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HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandThe restoring your railway programme is delivering on eight lines, and another 32 lines have business cases or are at other stages of progress. I am happy to write to the hon.…20 Apr 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandMy right hon. Friend has met me to champion the cause of the new station at Aldridge. I can give her an assurance that as soon as that business case comes through, we will make a…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 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 2023HANSARD Small Businesses in Railway ArchesIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair again, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) on securing this debate…22 Mar 2023HANSARD HS2 Ltd and Local Community RelationsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Saqib Bhatti) for securing this debate and my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) for his contribution. I grew up in…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetAs I said at the outset, the intention is to deliver the trains from Old Oak Common to Curzon Street Birmingham by 2033. There is a window between 2029 and 2033, and our…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetAlthough we notified the House first about Thursday’s announcement, I start by apologising for the timing of the written ministerial statement, which I accept was discourteous to…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetAs well as investing in the future, which we are doing, we must cover ourselves for the present. That is why three of the Prime Minister’s five priorities are to halve inflation,…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Transport Committee for his questions. I will provide some answers, but there will no doubt be further detail to discuss as we go through…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI thank the hon. Lady, but we obviously do not comment on leaked documents, certainly not documents that I have not been given. I say to the hon. Lady that it is an entirely…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetTo make it absolutely clear, we remain committed to the delivery of HS2 from London Euston up to Manchester. The extra time that can be afforded—that was a great conversation I…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetThe Government are plainly not committed only to delivery between London and Birmingham, because the entire plan is predicated on a two-year rephasing of the parts going up…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetWhen the integrated rail plan was published, it made reference to a Leeds area study that needed to be published, which in itself would unlock money for a mass transit scheme for…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI have the greatest respect for the hon. Member, and I served alongside him on the Transport Committee, but I take issue with him on there being no investment going into the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI am glad my right hon. Friend mentioned Old Oak Common, because following the Oakervee review, that was anticipated to be the station where services would commence from 2033.…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI engaged with my hon. Friend yesterday on that point, and I salute him for the manner in which he represents his constituents’ interests. I recognise that this as a concern. As…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetThat does not stack up at all. Almost 30,000 people are employed by HS2—I met the 1,000th apprentice a few weeks ago, who was playing her part. Some 2,500 companies registered in…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI am always happy to meet my hon. Friend, and to discuss cases brought by my colleagues and Members across the House. It is essential that HS2 treats those whose land is being…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI will take that as Liberal Democrat policy from now on. It is important that all parties have a shared policy. On the ecological benefits of HS2—I have viewed some of them—the…14 Mar 2023