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HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2One thing that we will do, as we work through the consequences of the decision, is set out the details exactly. I will not do so now because there are important legal consequences…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 HS2I am grateful for the campaigning work my hon. Friend has done on pushing for that scheme. It was very clear from the work that he and other colleagues have done that it was a…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2My right hon. Friend raises two separate points. One is about the reasons why there have been cost increases. Some of this was in place before the project was in construction—from…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2To help my right hon. Friend, phase 2a safeguarding will be formally lifted within weeks. Phase 2b safeguarding, which covers the area in which his constituents live, will be…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 2023HANSARDNational Rail Contracts: Avanti and Cross CountryI am updating the House that the Department for Transport has negotiated a National Rail contract for the West Coast Partnership rail operator. In March 2023, the Department…19 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry: Government SupportToday the Government are committing to introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support sustainable aviation fuel production in the UK. The intention is that this will be…04 Sept 2023HANSARDHS2 Planning Assumptions: Rail Travel PatternsBefore I answer the right hon. Gentleman’s question, I hope you will give me permission, Mr Speaker, to inform the House, if it has not already noticed, that HS2 Ltd announced…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRail PrivatisationThe private sector has played an integral role in improving our railways over the past quarter of a century, delivering a doubling in passenger journeys and an expansion of…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRail PrivatisationBecause the facts simply do not support the hon. Lady’s contention. On the eve of the pandemic, passenger numbers had more than doubled since privatisation, services had increased…13 Jul 2023HANSARDHS2 Planning Assumptions: Rail Travel PatternsI think the right hon. Gentleman fundamentally misunderstands. First, HS2 is a railway for the coming decades, not for the next few years. What happened during the pandemic should…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRail ServicesEarlier this year, I set out my vision to modernise the railway industry as part of my Bradshaw address. This includes ambitions for a customer-focused, commercially led rail…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI am not entirely certain exactly what the hon. Gentleman is asking. The rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), set out the purpose of the…13 Jul 2023HANSARDUnder-10 Metre Fleet: ExemptionsThe requirement for people working at sea to have a medical fitness certificate applies to vessels of every size, in every other commercial sector. However, Ministers are…13 Jul 2023HANSARDUnder-10 Metre Fleet: ExemptionsEither I or the maritime Minister will be pleased to do that. I hope I can reassure the hon. Member’s constituent that, of the 99 cases that have been through the MCA’s medical…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsTomorrow marks two years since the Government published their decarbonisation plan, our road map to clean travel. In that time, we have come a long way. We have agreed…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question and for his kind comments about my hon. Friend the roads Minister. Between the M42 and M6, the A5 is a key artery for business and…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt will not surprise you, Mr Speaker, that I do not think that at all. North Yorkshire Council, the local transport authority for Selby, was allocated £1.4 million as part of the…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is not a sudden leaving of his job—the chief executive has announced that he is going to go in September. We have a clear plan in place: the experienced chair of HS2 will step…13 Jul 2023