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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet the hon. Member. He is right that the Government have committed half a billion pounds to deliver more railways under the restoring your railway…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for all his work in this regard, and he is absolutely right. With regard to Bradford, the Transport Committee’s report made a recommendation that better…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI certainly will meet my hon. Friend. I thank him for his involvement in the project for the last couple of years and for making the case for Bradford. Bradford is our youngest…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingWe are delivering on the plan for rail commitments to improve railway ticketing. We recently announced that contactless pay-as-you-go will be extended to another 53 stations in…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingThere is no better place to celebrate my half century than this place, with friends and even greater colleagues. I thank my hon. Friend—and I thank his constituent—for the work he…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingYes, I can. I thank my hon. Friend for the work he has done in ensuring that part of the roll-out of the 53 includes four of his stations. I can confirm that we are on track to…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingYes, and I thank my hon. Friend for the work he put into ensuring that his constituency station at Windsor is part of that. I can give him that assurance. As well as providing…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingThe hon. Lady is a London MP, and she will be aware that when London Underground did exactly the same thing for the underground it was deemed a success. That is why the current…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingI thank my hon. Friend—I enjoy all the work that I do with him. I take the point that he makes with regard to Stephen, but I passionately believe that the best help that anyone…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingThis is ultimately a matter for the train operators, but they have taken the view that their staff can be better redeployed across the station concourse platform and barrier,…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket Office ClosuresAs I set out to the House last week, these industry-led reforms are about modernising the passenger experience. When proposing major changes to ticket office opening hours,…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket Office ClosuresMr Speaker, I will come back to you with regards to Chorley station. I repeat: the aim of the train operators is to redeploy staff to where they can interact with all passengers,…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket Office ClosuresThe train operators’ proposals, as I have stated, are to ensure that ticket office staff can be with members of the public and passengers where they best need them. It is also…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket Office ClosuresThe consultation is under the ticketing and settlement agreement, which I believe was put in place under the last Labour Government, so I very much believe it is a good and robust…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway InfrastructureWe continue to invest in upgrading the railways across England and Wales, with a budget of about £2 billion a year, including opening five new stations and two new lines in the…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway InfrastructureI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is a champion of rail in the north-east. I thank him for his long-standing support for this scheme and for sponsoring the bid for restoring…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway InfrastructureI certainly intend to be as transparent as you would expect in this regard, Mr Speaker, so I will look into the hon. Member’s request. I re-emphasise that this is a consultation…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesI can give my hon. Friend and neighbour that assurance. Again, I would encourage hon. Members to look at the train operators in their area to see what the plans would mean. A…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesAs part of this process, a number of stations will not be included. They tend to be bigger hub stations, as we call them, so Edinburgh is not included in that regard. I may be in…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesI can give my hon. Friend that assurance. I would certainly be delighted to meet him and any other hon. and right hon. Members who wish to meet me to discuss this issue. Again,…06 Jul 2023