Mentions:
1: Earl of Devon (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Similarly, our national infrastructure is threatened by rising sea levels, with the main railway line - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) Planting trees and restoring peat, as well as tackling climate change and restoring biodiversity loss - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Anneliese Midgley (Lab - Knowsley) What steps she is taking to simplify railway ticketing. - Speech Link
2: Lindsay Hoyle (Spk - Chorley) I do not know who is doing your briefings—well, I suspect I do—but shorter questions would be helpful - Speech Link
3: Andrew Cooper (Lab - Mid Cheshire) What steps she is taking to improve the accessibility of railway stations for disabled people. - Speech Link
4: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield Heeley) London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express cancellations are down. - Speech Link
Asked by: Kieran Mullan (Conservative - Bexhill and Battle)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the impact of the cancellation of the Restoring Your Railway programme on (a) regional connectivity and (b) economic development.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Aside from Restoring Your Railway (RYR) projects currently at the delivery stage or in construction, all remaining RYR-originated projects are now being considered as part of preparations for the Spending Review. Ministers have been clear that not all projects will be able to proceed to delivery due to the challenging financial situation facing the Department.
Mentions:
1: Rachel Reeves (Lab - Leeds West and Pudsey) To girls and young women everywhere, I say: let there be no ceiling on your ambition, your hopes and - Speech Link
2: Rachel Reeves (Lab - Leeds West and Pudsey) I say to working people, I will not increase your national insurance, I will not increase your VAT, and - Speech Link
3: Rachel Reeves (Lab - Leeds West and Pudsey) First, I have always said that if you make Britain your home, you should pay your taxes here, too, so - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Dec. 11 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: The railway has to run better.
Apr. 29 2025
Source Page: Bristol City Docks and Portishead Pier Harbour Revision OrderFound: the borough fund the borough rate the district fund and the general district rate of the city
Sep. 03 2024
Source Page: Correspondence between Transport Scotland and Department for Transport regarding extension to the Borders Rail: EIR releaseFound: The Restoring Your Railways team are currently considering all the Borders Rail evidence before we consider
Mentions:
1: Samuel Kurtz (Welsh Conservative Party - None) Thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Leigh Ingham (Lab - Stafford) this House has considered the cultural contribution of Staffordshire.It is a pleasure to serve under your - Speech Link
2: Allison Gardner (Lab - Stoke-on-Trent South) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Edwards (Lab - Tamworth) It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate my hon. - Speech Link
4: Jacob Collier (Lab - Burton and Uttoxeter) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. - Speech Link
5: Max Wilkinson (LD - Cheltenham) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. - Speech Link
6: Karen Bradley (Con - Staffordshire Moorlands) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. - Speech Link
7: Saqib Bhatti (Con - Meriden and Solihull East) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. - Speech Link
8: Gareth Snell (LAB - Stoke-on-Trent Central) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. - Speech Link
Written Evidence Mar. 04 2025
Inquiry: Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bustFound: If you buy a house with a mortgage, the mortgage finances your house, but the work which pays your salary