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HANSARDBuses: FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his opening remarks, and I will address some of his later ones. On the Barnett consequentials—just to start off with that—all this money has been…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingThe hon. Gentleman can look it up online. I can understand why he would want to ask questions of us, but I think he needs to ensure that the Scottish Government get their own…17 May 2023HANSARD Local Bus Services: FundingI am sorry but I will not take another intervention. In closing, I again congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. I hope that she will agree that the announcement the…17 May 2023HANSARD Local Bus Services: FundingThe hon. Lady and I are talking the same language. We both want to see improvements and, as we have said multiple times in this debate, one improvement that we have already seen…17 May 2023HANSARD Local Bus Services: FundingI do not want a situation where we are trying to play around with services in local areas; I want us to be flexible on the BSIP, at a time when there is huge pressure on bus…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI thank my hon. Friend, who raises a vital point. Some £31.6 million—one of the highest per capita amounts anywhere in the country—was given to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, which…17 May 2023HANSARD Local Bus Services: FundingLet me first thank the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for her speech. I did not quite gather whether or not she was in favour of our plan, but I will certainly address the…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI thank my hon. Friend for his question and the charming way in which he put it. I was delighted to visit Warrington with him recently, and I will continue to work with him to…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for his question. He is absolutely right to point to bus service improvement plan funding as part of the package. We pledge to work with…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingMy understanding is that there is no plan for more money from Labour, and there was no plan for more money for buses today from Labour. That is just like what we see in Labour-run…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingMy hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. We need to look at the needs of buses, and the needs of the communities he serves, particularly rural communities. When bus service…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingAs I said in my statement, every area that did not get bus service improvement plan money will be getting it this time, including both Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingIt is true that I get around. It was great to visit my hon. Friend, too. The local authorities in Hampshire are getting £3.6 million for local bus services. I hope that that…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingIt was delightful to hear the shadow Secretary of State’s prepared attack lines, because I do not think she actually listened to the statement. We are exceeding the bus back…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman for her interest in my local social media posts. This Government, unlike the previous Labour Government, have already provided £117.8 million in bus…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingMy right hon. Friend will know that there is currently a total cliff edge in Wales on 24 July—no plans for the future; no long-term plan, such as that in England with two years of…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI am glad the hon. Gentleman welcomed the more than £3 million extra, on top of the £570 million we have already awarded to the city region, the major £44 million regeneration for…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI thank my hon. Friend for his point. I want to see people travelling not just from Accrington to Manchester but to Ramsbottom and Rossendale and out to Hyndburn and Burnley with…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI would like to thank the hon. Lady for her question, and we will be able to go into this in greater detail later. As she knows, hers was the first ever Adjournment debate I did,…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She is indeed right that Kent and Medway will be getting extra support. In Medway, that amounts to over three quarters of a million…17 May 2023