularly meet with Network Rail and train operators to discuss rail performance and services. Twickenham has seen positive results. In the past 12 weeks, an average of 88.1% of…26 Oct 2023HANSARDInternational Rail Services: KentI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green) for securing the debate on this important issue, which is very close to my heart; I am a constituency neighbour…25 Oct 2023HANSARDInternational Rail Services: KentI can provide my hon. Friend with that assurance. I have a real passion for this subject and am particularly keen to see those international stations become international stations…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Railway Stations in Cumbria: Staffing ChangesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McDonagh. I thank the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) for securing this important debate on staffing…18 Oct 2023HANSARD South Fylde LineI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Fylde (Mark Menzies) on securing this debate on enhancements to passenger services on the South Fylde line. I really do appreciate his…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange: Development Consent Order WaiverIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship—if such a word exists—Mrs Latham. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) on…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange: Development Consent Order WaiverI will complete these points and then I certainly will. There is recognition that warehousing may be needed before the rail terminal is connected to the rail network, but the…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange: Development Consent Order WaiverMy right hon. Friend makes a compelling point, and that is the reason why I went off script and into the detail of where the changes would specifically be made in a manner that…17 Oct 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesThank you, Mr Davies. Crucially, the Secretary of State and I have been clear in our expectation that no stations that are currently staffed will be unstaffed as a result of the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesI will make some progress and then I may have some time to take interventions. Together with the rail industry, we want to improve and modernise the experience for passengers by…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder) for securing this important debate on railway ticket…13 Sept 2023