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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that question. In fact, I met representatives of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations just yesterday to talk through the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike my hon. Friend, I was surprised that, having proposed to cancel the travelcard scheme in the first place, the Mayor of London is now trying to take credit for cancelling his…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to hear about that incident; it must have been incredibly distressing for my hon. Friend’s constituent. I will raise that case specifically with British Transport…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNetwork North and HS2 Phase 2: Comparative AssessmentBefore I answer this question, Mr Speaker, may I put on record, on behalf of the Government side of the House and myself, that I share your congratulations to Jim on his service…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very surprised that the hon. Lady is not welcoming the massive improvement Network North will make across the country, including for her own constituents. I am shocked, Mr…26 Oct 2023HANSARDBus FundingBuses are the most popular form of public transport in our country. They are an essential part of our national transport system, in both urban and rural areas, playing a vital…23 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2No, not at all. Having no regard for taxpayers’ money would be deciding that a project was going to cost too much and deliver too little in benefits, and then continuing to spend…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I am not going to pluck dates out of the air. It is worth saying that phase 2 of HS2 was not going to deliver trains to Manchester until 2041. This funding is over a significant…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I do not think the hon. Gentleman listened to what I said or read what we said in the document. We are going to reinvest every single penny that we are saving from cancelling…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I do not agree with the hon. Lady’s characterisation of our view on public transport. First, we have already put in a significant amount of extra money this year and, from the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I actually can. If the hon. Gentleman goes to the website of Oxfordshire County Council, he will see a very specific proposal for, I think, five roads. That council is proposing…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2As I just said, we are now following a proper legal process. We will set out the details of that, and then landowners who have been impacted will know what they can do for us to…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2First, if the right hon. Gentleman assumes that climate change is a problem, then we need to deal with it. Transport is the biggest single emitter of carbon. That is why we have…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I am pleased that we were able to make the decision on the road that my hon. Friend and other colleagues have been campaigning strongly for, and to communicate that to his county…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2It is extra money going to the region, capital funding over the next phase of that capital budget. It is over the second phase of the city region sustainable transport settlements…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I know that my hon. Friend and others in that area of the country have campaigned in favour of the airport. Of course, the thing about devolution is that Mayors are able to decide…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2The Government retain responsibility for delivering heavy rail. We are making an investment of £1 billion into electrifying the north Wales main line, which I would have thought…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I would be very pleased for the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden), to meet my hon. Friend and colleagues. Yes,…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2It was not deleted from the Network North document. The Network North document that was published on the website has not changed, so— [ Interruption. ] The hon. Member for…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I disagree with the hon. Gentleman. First, the high-speed trains were not going to get to Manchester until 2041 anyway. Secondly, as the facts have changed, it has become clear…16 Oct 2023