Transport
Rail, roads, public transport, infrastructure
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 282PMQs 2026-09-09
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Mr Speaker—I apologise. BT Openreach identified Liverpool as one of its 30 national hubs. However, in July this year, it decided to pull out of Liverpool, leading to the ...
PMQs 2026-09-02
I am delighted that North Somerset is finally getting two fantastic new stations at Pill and Portishead with the reopening of the railway line, but—and I hate to sound greedy—with Bristol airport's po...
PMQs 2026-09-02
A wise man recently called for “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart.” In Croydon, these cannot come soon enough. Gatwick's expansion could provide Croydon's young people with world-c...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Constituents in western North Shropshire were delighted when road investment strategy 3 was announced, because a roundabout at the desperately dangerous Llynclys crossroads came a step closer as part ...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Stourbridge is famous for many things: the glass industry, Jude Bellingham—[ “Hear, hear!”]—Robert Plant and, most importantly, the Stourbridge shuttle, the UK's shortest railway line at just 0.8 mile...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Two years on, my constituents enjoy greater rights at work due to wage increases. Thousands are better off, children lifted from poverty, and tens of millions in funding have been given to communities...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Will the Deputy Prime Minister join me in welcoming Bev's pledge to extend free travel on public transport to all 11 to 18-year-olds, so all our young people in Greater Manchester can have the indepen...
PMQs
Following last Friday's train collision south of Bedford, the emergency response from Bedfordshire police, the British Transport police, Bedfordshire fire and rescue service, the East of England ambul...
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that our town and local centres are the lifeblood of our economy? Will he confirm that this Labour Government will do what it takes to unlock the potential of our local...
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The 10-year bus pipeline shows demand for zero emission buses will double by 2030, but in Scotland, jobs are being lost due to overseas competition. Will the Prime Minister designate bus manufacturing...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 3037Employment: Rural Areas
What will the Minister do to lobby his colleagues across Government to help support more rural job creation in Essex?...
Topical Questions 2026-09-14
Students on the Manhood peninsula in my constituency have no access to post-16 education unless they travel into the city to go to the brilliant Chichester college, and those parents who are paying fo...
Topical Questions 2026-09-14
I have been contacted by students, parents and teachers in my constituency telling me that the cost of transport is a key barrier to accessing education and other opportunities. A 19-year-old told me ...
Topical Questions 2026-09-10
The Prime Minister was right last week to say that too many buses are being bought from abroad. The 10% social value commitment from combined mayoral authorities following the conclusion of the bus ma...
Topical Questions 2026-09-10
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. The questioner argues that the government's approach to introducing legislation is too bureaucratic and has resulted in absurdities l...
Topical Questions 2026-09-08
I was pleased to see that the Chancellor was in the west midlands yesterday meeting manufacturing apprentices alongside Mayor Richard Parker. What conversations has he had with the mayor about using n...
Topical Questions 2026-09-08
If the Treasury wants a quick trick to increase tax receipts from new employment, may I suggest that the Chancellor takes steps to boost rural bus connectivity? North Norfolk has independent operators...
Regional Funding 2026-09-08
What words of comfort can the Minister give to Salisbury residents? Since this Government came in, we have seen the lowest settlement or one of the lowest three settlements on police funding and local...
Public Sector Productivity 2026-09-08
Public sector productivity is improving, with the latest Office for National Statistics figures showing output continuing to grow faster than inputs. Can the Minister confirm that the Government expec...
Public Sector Productivity 2026-09-08
What steps he is taking to improve public sector productivity. The public sector is 20% of our national output, offering a major opportunity for the Government to improve national productivity. Was it...