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HANSARD Rail PerformanceI am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing my hon. Friend to ask a question. I thought he would mention the ferries as well—he also texts me often about the ferries.…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 purpose of displaying performance data at stations is to give passengers certainty and transparency about the state of the railways, but Great British Railways will also be…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceWith permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement about rail performance. I welcome the shadow Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Orpington (Gareth Bacon),…11 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Bus Fare CapIn his pre-Budget Speech on Monday 28 October, the Prime Minister confirmed that single bus fares will be limited at £3 until the end of 2025, as part of more than £1 billion to…29 Oct 2024HANSARDMotor InsuranceToday the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and I will co-chair the first meeting of a new cross-Government taskforce on motor insurance. Motor insurance is an essential, not a…16 Oct 2024HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesI am aware of the premium that my hon. Friend places on public transport. Indeed, I have campaigned along with him, in his beautiful constituency. I am delighted to confirm that…10 Oct 2024HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has put her finger on exactly the problem with the system across the country at the moment. For too long, we have allowed private operators to…10 Oct 2024HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question. The better buses Bill is designed exactly to help authorities such as the North East combined authority. I have met the Mayor, as has…10 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s question. It is absolutely my position that if local residents want to design and support local measures around speeding and road…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRoad SafetyEvery death on our roads is a tragedy; for too long, they have been treated as an inevitability. The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. Since the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesThe state of the country’s bus services is too often unacceptably poor after more than a decade of neglect and decline. Politicians in my position have neglected them for too…10 Oct 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common Station Construction: South-west Travel DisruptionI am happy to answer that question, Mr Speaker. The two-year industrial dispute cost the taxpayer £25 million a day every time the Tories oversaw a strike day. The reforms that…10 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat sort of service and provision is exactly what the reforms around Great British Railways are designed to address. Decisions around infrastructure and operations will be made…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRoad SafetyI fear I may be filling up the diary of my hon. Friend the Roads Minister, but I am sure she would be happy to meet my hon. Friend the Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRoad SafetyI was fascinated to know how Opposition Front Benchers would approach their legacy when raising questions today. The legacy we have been left includes a maintenance backlog of…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRoad SafetyI am grateful to the hon. Member for raising that important issue. It is clear, with stats like those, that it needs some attention. I am sure that my hon. Friend the Roads…10 Oct 2024HANSARDDriving Test Waiting TimesI am very grateful to you, Mr Speaker, as I am to my hon. Friend for raising that important question. He is absolute right. Average waiting times at the Wood Green centre…10 Oct 2024HANSARDDriving Test Waiting TimesPractical driving test waiting times remain far too high after the previous Administration failed to reduce them, limiting would-be drivers’ access to opportunities. I have met…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRoad SafetyI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point, and it sits at the heart of our ambition to develop the new road safety strategy. The previous Government pursued poisonous…10 Oct 2024