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HANSARDLuton Train Station RedevelopmentIt is a pleasure to respond to my first Adjournment debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) on securing today’s debate on Luton station in her…28 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Rail and Leamside LineMy hon. Friend is a true champion for rail in the north-east, and I know that he has been campaigning for the reopening of the line. I agree that the northern powerhouse means the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry for my hon. Friend’s experience and that of his constituents. We are working very hard with the Avanti team to get more services restored. In December, with the good…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have had six excellent shortlisted bids, one of which of course is Derby. The Government remain committed to reform of the railways. We will be looking at all the options, and…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSoutheastern did indeed ask for a derogation to consult, and changes had to be made quite rapidly during the pandemic, although may I just say that, as a fellow user of…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend does an incredible job for her constituents, and on that basis of course I say yes to meeting her and learning more about those issues.24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to phasing out all diesel trains by 2040. That remains our aim and our ambition. There is electrification going on at the moment along the west…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for all the work that he does with regard to the campaign to reopen the Ivanhoe line and for the success in securing more funding for the Ivanhoe line…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs well as committing to the core integrated rail plan, over the summer the Prime Minister set this Department the challenge of assessing options for Bradford with regard to a new…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRail Funding in WalesI will certainly come by train to meet my hon. Friend, who is a true champion for transport in Ynys Môn and the wider north Wales region. She has secured a Backbench Business…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRail Funding in WalesThe hon. Member is right that there are no direct Barnett consequentials from HS2 to Wales, but there are indirect benefits that I can explain when I meet him—to take up his…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRail Funding in WalesThis Government are investing through Network Rail up to £2 billion in the rail network in Wales over the current five-year control period to March 2024. That is twice the level…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Rail and Leamside LineIt is of course the case, post the pandemic, that travel habits have changed. Rail is at only 80% of its pre-pandemic patronage but services have been reduced by only 10%, so we…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Rail and Leamside LineI thank the hon. Lady for her very warm welcome and her pledge to hold me to account on things that may have been written before. I am passionate about seeing the entire levelling…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Rail and Leamside LineI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I am aware that the Leamside line closed in 1964, that she and others across the Chamber have been campaigning for its reopening and that…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Rail and Leamside LineAs set out in the autumn statement, the Government are committed to delivering the Northern Powerhouse Rail core network outlined in the integrated rail plan. Reopening of the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHS2: CompensationI thank the hon. Member, or should I say my hon. Friend, as he is indeed that. I recognise all the work that he has done and continues to do on the Transport Committee. I thought…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHS2: CompensationI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his warm welcome of my entire portfolio; I am very proud to be covering HS2 and rail. Some £3.2 billion has already been paid out in…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHS2: CompensationCompensation is available to property owners affected by HS2, in accordance with the compensation code. We aim to be fair, while protecting the public purse.24 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 2022I hope that the Committee has found the debate informative and will join me in supporting the order. Let me respond to the points the shadow Minister sought reassurance over. On…22 Nov 2022