Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Heaton-Harris and Layla Moran

Thursday 28th January 2021 Commons Chamber

[Chris Heaton-Harris]

I am fully aware, as is every single person in the industry, that we will need to entice and encourage passengers back when they are allowed to travel on our trains. And yes, the hon. Lady is absolutely right: our stations need to be more friendly, more welcoming, more accessible and spotless—and they will be. To accelerate the programme of tactile paving, we have included it as part of our core scope for accessible routes installed under the Access for All programme, so I hope that she will see some changes when she returns to public transport.

[Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon) (LD)]

What plans his Department has for the paused Oxford-Cambridge expressway project.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Heaton-Harris and Layla Moran

Thursday 30th January 2020 Commons Chamber

[Chris Heaton-Harris]

I thank my hon. Friend for her question. She is obviously going to be a doughty campaigner for Stourbridge. This Government have worked to make sure that progress continues. We have devolved £321.5 million to the excellent Mayor, Andy Street, in the West Midlands Combined Authority, as part of the £2.5 billion transforming cities fund, of which £207 million has been allocated to fund this extension.

[Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon) (LD)]

I of course welcome any review of the Oxford to Cambridge expressway, but my constituents are worried that it is going to lead to more delays to improvements on the A34, in particular safety improvements and work on the Lodge Hill junction, which I understand is further delayed. Can the Minister reassure my constituents that there is no way any dither and delay on the Oxford to Cambridge expressway will affect improvements to the A34?