Mentions:
1: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) Prime Minister’s announcement on Sunday of the opening up of £200 million from the National Wealth Fund - Speech Link
2: Stevenson, Collette (SNP - East Kilbride) Sir Keir Starmer, in the Labour manifesto, committed to restoring development spending to 0.7 per cent - Speech Link
3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Ms Stevenson, I believe that you may have mentioned your constituency at the end of that question. - Speech Link
4: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) I am and always have been a great supporter of the Borders railway, but I do not remember that always - Speech Link
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 29 July 2024, Official Report, column 1037, which projects under the Restoring Your Railway programme will not go ahead.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Aside from Restore Your Railway projects currently at the RNEP ‘Deliver’ stage or in delivery/construction, all remaining Restore Your Railway originated projects are now being considered as part of preparations for the Spending Review. Ministers have been clear that not all projects will be able to proceed to delivery due to the challenging financial situation facing the Department.
Mentions:
1: Baroness Sater (Con - Life peer) The money would have funded projects such as the British Library north in Leeds, the National Railway - Speech Link
2: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) The cultural infrastructure fund was mentioned, but we have no detail on that. - Speech Link
3: Lord Freyberg (XB - Excepted Hereditary) for a £20 million emergency fund goes unanswered. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Heledd Fychan (Plaid Cymru - None) Considering the implications for Wales, for the Senedd and for all of the bodies we fund, it’s important - Speech Link
2: Heledd Fychan (Plaid Cymru - None) I asked if these were still your commitment as a Welsh Government. I received no response. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Clive Jones (LD - Wokingham) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. - Speech Link
2: Paul Kohler (LD - Wimbledon) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. - Speech Link
3: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. - Speech Link
4: Ann Davies (PC - Caerfyrddin) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. - Speech Link
5: Sarah Edwards (Lab - Tamworth) It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I thank my hon. - Speech Link
6: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) The restoring your railway programme has been cancelled. - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Mar. 05 2025
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: Wales, and obviously your own UCR.
Mentions:
1: Esther McVey (Con - Tatton) changes to employer national insurance contributions on police forces.It is a pleasure to serve under your - Speech Link
2: Esther McVey (Con - Tatton) Last month, we heard the Home Secretary announce a £200 million boost to neighbourhood policing to fund - Speech Link
3: Wendy Morton (Con - Aldridge-Brownhills) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I am grateful to my right hon. - Speech Link
4: Ben Maguire (LD - North Cornwall) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the right hon. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Ian Murray (Lab - Edinburgh South) investing nearly £1.4 billion into local growth projects in Scotland, creating the national wealth fund - Speech Link
2: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) With your indulgence, Mr Speaker, I wish Peter MacMahon well as he steps down as Scottish political editor - Speech Link
3: John Lamont (Con - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) Extending the Borders railway line to Hawick and Newcastleton and then on to Carlisle will boost jobs - Speech Link
4: Ian Murray (Lab - Edinburgh South) Friend’s constituency as part of the £200 million towns fund, as well as the biggest Budget settlement - Speech Link
5: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) We will invest in heritage buildings, restoring pride and ensuring that they serve the needs of local - Speech Link
Asked by: Kieran Mullan (Conservative - Bexhill and Battle)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the impact of the cancellation of the Restoring Your Railway programme on (a) regional connectivity and (b) economic development.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Aside from Restoring Your Railway (RYR) projects currently at the delivery stage or in construction, all remaining RYR-originated projects are now being considered as part of preparations for the Spending Review. Ministers have been clear that not all projects will be able to proceed to delivery due to the challenging financial situation facing the Department.
Mentions:
1: Anneliese Midgley (Lab - Knowsley) What steps she is taking to simplify railway ticketing. - Speech Link
2: Lindsay Hoyle (Spk - Chorley) I do not know who is doing your briefings—well, I suspect I do—but shorter questions would be helpful - Speech Link
3: Andrew Cooper (Lab - Mid Cheshire) What steps she is taking to improve the accessibility of railway stations for disabled people. - Speech Link
4: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield Heeley) London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express cancellations are down. - Speech Link