Rail (East Anglia)

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I have not considered military travel, although ther...

I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate and on her speech. For the benefit of the Min...

That is a fair point. We have all been united in our vision of wanting better services for our co...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. She has not mentioned the pre-eminent city ...

What a vision of loveliness my hon. Friend is, and I congratulate her on securing this important ...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and reinforces the point that investment in our rail infrastr...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. We have to be serious and we need to ensure that th...

From the point of view of my constituency, I emphasise the unity behind the proposals. My hon. Fr...

I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Perhaps we should have started a book on how many tim...

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If hon. Members would like to resume their seats, let me say that there is a wealth of East Angli...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend th...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) on securing the debate. ...

One of the sectors of the economy that has not been mentioned yet but is incredibly important to ...

I agree with my hon. Friend. There is also huge tourism potential in the region. Along the Norwic...

I declare an interest because of my rail ticket from Colchester to London. I believe that Colches...

Many key points have already been touched on, and we have heard a lot from hon. Members about the...

It is a pleasure, Mr Hollobone, to serve under your chairmanship. I add my voice to those congrat...

I call Ben Gummer.

12.1 pm

Thank you, Mr Bone.

A timely entry!

Very timely. It is a great privilege to be able to contribute to the debate. I apologise for havi...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the launch that took place yesterday at Liverpool Street station s...

I agree. My hon. Friend will know and I am sure that you, Mr Bone, will know very well that that ...

Does my hon. Friend agree that as well as the importance of the commuter lines down to London, th...

I entirely agree. It is remarkable—a wonder—to see what has been achieved in Cambridge. It is rem...

We hope soon to get the Cambridge Flyer extended to King’s Lynn and Norwich. Does my hon. Friend ...

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Order. Before the hon. Gentleman replies, I remind the Chamber and people who may have arrived la...

Thank you for your guidance, Mr Bone. I am glad that I have no more than a minute left to contrib...

Will the hon. Lady briefly spell out all the improvements that the Labour Government made to the ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I am sorry that Mr Hollobone had to l...

Labour took action in government, and I am happy to say that transport spending in the eastern re...

It is simply not true that the Government are slashing spending on our railways. We have embarked...

I am sorry that the Minister felt the need to spell that out, because she is wrong. She is cuttin...

Order. If Mr Shelbrooke wants to intervene, would he mind standing, rather than grunting from a s...

Thank you, Mr Bone.

It is regrettable that the Government have added to the uncertainty abo...

I join other hon. Members in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Cof...

Order. On the point about loudly and clearly, it would help if the Minister faced forward, so tha...

Thank you for that steer, Mr Bone.

Later this month, we will publish our high-level output ...

Will the Minister reflect on a comment made by my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (Mr Ye...

I agree that a long franchise can give many more opportunities for a train operator to innovate, ...

Will the Minister give way?

I am afraid I do not have time; I have only a couple of minutes left.

As for aspirations su...

Order.