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HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. The Minister for Roads and Buses, my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield and Rothwell (Simon Lightwood), was listening carefully…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyIt is noticeable that the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) is not here, but I would invite him to sit down with any of the families I have sat down with and claim that there…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for that question, and for the work that he has done to ensure that that case was brought to my attention. Claire’s voice, and those of many bereaved…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyArm’s length bodies of the Department for Transport and the police work together closely on Operation Tutelage, to take people who are driving uninsured off the road. We are…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI can provide my hon. Friend with the assurance that we are going to do this. We will establish a new road safety board, which I will chair, to ensure that we make progress on the…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for the work he has done to support his constituents, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at the Livia awards last year. I can confirm that we are taking the…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI am happy to encourage my hon. Friend’s constituents to complete that survey. It is vitally important that the views of local people are heard by those local authorities who have…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyIt is local authorities that have the power to act in relation to road safety. We are determined to give them the guidance they need to take action in a proactive way to save…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for her question, and my heart goes out to her constituents. I would be very happy to meet them and her to discuss what further action can be taken at…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. We have called for action to tackle, in particular, the death and serious injury of children on our roads, and we know that they are…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Deaths and serious injuries resulting from road traffic collisions tear apart families and communities, and they come at great cost to our…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI am not entirely sure I heard a question, but I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his words. I am proud to be part of a Government who listen and act.08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for her support, and she is right to commend Transport for London. Indeed, a number of mayors and local authorities have adopted “Vision Zero” strategies.…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyThe right hon. Member is right that many young drivers will seek lower insurance as a result of having a black box in their car. That issue was considered as part of Driver2020…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for the incredible work that he has been doing through the all-party group for transport safety. He raises concerns about Lancashire’s…08 Jan 2026HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeAs I am sure the right hon. Gentleman knows, there are a number of considerations that go into making decisions about which schemes go forward.03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeI am grateful to the hon. Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire (Charlotte Cane) for securing this important debate on the Ely area capacity enhancement programme—EACE. I want to…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeMy hon. Friend is a great champion for growth in his constituency and his region. I can assure him that this scheme is in the pipeline of future rail enhancements and will be…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeThe hon. Lady has made a compelling case for Ely junction and the wider Ely area capacity enhancement scheme. It is about ensuring that it is affordable and deliverable, which is…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeThe BCR is, of course, one of the things that is considered, but wider strategic issues are always brought to bear. It is just one of the tests that is considered. I would not for…03 Dec 2025