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HANSARD Transport Links: NottinghamshireI understand the hon. Gentleman’s question, but at this point he will have to wait and see. The Prime Minister at the moment is my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Transport Links: NottinghamshireIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) on securing this debate on improving transport links in…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Roadside Recovery Vehicles: Red LightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) on securing this important debate…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Roadside Recovery Vehicles: Red LightsWhat I said was that Highways England has a key role to play in moving broken-down vehicles. Of course, it is all part of a team effort, including the blue-light emergency…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Transport)The hon. Members for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) and for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown) said the SI was allegedly unimportant, but that did not stop them talking to the Chamber…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Transport)I always look like this.23 Jul 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Transport)Of course we keep under advisement all the safety standards. The officials in my Department are constantly looking at issues of safety. Historical and heritage cableway apparatus,…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Transport)Yes, indeed, but even then, one would still need a cableway in order to reach the required area. The use of this power would be subject to full consultation with the industry and…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Transport)I am going to come to that right now.23 Jul 2019HANSARDLondon Low Emission Zone: HGVsYes I will. The hon. Gentleman alludes to the fact that Transport for London has agreed a 100% exemption for some showpeople using adapted vehicles from both the ultra low…18 Jul 2019HANSARDBlue Badge Scheme: Hidden DisabilitiesYes I will. My hon. Friend is right: the £1.7 million of funding is to support local authorities in the administration of the scheme. Local authorities can use their share of the…18 Jul 2019HANSARDBlue Badge Scheme: Hidden DisabilitiesI am sorry to hear about that. I will raise the matter with the Rail Minister—the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCycling and Walking Investment StrategyI am always very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman. I would point out, however, that as well as the doubling of investment in cycling and walking and the £2 billion, we channel…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCycling and Walking Investment StrategyI think the hon. Gentleman is referring to the Morecambe Bay cycle way. The Government recognise the benefits of such schemes, which may be able to provide opportunities to…18 Jul 2019HANSARDRoad Transport: DecarbonisationThe move to zero-emission vehicles is the biggest technology upheaval to hit UK roads since the invention of the combustion engine. “The Road to Zero” strategy, which we published…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCycling and Walking Investment StrategyThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. There is no doubt that life expectancy increases among older people who are active. In fact, that is the case across all ages. We…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCycling and Walking Investment StrategyThe Government are leading the way in promoting the use of cycling and walking. We have doubled investment and it absolutely dwarfs that of the Labour party when it was last in…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCycling and Walking Investment StrategyThere is £50 million for Bikeability training for schoolchildren; £101 million for cycling infrastructure for cycle ambition cities; £80 million for the local authority access…18 Jul 2019HANSARDRoad Transport: DecarbonisationIt is the Government’s mission for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040. “The Road to Zero” strategy sets out the action that the Government are taking to…18 Jul 2019HANSARDRoad Transport: DecarbonisationEvery local authority already has the power. Andy Burnham and Labour in his area had that power for three years, and they did nowt about it. It was this Secretary of State who…18 Jul 2019