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HANSARDRail Connectivity: Leicester, Coventry and NottinghamMy hon. Friend is another passionate advocate for rail and he is absolutely right. The IRP has committed a massive £96 billion for the midlands and the north over the next 30…08 Feb 2022HANSARDRail Connectivity: Leicester, Coventry and NottinghamThe hon. Lady is nodding. The pipeline approach is designed to ensure that future rail projects are properly planned and scrutinised to deliver maximum value and benefit to rail…08 Feb 2022HANSARDRail Connectivity: Leicester, Coventry and NottinghamI will come on to some of the investments we have been making, but let us not lose sight of the fact that we are investing a massive £96 billion in the midlands and the north…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineI think I was very clear in my response to the right hon. Gentleman, when I set out the situation with regards to the CRSTS, which was set out in the IRP, and then explained how…08 Feb 2022HANSARDRail Connectivity: Leicester, Coventry and NottinghamI will continue to conclude. I thank the hon. Member for Leicester East for securing this debate and shining a spotlight on rail connectivity between Leicester, Coventry and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDRail Connectivity: Leicester, Coventry and NottinghamI congratulate the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe) on securing this debate about rail connectivity between Leicester, Coventry and Nottingham. The cities of…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineIf the right hon. Gentleman will let me continue with the CRSTS point, I will come to a further point about the absence of a new devolution deal, which will perhaps help address…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineIt is a pleasure to be able to respond to the points that have been raised during today’s debate, Mr Hollobone. First, though, I thank the hon. Member for Washington and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDModern Railway: 200th AnniversaryI am more than happy to pick up on that point. If my right hon. Friend wants to tell me more about his local station, which he is clearly passionate about supporting, I would be…03 Feb 2022HANSARDModern Railway: 200th AnniversaryThe 200-year anniversary is an important one. I recall many visits to the National Railway Museum when I was a kid; we used to go on school visits there. On the hon. Lady’s point…03 Feb 2022HANSARDModern Railway: 200th AnniversaryRailways are a product of Britain’s rich history of engineering innovation and the 200-year anniversary is a nationally important moment to mark and celebrate. The Department for…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSouth Western RailwayI share my hon. Friend’s frustration and, as I said in response to earlier questions, we have been supporting the industry heavily throughout covid-19. During the omicron part of…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSouth Western RailwayWe absolutely do take passengers —[Laughter.] We absolutely do take passengers very, very seriously. I assure the hon. Gentleman of that, and I am not taking any nonsense such as…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSouth Western RailwayI assure my hon. Friend that the Department continues to work closely with rail operators, as we work through mitigating the impact of staff absences on rail services. I assure…03 Feb 2022HANSARDTicket InspectionMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and he is right to take this seriously. I can assure him that the Department continues to encourage train operators to prioritise revenue…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSouth Western RailwayAs I explained to the hon. Lady, my officials and I are in regular dialogue with SWR, working hard on the issue of services, because we absolutely understand that it is what…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSouth Western RailwayAlong with Department officials, I am in regular dialogue with South Western Railway about its service levels. I have also recently met all managing directors of the train…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayAs I explained earlier, we are working closely with the rail operators as they mitigate the impact of staff absences on rail services. Obviously, as restrictions are lifted and…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayI know that my hon. Friend takes a close interest in this issue on behalf of his constituents, as I would expect. I would be very happy to have a meeting with him, at which he can…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this matter today, and I appreciate the incident on Sunday near Haddiscoe will undoubtedly have caused disruption to passengers, but I…03 Feb 2022