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HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. Obviously, a huge amounts of engagement has gone on, and in deciding on the location, extensive optioneering work has also…20 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesThere is one thing on which I want to be really clear, because I can hear the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley chuntering from the Front Bench. Let me be absolutely clear that…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesI want to make some progress first. I assure the House that, together with industry, we are looking at how to keep vital freight, medicine and fuel running. We should be in no…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, but this evening the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) and her colleagues have the opportunity to stand with Members…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesLet me start by thanking right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to this very important debate, although I note the rather empty Opposition Benches and I contrast that…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Portishead RailwayAs I set out earlier, I can assure the hon. Lady and my right hon. Friend that the Department —this Government—will continue to work closely with the West of England Combined…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeCan I make progress, or is the intervention related to that point?14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeAs I have said, I will not be drawn into what the future of freight plan will set out, as I am sure my hon. Friend will understand. However, I can say that the plan will be coming…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeAs I have said, we will have to wait until the plan comes forward. In broader terms, I want to touch on the way in which hon. Members—particularly my hon. Friend the Member for…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeI will set out in the process in a bit more detail, but if there are specific technical points I am happy to follow up in writing on what I can and cannot do, given the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeWhat a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship today in Westminster Hall, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa) for…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Portishead RailwayI appreciate what my right hon. Friend is saying, but obviously there is a process that I and the Department must go through. When it comes to the Government’s commitment to rail,…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Portishead RailwayI hear my hon. Friend’s comments and recognise that the project runs beyond the boundaries of the North Somerset constituency. The proposal is now part of MetroWest, a third-party…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Portishead RailwayI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on securing this debate on the future of Portishead railway. He has been a passionate advocate of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways Headquarters: Swindon’s BidI thank my hon. Friend for that correction. Just last month, I was here in Westminster Hall to debate the merits of Derby as a potential location for the Great British Railways…24 May 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways Headquarters: Swindon’s BidIt is a privilege and honour to be in Westminster Hall today. I want to start by thanking my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland) for…24 May 2022HANSARDUnion Connectivity ReviewMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has asked me to pass on his apologies; he is absent from oral questions as he is attending the International Transport Forum annual…19 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for Grove station. Of course, I would be happy to meet him to discuss what future options might be available.19 May 2022HANSARDDiesel-only Trains: DecommissioningThe hon. Lady highlights exactly why electrification of our railways is so important and also the importance of British research, British innovation and British businesses’…19 May 2022HANSARDDiesel-only Trains: DecommissioningWe remain committed to phasing out diesel-only trains by 2040, and have electrified almost 800 miles of track in the past four years alone to support that goal.19 May 2022