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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate Luton Town. As the hon. Lady knows, my family are big supporters; they have been there through the bad times and they will be there in the good ones as well. I also…08 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out that we currently view costs as sitting with the DFT and revenue as sitting with the Treasury. This can make it harder to increase services,…08 Jun 2023HANSARDAccess for AllI have recently come back from a very positive trip to Manchester, where I met stakeholders. I have no doubt that I will be there again soon, and I would be very happy to call in…08 Jun 2023HANSARDRail UsageI thank my hon. Friend for his letter, for the number of times we have met to discuss this issue and for his enthusiasm, which is shared not only by me, but by the Secretary of…08 Jun 2023HANSARDRail UsageUnder the current national rail contracts, train operators earn a fee linked to their performance on addressing key passenger priorities, including punctuality, reliability,…08 Jun 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI will not give way, because I have given way already twice before. [ Interruption. ] As the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) has pointed out, I have given him a lot…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesTo answer the hon. Gentleman’s point, we remain committed to the position as stated. It will continue to be the case that the UK Government will fund the projects in England and…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins. I send my best wishes to the good people of Bradford, who also have a very good case when it comes to rail investment.…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI will write to the hon. Lady, because I am due to work across Government to try to boost the ambitions for Crewe as HS2 comes to it. Only last week, I had a meeting with the…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI will not, if the hon. Member does not mind. I have given him quite a lot of time, and I want to hand back to the hon. Member for Neath. No doubt we will speak afterwards.…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI will make some progress. I want to be clear: we are investing in Welsh railways. In its most recent statistics published for 2020-21, the Office of Rail and Road reports that…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI will make some progress, if I may.10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI was very excited when the hon. Member said he would answer that point, because it was a pretty direct one. I have said that we will not look to add the Barnett consequentials…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesAs I have not given way to the right hon. Lady, I will do so.10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI will complete the HS2 part, because I sense the hon. Gentleman might have something to add on that. Although Wales will not receive any HS2 services, it is positively impacted…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesI gently point out that I did not say that the one benefit to Wales would be the Welsh additions to the HS2 supply chain and workforce. I listed a whole number of benefits…10 May 2023HANSARD Rail Services: Carshalton and WallingtonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Maria. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for securing this important debate on…26 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Department commissioned station nominations for Access for All in May of last year and is currently assessing more than 300 stations that were put forward. They include…20 Apr 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandI should be delighted to visit. Taking a leaf out of Michael Portillo’s book, I am hoping to do my own great British railway journeys over the summer. I very much hope to meet my…20 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery week I review the figures and performance related to TransPennine Express. It has been said before that those figures are not good enough; there has been some improvement,…20 Apr 2023