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HANSARDBus FaresThis Government certainly do. I thank my hon. Friend for raising our commitment to supporting bus services, not just in his constituency but right across the country. This is just…26 Oct 2023HANSARDBus FaresI would welcome an Adjournment debate on South Yorkshire buses, if the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) were to put in for one. I spoke to the Mayor of South…26 Oct 2023HANSARDBus ServicesI was delighted to visit my hon. Friend, and also my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (Sir James Duddridge). I would be very happy to meet her and…26 Oct 2023HANSARDBus ServicesI welcome the hon. Lady to her place. This Government have put in unprecedented amounts of support for bus services, including £150 million for the midlands and the north in the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDBus ServicesThe hon. Member does not seem to recognise the facts of the situation. There have been huge amounts of extra cash going in, whether that is through the city region sustainable…26 Oct 2023HANSARDSpeeding: Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is a real champion for a Sheringham roundabout; in fact, he has dragged me there to visit the A148 junction with Holway Road. I was delighted to do it, and I will…26 Oct 2023HANSARDSpeeding: Rural AreasMy Department takes road safety for all road users, including those using rural routes, extremely seriously. We are currently considering how best to address the specific safety…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. I recently met with my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Sir Conor Burns) and some members of the local council,…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is certainly not in the “too hard to do” pile—it is something we are looking at. It is one of the biggest responses we have had on any issue, with tens of thousands of…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am always happy to look at measures to improve road safety, including the measure the hon. Lady has suggested. I regularly meet the head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council…26 Oct 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2As I have outlined, the Government will update the House, as we have done consistently, on HS2. The hon. Gentleman should reflect on what is already being delivered, with 350…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2A huge amount of work is already going on with HS2 at the moment, creating tens of thousands of jobs and supporting more than 1,700 apprenticeships. There is a huge amount of…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2I do not think the right hon. Lady is reflecting on what the Plaid-Labour Government are currently doing in Wales: costing taxpayers billions with their ridiculous…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2What I would say is that the Government are putting a huge amount of money into stage 1 of the scheme. Thousands of jobs have already been created, as well as hundreds of…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2I know that my hon. Friend has raised this issue multiple times with the rail Minister. I will certainly take it back to the Department and discuss what can be done.18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2I thank my right hon. Friend for his question. It is sometimes difficult to know what the Leader of the Opposition supports or does not support. We have had a three-way flip-flop…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2I thank my hon. Friend for her comments. I will certainly pass on her request to the rail Minister and the Secretary of State, and I will raise it personally with HS2 Ltd.18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2I thank my hon. Friend for making that important point—I was delighted to visit some of those freight services in her constituency with her just last week. Getting freight on to…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2As I have said in answer to other hon. Members, this Government have put unprecedented investment into our transport infrastructure right across the country. I have no idea at all…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2I certainly will. I was delighted to be in East Anglia just last week at the opening of the new A11 road, where there has been £65 million of investment, and I have been delighted…18 Sept 2023