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HANSARDCommunity Transport OperatorsThe hon. Gentleman has mixed up two distinct types of services: community transport, and regular bus services. Over £1 billion is spent on concessionary travel, and over £250…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity Transport OperatorsI am more than happy to meet the hon. Gentleman, because I am concerned about the cases that he has raised. I am also concerned that information is not filtering through, and that…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise my hon. Friend’s passionate and persistent campaigning on behalf of her constituents and the businesses in Erewash. I also recognise the disruption that HS2 causes for…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share the hon. Gentleman’s frustration, but that is actually already illegal. I am working with a number of charities, including Guide Dogs, to ensure they can complain…18 Jul 2019HANSARDRail Station AccessibilityYou may have noticed, Mr Speaker, that most of our rail infrastructure is Victorian. That is why we have made £300 million available for the Access for All programme, which will…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity Transport OperatorsCommunity transport is incredibly important for both urban and rural communities, and in March the Department took steps to protect community transport operators so that they can…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity Transport OperatorsI am more than happy to celebrate the work of Bristol Community Transport; Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership, which is in or close to the hon. Lady’s constituency,…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity Transport OperatorsThat is a fantastic question. My right hon. Friend has captured my imagination, and that of the Roads Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton North (Michael Ellis). I…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTransport for Vulnerable Children: Driver TrainingMy hon. Friend touches on an important piece of work that is being carried out across a number of Departments, including the Home Office and the Department for Education, and in…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTransport for Vulnerable Children: Driver TrainingWe work across government to ensure that safeguarding practice is as safe as it can be in the taxi and private hire sector. The issue has been discussed at an inter-ministerial…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am disappointed that my hon. Friend can no longer support the project, because I know he understands the power of investing in infrastructure and how important this line is to…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTransportI thank the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Laura Smith) for her support for the Bill. She referred to businesses. There are 2,000 businesses already involved on the line and…16 Jul 2019HANSARDTransportI thank the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Laura Smith) for her support for the Bill. She referred to businesses. There are 2,000 businesses already involved on the line and…16 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillMy right hon. Friend has raised the important issue of transparency and the need for data to be up to date. Members of Parliament who are working hard for their constituents need…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillIt has been a pleasure to hear so many passionate speeches about the power of transport to transform the outcomes of our constituencies and our country. Even though there have…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI will be delighted to give way to my hon. Friend, as I referenced him earlier, but he was not in the Chamber.15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. In 2015, the Government decided to accelerate the construction of the section of High Speed 2 between the west midlands…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Billindicated assent. The House forthwith resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee (England) (Standing Order No. 83M(3)). [Dame Rosie Winterton in the Chair ]15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The NDAs that HS2 has are fundamentally to ensure that it can continue to work with businesses, communities and local authorities on issues that…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI want to put on the record my thanks to James for doing such fantastic work. My hon. Friend raised an important point. It should not be up to Members and their staff to…15 Jul 2019