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HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayThat decision is yet to be taken, but in terms of the hon. Gentleman’s council and the money it is missing out on, it is disappointing to learn that in Chester the green bus…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayI thank the hon. Member for his question, but I refer him to the 31 trials currently ongoing throughout the country to identify how we can legislate in the safest possible way. We…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCondition of RoadsThe Department is investing more than £5 billion over this Parliament in local highways maintenance—enough to fill in millions of potholes a year and resurface roads throughout…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCondition of RoadsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend: hammering motorists is not the way to do it. Transport in London is devolved to the Greater London Authority and therefore decisions on…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCondition of RoadsActually, at the spending review, the Government announced £2.7 billion over the next three years for local road maintenance in places not receiving those city region settlements,…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayWe will of course look into my right hon. Friend’s suggestion, but over the past two years we have provided over £1.7 billion in covid-related support to the bus sector. The…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayThe Government remain absolutely committed to supporting the introduction of 4,000 zero-emission buses and achieving a zero-emission bus fleet. I had the joy of visiting a place…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCycling and WalkingI would like to stress that that advice is only on narrow roads, but I am delighted that my right hon. Friend has embraced cycling, because we want to see half of the journeys…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCycling and WalkingI am delighted to confirm that we have now appointed Chris Boardman as the acting CEO of Active Travel England, which I will be meeting after this session. [Official Report, 7…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCycling and WalkingThe Government plan to publish the second cycling and walking investment strategy in the spring.03 Feb 2022HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeMy hon. Friend makes a powerful case. I know that more can be done; I absolutely acknowledge that. Our calls for evidence will be published before this summer, so now is a good…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. That is all part of the conversation that he and I will have when we meet. Over the next week, I will look at arranging that meeting,…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeI thank my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) for opening the debate and for his continued championing of rural issues. I also thank my neighbour in Cumbria,…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeThe hon. Member makes a valid point. Although I am not the Minister with responsibility for roads—that is Baroness Vere of Norbiton—I will discuss exactly that point with her. I…26 Jan 2022HANSARDActive Travel EnglandI am pleased to inform the House that the Department for Transport is to create a new Executive Agency, Active Travel England, with its headquarters in York. This builds on the…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillYes; my hon. Friend makes a crucial point. She referred to her Pedicabs (London) Bill. I hope that it will have time for debate—if not today, in the very near future—and that I…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillWhat has come across more than anything in the debate is the appreciation for the taxi industry, not least during the pandemic, in providing essential services, often to the most…21 Jan 2022HANSARDDartford-Thurrock Crossing Annual Accounts 2020-21My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) has made the following ministerial statement: Under regulation 3 (1) (d) of…20 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once…19 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank hon. Members for their consideration of the instrument. I point out that it is less about HGVs and far more about motorcycles or small type C and D vehicles. It removes…19 Jan 2022