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HANSARD Bus FundingI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for those incredibly important questions. We have committed to publish the evaluation of the £2 bus fare cap shortly. We will introduce the…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 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 FundingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her support. Not only are we ensuring record funding for the majority of areas in this country; we are pushing ahead with reform. There is no…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingI am very pleased to confirm that Worcestershire is receiving £9.4 million dedicated for local bus services, a £4 million increase on this year. Of that, £5.4 million is revenue…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingMy hon. Friend is right that this is a massive moment for the east midlands, with the new mayoral authority and this record level of funding for bus services. Of course the…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingI am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for his questions, but I have to say that I will take no lessons from those on the Conservative Benches on good government. The…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingWith your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will update the House on our plans for better buses in England outside London. When we talk about fixing the foundations of our…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingI will take away the hon. Lady’s specific question about the percentages and write to her, but I was pleased to meet Ken Skates, the Welsh Transport Minister, just a few weeks ago…18 Nov 2024HANSARDNATS Technical Failure: CAA ReportThe Civil Aviation Authority has today published the final report of the independent review, led by Jeff Halliwell and an expert panel, into the NATS technical IT failure of 28…14 Nov 2024HANSARDEast West RailEast West Rail supports this Government’s mission to kickstart economic growth and productivity right across the Oxford-Cambridge region by providing easier and faster regional…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceThe truth is that the previous Government deliberately provoked and prolonged that strike, the longest in the history of our railways. They budgeted for a pay settlement not far…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceTo confirm, we are working with the trade unions at the moment on productivity improvements. We are clear that some of the practices in place on the railways are not acceptable or…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Chiltern was the worst-performing operator last year, in terms of the reduction in punctuality, which further makes the case for public…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceI completely empathise, and agree that the situation in Oxford is not good enough. The hon. Lady’s characterisation of Network Rail is partly why it is being abolished as we…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceWe will be setting out a long-term infrastructure strategy in spring next year, working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and colleagues across…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceThe Mayor of London is the owner of Transport for London, but we can absolutely work together to see whether anything of that nature can be achieved. I see no reason why we cannot…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceLNER’s reliability has improved in the past year, but I am not naive and do not think we are there yet; these are only the green shoots of recovery. The real improvements from…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceI was delighted to be in Derby recently to confirm that the headquarters of Great British Railways will be in that rail city. I am also delighted that, as I say, Alstom is…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceI am grateful that my hon. Friend is concerned about my work-life balance—so am I. We are staffing up the operator of last resort, as it is currently known—we will shortly change…11 Nov 2024