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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that question. I am sure that Network Rail will have heard that. I will take it away, raise it with Network Rail, and get back to him to…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is simply wrong. Not only are we not briefing against hydrogen combustion engines; we are very supportive of them. I have been to Cummins. I have been to JCB. I…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend and neighbour for that question. I am very familiar with the investment and work that is currently being undertaken at Gloucester Station, as it is…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point about regional Mayors, which is that we have devolved powers and resources to them, but they are ultimately accountable to their…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad ResurfacingMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of tools to deliver increased productivity so that we get more for what we spend. I was lucky enough to visit JCB myself and…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad ResurfacingI am very grateful to my hon. Friend, including for telling us about the good work that his local authority is doing to improve the quality of local roads. Utility companies…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising the important issue of road safety. I notice that the statistics she set out are inconsistent with those set out by her hon. Friend, the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad ResurfacingMr Speaker, before responding, given that these are the last Transport questions of the year, may I put on record my gratitude to the staff of the House, and also to those across…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOnce again, the hon. Lady simply does not recognise the significant investment that we have made in bus services. We have announced a significant amount of extra money for…14 Dec 2023HANSARDMotor TrafficMy hon. Friend makes a good point that I am well aware of, representing a rural constituency myself. Some of the benefits of investment in infrastructure such as broadband do…14 Dec 2023HANSARDMotor TrafficMy right hon. Friend is right: we are pro-driver, but also pro- public transport and pro-active travel, and those things are about giving people better choices and making sure…14 Dec 2023HANSARDMotor TrafficI am not familiar with the specific situation that the hon. Gentleman raises about a dispute with the Health and Safety Executive. I will of course make sure that the relevant…14 Dec 2023HANSARDMotor TrafficThis Government recognise that most journeys in this country are made by car, and that is why we are providing comprehensive support for motorists through our plan for drivers,…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that scheme again. I know it is an important issue for colleagues in the east of England and I am delighted that we are able to make…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad ResurfacingI of course share the hon. Gentleman’s concern about the deaths of anyone on the roads, but particularly of young people. I do not recognise the characterisation he has set out.…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTransport Workforce: MigrationIt is disappointing that the SNP’s first response to any tightness in the labour market is to want to import people from abroad. My colleague the Secretary of State for Work and…14 Dec 2023HANSARDMotor TrafficThat is an extraordinary question, given that the Government have, in the Network North announcement that the Prime Minister made, put aside £2.5 billion for a mass transit system…14 Dec 2023HANSARDUnion Connectivity ReviewI am pleased to announce the UK Government response to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill’s independent Union connectivity review. The UK Government have a responsibility to people,…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMotoring Executive Agency Business Plans: 2023-24I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2023-24 business plans for the Department for Transport’s Motoring Agencies: the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDNetwork North: Highways Maintenance FundingI am pleased to inform the House that my Department last week published details of the very significant £8.3 billion extra funding for local road resurfacing which will lead to a…20 Nov 2023