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HANSARDRail Fare EvasionFrom 23 January, the Government are increasing National Rail penalty fares for the first time since 2005. The penalty will change to £100, plus the price of the single fare to the…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsMy right hon. Friend makes a great campaign point, which I hear. Mayor Andy Street met the Secretary of State for Transport this week. We are passionate to ensure that we can…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTransPennine Express: Operational PerformanceThe operator of last resort does a great job, but I also hear criticisms from Members across the House with regard to Northern Rail, which also has higher than average…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsThe most important thing for me is to make sure that the service is turned around. If the team at Avanti can turn that service around, then that will be a matter that we will look…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsAs a user of Southern for many years before I switched to Southeastern, I understand my hon. Friend’s points. I thank him for standing up for his constituents who use the…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Fare EvasionI have a real passion for reducing fare evasion. It is important that we learn from all parts of the United Kingdom how we can do this. At a time when we are experiencing issues…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsThe current sustained poor performance on the railways is unacceptable, and the industry needs to make significant improvements to deliver the punctual, reliable services that…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe answer to that is yes, and may I thank all Members I have met who have come up with great ideas of simple timetable changes that can benefit communities and rail patronage?…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Fare EvasionI thank my right hon. Friend for raising the important issue of ensuring that resource is available to check tickets on lines such as the Chase line. Ticketless travel is…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsI am aware that the study needs to get out so we can look at how to get High Speed 2 trains up to Leeds, and so we can look at the other impacts on Leeds. There have been…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be absolutely delighted to meet the hon. Member. I am sorry for the disappointment he receives on behalf of his community, and I will do everything I can to work with him…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsI am happy to write to my right hon. Friend on that matter. I am not sure whether he is referring to landslips and recent weather-related events, but Network Rail is working…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsThe Chair of the Select Committee has raised this point on a number of occasions, and he is right to do so. It is incredibly sad to see Vivarail, which is pursuing good,…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome, and I congratulate the hon. Member on, the £19 million that has been provided by the levelling-up fund to Lewisham. I am looking forward to visiting her to talk to her…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsYes, I visit many of those stations because my train comes along many of the Southeastern routes once I leave Etchingham and head towards London Bridge. I am aware of changes that…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsI am keen to visit as many projects and potential projects as I can to help see the potential and how we can realise it. When I am in that part of the country, I would be very…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsPerhaps another way of looking at it is that on the east coast there is competition with open access, whereas on the west coast there is not. The hon. Gentleman might feel that we…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that passenger numbers are at about 80% of where they were pre-pandemic. The timetable is at about 90%, so it continues to run ahead of passenger…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTransPennine Express: Operational PerformanceAs the Secretary of State said earlier, I will be speaking to the Office of Rail and Road about P-coding, because I feel it needs a good look. P-coding makes a lot of sense, to…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have already written to our stakeholders and we will be launching a consultation. The results of that consultation, in terms of how the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill…19 Jan 2023