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HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightI do not know what the hon. Lady is talking about because she is not being specific. She says that the private sector has lost confidence in the Department’s procurement, but that…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightThat is an important point. We have paid a reduced cancellation charge, as set out in the original contracts in the case that we did not need the ferries as a result of a change…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightThe right hon. Gentleman does not believe in Brexit and he clearly does not believe in no-deal preparations. He also clearly did not listen to me previously. I have set out…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightThat is the central point. The process was carried out properly in the context of the legal advice that was available and the needs elsewhere in Government. My Department never…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightThat is indicative of the fact that the Labour party and the hon. Gentleman do not believe in or support the need for this Government and this country making sure that, in all…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightIt is very much my hope that we do reach an agreement and that duty free will not be necessary, but I am sure that if it becomes necessary, my right hon. Friend will have that…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightAs usual, we have the customary stream of nonsense from the hon. Gentleman. This issue has been scrutinised, and will continue to be scrutinised, by members of the National Audit…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightThe Government are now reviewing our contingency planning for a no-deal EU exit, in the wake of recent developments. No decisions have yet been taken for the preparations for the…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will indeed give that assurance. We continue with the biggest investment programme in the railways for decades and decades, and indeed the biggest investment programme in our…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI gently remind the hon. Lady that this Parliament voted with a majority of nearly 300 to designate the national policy statement because we recognise that we need to provide jobs…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very pleased that we managed to resolve the problem. My hon. Friend puts his finger on an important point. When the unexpected happens or an unintended consequence disrupts a…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course we will continue to seek to expand the cycle network. Given the nature of the hon. Lady’s constituency, I hope she will welcome the commitment and the money that this…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure my right hon. Friend that nobody in my Department has vetoed any consultations. We have carried out all the consultations that we are statutorily obliged to carry out. Of…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat suggestion has been put to me on a couple of occasions. At the moment, because of the nature of the threat around our airports and the fact that so much airport…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen I took on this sale, I ensured—in the work we did to prepare for the sale and with potential buyers—that additional safeguards were put in place for those tenants. Whether…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen we prepared the ANPS and when the Airports Commission prepared its recommendations, it was done in the context of the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change. We…02 May 2019HANSARDHeathrow ExpansionThe Government welcome today’s judgments from the High Court in the judicial review of the airports national policy statement. Of 26 grounds, all were dismissed with 21 of the 26…01 May 2019HANSARDRailI am updating the House on the east midlands, south eastern and west coast partnership franchise competitions. I am pleased to inform the House that, following rigorous…10 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Transport CouncilThe Romanian presidency hosted an informal meeting of Transport Ministers in Bucharest on Wednesday 27 March. This was not a formal Council meeting and no decisions were taken.…03 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am aware of that issue, which my hon. Friend and I saw together, and I will ask the rail Minister to give him an early update.21 Mar 2019