Transport for the South East

I was just about to mention the Dartford crossing, so I will of course give way.

That is very good timing—perhaps I should have let my hon. Friend continue. As he mentioned High ...

My hon. Friend has a similar issue about High Speed 1 to the one I have about Ashford. We believe...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing today’s debate. Does he agree that we have incredib...

Despite our political differences, I work very closely with the hon. Gentleman, who comes from fu...

On the Dartford crossing, does the hon. Gentleman agree that the concerns of the residents of Gra...

With any major transport project, that is absolutely essential if we are to have good will. A cro...

I thank the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) for securing this very important de...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I congratulate my hon. Friend the M...

The hon. Lady is making a really great speech, and I am enjoying listening to it. The Minister wi...

I agree, of course. As a fellow member of the APPG on Southern Rail, I agree with its recommendat...

It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Sir Henry.

I thank the hon. Member for B...

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point about the importance of the link between the coastal t...

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. One of the most depressing things imaginable is to d...

The hon. Gentleman mentioned both Brexit and Kent. The M20 in Kent very often becomes a lorry par...

When the hon. Gentleman mentioned Brexit and Kent, I thought he was going to announce the indepen...

It is an honour to speak under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Me...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Sir Henry. I congratulate the hon. Membe...

My hon. Friend’s speech about the region’s transport challenges is a tour de force, and I am grat...

I could not put that better than my hon. Friend has done. Toilets on trains are a public health i...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government must fully support the work of Slough Borough Counc...

It is crucial that local authorities such as Slough Borough Council have control over bus routes....

May I say what an adornment you are, Sir Henry, to the Chair in Westminster Hall, and may I congr...

The Minister’s Department is clearly doing a lot of work on this and is keen to see improvements ...

We are seeking to support the subnational transport bodies appropriately at each stage of their d...

Will the Minister give way?

I am afraid the hon. Gentleman may have to sit down for a second and let me answer the previous i...

The Minister mentioned Berkshire. I am from Slough, where we have not only the highest number of ...

As the hon. Gentleman will be aware, we make a lot of money available to local councils to suppor...

On that important point, the Minister knows I am very interested in the question of the A27 from ...

I was coming to the specific issues that have been raised. As the hon. Gentleman knows, the curre...

Does the Minister recognise that Transport for the North was absolutely clear that it wanted the ...

The hon. Lady will know that TfN became a statutory body literally weeks ago. These are very earl...

I will again draw on the electrification example and the words of sheer frustration coming from t...

It is certainly a helpful clarification that the shadow Minister’s comments apply only to rail. I...

indicated assent.

I am delighted. I congratulate the shadow Minister for sharing my commitment to the cycling and w...

Will the Minister give way?

I am sorry but I cannot; I have no time because I need to make way for my beloved colleague, my h...

I thank you for chairing what has been a really good-natured debate, Sir Henry, and your team for...