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HANSARDTransport EmissionsI can tell the hon. Gentleman that I am very much persuaded that many of the effects of man have been deleterious to the environment in many different ways, including relating to…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsI am slightly surprised that the hon. Lady, as Chair of the Transport Committee, is not aware of the very considerable funding—hundreds of millions of pounds—and the very specific…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsThat point is very well made: I thank my hon. Friend. We have been talking to the various industry organisations about this issue. There is a concern that there might be a…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsThe hon. Lady will know that we are doing an enormous amount through the clean air fund and the other supported funding that we are giving to local authorities, including by…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsWe have set out clear plans within Government to reduce emissions across all transport modes. In my own area of responsibility, this includes last year’s “Road to Zero” strategy…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. Of course dockless bikes are a source of interesting innovation, and it has been important to see how that innovation is playing out.…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise my hon. Friend’s expertise and understanding, and I thank him for the question. Of course drivers deserve to know how secure their cars are. The taskforce brings…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend will be entirely aware—he is a tireless campaigner on this issue, on which we have met—Highways England is reviewing plans for the A27 in light of feedback from…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRoad Connectivity: MidlandsMy hon. Friend will be aware that we are already investing in the A46 link road phase 1 at Stoneleigh junction and in junction improvements around Coventry. We have also funded…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRoad Connectivity: MidlandsAs my hon. Friend will know, Highways England is spending a lot of time and effort thinking about improving the strategic network around the midlands through its investment…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingIn 2010 the funding levels that we inherited from the previous Government stood at about £2.50 per person, and they are now about £7.55 per person. We would like to get that…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingI am very grateful to my hon. Friend. I have actually walked Long Mynd on several occasions, and I have also paraglided from the top of Long Mynd. I very much encourage him to…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingI do not know the particular circumstances of the route the hon. Gentleman is talking about, but I am sure he will join me in welcoming today’s news of the work on the national…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingI think the hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I very much salute her support for disabled people. She can have a word with the Secretary of State and, on her side, the shadow…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingThe answer to that, I think pretty clearly, is no. The roadway is for all users. Cycling infrastructure is used to try to preserve and protect cyclists. If that had the effect of…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingThat is such an important question. We are working closely across all parts of the Department for Transport to think about improving road safety. I have huge respect for the work…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsFar from having failed to read the hon. Gentleman’s speech, I have scrutinised it with almost rabbinical closeness. It is a rather interesting mixture of the good, the incoherent…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that question on an issue of great importance—reducing emissions from buses. We have done quite a lot of that already. I am sure that the…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingI am happy to look at that. I met Oxford City Council, including its cycling champion and the leader of the council, just recently on these issues. Let me make one other point,…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingYes.21 Mar 2019