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Recent PMQs Questions

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PMQs 2026-02-11

2026-02-11 Olly Glover
Partial Answer

My Oxfordshire constituents are sick of widespread potholes, particularly at Milton interchange, in Didcot and along the A417 serving Challow and Stanford in the Vale. Yet the Government are cutting f...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-02-11

2026-02-11 Peter Swallow
Partial Answer

The Government have delivered the funding needed to rebuild the new Frimley Park hospital after the Conservatives made empty, unfunded promises to my constituents. Now we urgently need to get on with ...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-01-14

2026-01-14 Marie Tidball
Partial Answer

Today’s Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement is a downpayment on the north of England’s future. I want my legacy to be “Two trains an hour Tidball” for our Penistone line. Will the Prime Minister mee...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

PMQs 2025-11-26

2025-11-26 Rachel Hopkins
Direct Answer

For years and years, rail fares have gone up and up, but that is set to change next year. Can the Prime Minister confirm that commuters in my constituency will see a saving of around £400 on their ann...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

PMQs 2025-11-19

2025-11-19 Connor Naismith
Partial Answer

Crewe railway station is the gateway to the north, and indeed the shop window for my constituency, with an average annual footfall of 4.5 million people. I am working with Cheshire East council on amb...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

PMQs 2025-11-05

2025-11-05 Ben Spencer
Partial Answer

People across the country are fed up with extensive and needless delays caused by road, rail and utility works happening at the same time because of a failure to co-ordinate. My Transport (Duty to Coo...

Answered by: David Lammy

PMQs 2025-09-03

2025-09-03 John Hayes
Partial Answer

Will the Prime Minister take steps to ensure that across every part of our kingdom, alongside the crosses of St George in England, St Patrick in Ireland, St Andrew in Scotland and the red dragon in Wa...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

PMQs 2025-07-16

2025-07-16 Emma Foody
Partial Answer

Successive Conservative Governments failed to invest in the transport infrastructure of the north-east, but the Labour Government are already changing that with the £1.8 billion that was recently secu...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

PMQs 2025-07-09

2025-07-09 Catherine Fookes
Partial Answer

I am delighted at the spending review commitment of £445 million for Welsh rail. A new station at Magor and Undy will take cars off the congested M4, offer greener journeys, and open doors for local r...

Answered by: The Prime Minister

PMQs 2025-05-21

2025-05-21 Julia Buckley
Partial Answer

With 15 Members from constituencies along the route already on board, will the Prime Minister support this railway development and urge the Office of Rail and Road to give WSMR’s open access applicati...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

Recent Ministerial Questions

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Road Maintenance Funding 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Clive Jones (Wokingham) (Liberal Democrat)
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The funding given to local authorities is woefully inadequate to maintain the roads, let alone improve them. While Department for Transport funding remains well below historical levels in real terms, ...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Support for Road Users 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage) (Liberal Democrat)
Partial Answer

In a recent incident at Uttoxeter's McDonald's roundabout, a car lost control and ploughed into the restaurant seating area. That is a collision hotspot, and the incident presents further evidence tha...

Answered by: Lilian Greenwood

Support for Road Users 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Jacob Collier (Burton and Uttoxeter) (Labour)
Partial Answer

What steps she is taking to support road users? In a recent incident at Uttoxeter's McDonald's roundabout, a car lost control and ploughed into the restaurant seating area. That is a collision hotspot...

Answered by: Lilian Greenwood

Rail Transport and Economic Growth 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Conservative)
Partial Answer

I was always on the reserve bench, but I am delighted to be called. On a serious point, Great British Railways and the Office of Rail and Road will potentially have a conflict of interest when decidin...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Rail Transport and Economic Growth 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Labour)
Direct Answer

On Tuesday, the Committee published, as well as the report on the Railways Bill, a report called “Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust”, which includes discussion of the rolling stock that ...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Rail Transport and Economic Growth 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (Liberal Democrat)
Partial Answer

Bath's hospitality sector depends heavily on weekend services, but Sunday services on Great Western Railway continue to be extremely unreliable, with long delays, packed trains and cancellations. The ...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Rail Transport and Economic Growth 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Rachel Hopkins (Luton South and South Bedfordshire) (Labour)
Partial Answer

Exciting infrastructure projects are under way in Luton South and South Bedfordshire and in the wider region, including the expansion of Luton airport, Universal Studios and the new town at Tempsford....

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Rail Transport and Economic Growth 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Rachel Hopkins (Luton South and South Bedfordshire) (Labour)
Direct Answer

What steps she is taking to help ensure that the rail transport system supports economic growth?...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Rail Fare Affordability 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham) (Conservative)
Partial Answer

Does the Minister accept that removing the cheapest fares in pursuit of a political slogan is not always in the best interests of the travelling public?...

Answered by: Keir Mather

Rail Fare Affordability 2026-02-12

2026-02-12 Christopher Vince (Harlow) (Labour/Co-operative)
Partial Answer

Does the Minister agree that the move to Great British Railways and renationalisation will mean a better-connected rail service that is safer and will bring prices down for commuters?...

Answered by: Keir Mather

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