Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

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Thursday 30th June 2022

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Trudy Harrison Portrait Trudy Harrison
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It is an absolute pleasure to respond to Mr Hydrogen on this issue, because we in the Department share his enthusiasm for hydrogen in the transport sector. We are looking at the RTFO to see how it could support hydrogen in transport more effectively while working with colleagues across the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to do the same.

Cat Smith Portrait Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab)
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I thank the Rail Minister, the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton), for her announcement on 18 June about more funding for the development of the line between Poulton-le-Fylde and Fleetwood. Will she reassure my constituents, who are important stakeholders in that potential reopening, that they will be consulted by Network Rail as plans develop?

Wendy Morton Portrait Wendy Morton
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I was really pleased that we were able to make that announcement. I assure the hon. Member that, as we continue with that, we will keep in touch with her and stakeholders as appropriate.