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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of those roads to her constituents. I am working closely with National Highways and holding it to account for those…09 Jan 2025HANSARDRoadworks: Preventing Road ClosuresMy hon. Friend is proving a great champion for road users in his constituency. The simple answer to his question is yes. Local authorities already have a legal duty to co-ordinate…09 Jan 2025HANSARDRoadworks: Preventing Road ClosuresAbsolutely. There can be legitimate reasons why works are sometimes left unoccupied—for example, when they are waiting for materials to cure or gas to vent—but I take the hon.…09 Jan 2025HANSARDRoadworks: Preventing Road ClosuresI am delighted to confirm that, as part of the £1.6 billion investment in highways maintenance that the Government announced before Christmas, we will clamp down on disruptive…09 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Vulnerable Road UsersMy hon. Friend is right to raise the concerns of his constituents. Local authorities have a vital role to play; they are responsible for introducing road safety measures…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising the concern, and I would be happy to meet him to discuss the issues further.09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is right to raise concerns about these appalling practices that are being used to rip off learner drivers. To help with this, we announced a call for evidence on…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Road SafetyI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) on securing the debate, and thank him for continuing to raise the issue of road safety in his…07 Jan 2025HANSARDPractical Driving Test Waiting TimesI am pleased to announce today that this Government are taking decisive steps to address long waiting times for car practical driving tests. A driving licence is a passport to…18 Dec 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common StationI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, and I will use the rest of my speech to do just that. My colleague the Minister for Rail has already had a meeting with a large…17 Dec 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common StationI congratulate the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) on securing this debate on the impact of Old Oak Common on rail services to Wales and the west of England. I thank…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Aldridge Train StationI accept that the West Midlands combined authority had cost pressures and that it does not have sufficient funding to complete all the projects that were set out in its original…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Aldridge Train StationIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Betts. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) on securing this debate about the future of…17 Dec 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common StationAs the hon. Gentleman says, this Government are committed to increasing the number of people who walk and cycle for short journeys. If there is something that my colleagues in the…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Aldridge Train StationA number of projects are in construction, and I have spelled out precisely which ones. The West Midlands combined authority wanted to ensure that those projects would be completed…17 Dec 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common StationI can confirm that the station is being constructed to allow all Great Western services to call, but no decision has been made on the future timetable. None the less, building the…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and Local Road NetworksI had forgotten that would happen at 7 pm. The introduction of four East West Rail passenger trains per hour on top of existing passenger and freight services would represent a…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and Local Road NetworksI congratulate the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller) on securing this debate, and I thank him for continuing to raise the issue of the London Road level…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and Local Road NetworksI am happy to give the hon. Member that assurance, and I certainly would not disagree with the Rail Minister. I can also assure him that the proposed road diversions and any…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the shadow Minister for his consideration of the draft instrument. I welcome his support. I will respond to him in writing, if I may, on the technical specifications that…11 Dec 2024