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HANSARD Northwich Railway Station: AccessibilityWe have seen some great examples across the country of where local stations have managed to attract third-party funding. What I am able to do is volunteer the time of the Rail…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Turner. It is a privilege to respond to this important debate on rail accessibility in rural areas, which plays a vital role in…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessI am reminded that Cumberland is one of our bus franchising pilot areas. So far, from just looking at our city regions as discussed earlier, we are investing money in those…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Vehicle Headlight Glare StandardsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) on securing this debate about the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Vehicle Headlight Glare StandardsWe will always keep all these considerations under review, but, as with anything, we will be evidence-led on the measures that we put in place, working with our international…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Vehicle Headlight Glare StandardsI heed the comments of my hon. Friend. Again, it is important that we are evidence-led, hence the commissioning of further research to drill down on the cause and effect. In…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Connected and Automated VehiclesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) on raising this important issue. What a…28 Oct 2025HANSARD A50/A500 CorridorI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The area is also home to exciting innovation, new technologies and advanced manufacturing. This Government absolutely understand the…20 Oct 2025HANSARD A50/A500 CorridorI begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier) on securing this debate and for speaking so passionately about transport in his…20 Oct 2025HANSARD A50/A500 CorridorI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. National Highways will work closely with regional partners to consider the opportunities along the corridor as part of this process.…20 Oct 2025HANSARDBus ServicesWe have the £3 bus fare cap in England, and we have committed to continuing that up to March next year. We will continue to keep our support for bus fares under review for the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDBus ServicesAs I intimated in last night’s debate, the Bill requires local transport authorities and bus providers to give training to their staff. They will also have the power to introduce…11 Sept 2025HANSARDBus Sector SupportI will continue to have active engagement through the interministerial group and will be delighted to share the excellent work this Government are doing to re-empower local areas…11 Sept 2025HANSARDBus Sector SupportI convened an extraordinary meeting of the UK bus manufacturing expert panel on 28 July, attended by the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, metro mayors and mayoral…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDriving Test AvailabilityWe are working hard to ensure that young people can book driving tests so that they can access opportunity in their local areas. We are recruiting and training more driving…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDriving Test AvailabilityObviously, there were some issues with the close of the South Shields driving test centre, but no capacity was lost as a result of that. We recognise the impact that high waiting…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDriving Test AvailabilityWe are absolutely committed to driving down the delays in these bookings. I would be delighted to chat further with the hon. Member to discuss the specific problems within her…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDriving Test AvailabilityWe inherited a broken system in which many learner drivers found themselves stuck in a frustrating limbo, unable to ditch their L-plates. We instructed the DVSA to take further…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDriving Test AvailabilityI hope the hon. Gentleman explained to his constituent the broken system that his party left for this country. We are absolutely determined to drive down waiting times. Thanks to…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPavement ParkingI encourage my hon. Friend to engage with his local authority to explore whether a TRO, as I mentioned in response to the previous question, would be appropriate in that instance.11 Sept 2025