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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen that incident occurred, the Secretary of State and I made it clear to the teams at Avanti and FirstGroup that that was not acceptable, and their senior management agreed. It…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe bridge is owned by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which is not a Conservative borough, so I will correct the record there. There are two phases of work:…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will do everything I can. It is a beautiful example of railway architecture and it must be saved, so I applaud my right hon. Friend’s work. I recently had a conference for…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs an example, just yesterday an invitation to negotiate was sent out by Southeastern to five train manufacturers, one of which is Hitachi, which is so well supported and…16 May 2024HANSARDEast West RailI thank my hon. Friend for his question — [ Laughter. ] He was indeed in the same room as I was when I was with colleagues—this is an important aspect—from the Treasury and the…16 May 2024HANSARDEast West RailThe East West Rail growth board, which, as my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) pointed out, is being led by the Treasury, will be critical to…16 May 2024HANSARDBi-mode TrainsI can confirm to my hon. Friend that these fantastic new trains will be not only faster but quieter and more environmentally friendly, as they will be able to take advantage of…16 May 2024HANSARDRail Passenger NumbersMy right hon. Friend is indeed a great champion for this scheme, which we have discussed many times. I am pleased to confirm that the local transport fund could be used to develop…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes. It is a brilliant £30 million project, with 40 car parking spaces, which my right hon. Friend has been instrumental in making happen. I will, I hope, meet the new Mayor, whom…16 May 2024HANSARDReliability of Rail ServicesMy right hon. and learned Friend has been a champion of that project, and as he mentioned he met the Secretary of State to discuss it. HS2 is making provision for the project to…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsData from mystery shoppers, as the hon. Gentleman calls them, cannot be used unless those individuals have the disabilities that they claim to, but there are wider mystery…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI promised my right hon. Friend from this Dispatch Box that the project would be delivered, and I continue to give him that assurance. I am sorry that there have been those…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have been meeting the operators to discuss the matter. I am happy to write to her, setting out the exact conclusion of those conversations. I am always keen to ensure that…16 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can give that assurance to my hon. Friend. I think his Labour opponent stated that the Conservatives had not promised to deliver this project. In October, the Prime Minister set…16 May 2024HANSARDBi-mode TrainsA monthly meeting is held with Network Rail and East Midlands Railway to discuss the introduction of the new bi-mode trains. Those meetings include notification of the latest…16 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Henderson. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) on securing this important and timely debate. She,…08 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportI am happy to give a commitment not only to continue to champion the midlands rail hub but to include Aldridge station. My right hon. Friend has been an absolute champion on the…08 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportI will write to my hon. Friend with the specifics of the timeline. I do not have the information with me, but I will make sure that we write to her with more guidance on that. My…08 May 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkIt is important to recognise what has occurred over the past few years. First, we have had the pandemic, which means that rail finances are 80% of what they were pre-pandemic. An…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this debate—or cross-party love-in, as he put it, albeit with a few digs into my heart—on a western…30 Apr 2024