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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAll the bus service investment plans across the country contain individual plans tailored for the regions, and that includes the provision of youth services. The British…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRoad ConditionI was delighted to visit recently the site near my hon. Friend’s constituency. Great investment is going into the road to link Windy Harbour to Skippool. That is something that I…02 Mar 2023HANSARDBus ServicesCovid-19 resulted in significant reductions to bus service levels and passenger numbers. To mitigate that, the Government have provided more than £2 billion in emergency and…02 Mar 2023HANSARDBus ServicesMy hon. Friend, who is a champion for his Don Valley constituency, raises an important issue. I know how important local bus services are to him and to people across the country,…02 Mar 2023HANSARDBus ServicesThe hon. Member raises some important questions. I know that Conservative colleagues have met Arriva in recent days, and I met my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Dr…02 Mar 2023HANSARDBus ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. The Government know how important bus services are to local communities across the country, which is why we recently announced additional…02 Mar 2023HANSARDBus ServicesI thank the hon. Member for his question. Plymouth City Council receives £85,000 a year through the bus service operators grant and has been allocated a total of £599,000 in…02 Mar 2023HANSARDBus ServicesThe hon. Member has clearly missed our announcement this morning of extra buses across the country—an extra £25 million going into York, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the West…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRoad ConditionDuring this Parliament, the Government are investing over £5 billion in highways maintenance for local authorities across England outside London. That is in addition to the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRoad ConditionThe hon. Lady should reflect on the fact that we have put £5 billion into pothole funding between 2020 and 2025, with millions of potholes being filled every year. The three-year…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to. I speak to National Highways on a regular basis. I will raise the hon. Gentleman’s point and write to him.02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsNational Highways has been working with the applicant and its transport consultants to resolve questions on this development. The applicant has not yet provided National Highways…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased that the hon. Gentleman welcomes the Windsor framework, which is a fantastic agreement with the European Union to resolve the issues that resulted from the Northern…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a champion for the people of Cornwall. The Department has no plans to introduce tolls anywhere else on the strategic road network, which is a long-standing…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted that my hon. Friend is pleased with the work that we are doing. She has been a real champion of it and has never failed to bend my ear at every opportunity. I hope…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that his local council, Bolton, is one of the best at information sharing with respect to taxi driving licences across the country. I hope that councils…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be absolutely delighted: I regularly drive on that road and it almost feels as if I have been meeting them, given the slowness of the traffic, particularly at junction 28.…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has made a massive case for investment in his constituency, including Bury market and this new transport infrastructure, which is indeed a great example. I will be…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Smart MotorwaysThe hon. Lady is right that several schemes are well under construction. National Highways felt that it would be more detrimental to stop construction, because doing so would…22 Feb 2023