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HANSARDBus ManufacturingI understand that this will be a deeply concerning time for workers at Alexander Dennis and their families. It is important that the Government, at all levels, support British…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus ManufacturingThe £15.6 billion for regional transport projects over five years that we announced earlier this month will help to create a pipeline of investment for the zero emission bus…26 Jun 2025HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesDuring the passage of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill in the other place, we committed to writing to all local transport authorities asking them to pause the installation of a…26 Jun 2025HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesI entirely appreciate the problems that the hon. Member and her constituents have experienced as a result of Hammersmith bridge. Further information on the structures fund will be…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Again, it is local areas that are best placed to use the resources given to them. We do not have a magic money tree. I know that the Liberal Democrats have a supply of those, but…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus ManufacturingLabour mayors across the country are putting in orders for UK-manufactured buses, as we support bus travel in our towns and cities. The Scottish people will be asking questions…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTrain Frequency: Sutton and CheamRail services in Sutton and Cheam are supported by requirements on train operators to plan services and timetables to meet current and future passenger demand, ensuring value for…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTrain Frequency: Sutton and CheamServices returning to public ownership is a watershed moment for our railways and the beginning of our efforts to build Great British Railways, a new publicly owned organisation…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur long-term bus investment will support rural areas to improve local bus services. That is on top of the £712 million we have allocated to local authorities in 2025-26.26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for that question. I am studying the APPG’s report in detail. Illegal e-bikes are clearly dangerous and have no place on our roads. I…26 Jun 2025HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesThe Bus Services (No. 2) Bill will put power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders. It is intended to ensure that bus services reflect the needs of the…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As I said in my opening remarks, clause 1 does not account for the full scope of the Government’s ambition. The shadow Minister talked about incentives; I think the incentives for…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I think I speak for the majority of Committee members in saying that, as this is my first Bill Committee, I will be…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 2 removes the requirement for local transport authorities that are not mayoral combined authorities or mayoral combined county authorities to gain the Secretary of State’s…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thought the Liberal Democrats were the party of devolution, but they have a strange habit of wanting to tell local areas what to do and how to do it. Rural bus hubs are not yet…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The clause enhances the flexibility of franchising in terms of the areas that can be brought into such a scheme. The Government understand that there is a lack of clarity about…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I concede that, at the moment, it tends to be city regions that are looking at franchising, which is why we are doing the pilots to ensure that we have the template approach. We…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)What the shadow Minister failed to hear in my previous remarks is that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to buses. This could be done through franchising; it could be done…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will try not to repeat the comments that I have made already, but I will say to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham, that yes, the Conservative…24 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I thank all Members for their participation in today’s lively debate, spanning across the House. I do not intend to take interventions due to time, and out of courtesy to Members…02 Jun 2025