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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Budget committed significant funding both for mayoral areas and those not covered by mayoral combined authorities through the local transport fund. Crucially, new powers will…21 Nov 2024HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI am sure that the hon. Gentleman is fully aware that the mayor has repeatedly made it clear that he has no plans to act on road user charging.21 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise that. We are developing the first road safety strategy in over 10 years, and improvements in infrastructure like that are exactly what will be…21 Nov 2024HANSARDRailway TicketingThis Government are committed to reviewing the over-complicated fares system to simplify it. We only have to look on social media any day of the week to see examples of people…21 Nov 2024HANSARDRailway TicketingWe are working with the mayors as we look to establish Great British Railways. I have asked the Office of Rail and Road to conduct an independent review of rail operators’ revenue…21 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his party’s support in passing the public ownership Bill yesterday in the other place. He is right, and I have made clear to Northern Rail…21 Nov 2024HANSARDRailway TicketingOf course, a priority for this Government is to keep public transport affordable, but our absolute priority is to fix the mess in the railways that we inherited after 14 years of…21 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe way that the previous Government approached bus service improvement plans was to force local authorities to waste money on developing those plans. This money is going directly…21 Nov 2024HANSARDCondition of Local RoadsThe Government are determined to improve the condition of local roads. We had a manifesto commitment to support councils in fixing up to 1 million more potholes per year. We are…21 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend and colleague from Sheffield. I am well aware of that bus route and can confirm that the £18 million settlement for South Yorkshire will deliver…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.19 Nov 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI am delighted that the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill has returned to this House. I thank Members of both Houses for their careful scrutiny, and I commend the…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI thank all Members for their important contributions. Let me start by echoing my hon. Friends’ frustration with the Opposition’s position. I sat for two and half years in the…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingThe hon. Lady is right, and that is one of the reasons why, throughout next year, we will be looking at the bus fare cap and considering whether we can extend a concession of some…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingThe way the formula has been designed explicitly benefits rural areas, because a third of the allocation is dependent on bus mileage; that is why a number of areas, including…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingThe combination of Andy Burnham having franchised powers and this transformational funding is the reason why he can keep the fare cap at £2 in Greater Manchester. The combination…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingI am grateful to my hon. Friend. We know that franchising works; Greater Manchester went through the franchising process a year ago and it has already driven up revenues and…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingI was delighted to be in Harlow with my hon. Friend this morning to announce record levels of investment for Essex, another area that was badly underserved by the previous…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingI am very happy to confirm that we are investing in Plymouth, Plymouth’s people and Plymouth’s buses. Buses are an enormous engine of social justice, because, as I said earlier,…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingIt sounds like the Somerset volunteers are doing a cracking job. I am very happy to congratulate them and to welcome the £6.8 million of funding announced for Somerset today.18 Nov 2024