Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, in the House of Commons, led by Heidi Alexander.

Road and Rail Projects

Statement on road and rail projects.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 770 cc815-837
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Heidi Alexander | 770 cc815-7 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on how we are reconnectin...; Caroline Nokes | 770 c818 (Link to this contribution)
Before I call the shadow Secretary of State, I remind the Transport Secretary that it was always ...; Gareth Bacon | 770 cc818-9 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.
I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for a...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c819 (Link to this contribution)
Sometimes I wonder what alternative reality the hon. Gentleman is living in. Network North may ha...; Caroline Nokes | 770 c819 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Chair of the Select Committee.; Ruth Cadbury | 770 c820 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the statement, and I am sure that the Roads Minister will ensure that the various road ...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c820 (Link to this contribution)
I can assure my hon. Friend that the schemes that are going ahead have been subject to a very rob...; Caroline Nokes | 770 c820 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.; Gideon Amos | 770 cc820-1 (Link to this contribution)
People around the country have been plagued and let down by a transport system that was completel...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c821 (Link to this contribution)
I can assure the hon. Gentleman that I will do everything in my power to ensure that future trans...; Laurence Turner | 770 c821 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the statement, and thank the Transport Secretary for all the positive engagement that s...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c821 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot possibly compete with those railway puns, but I am delighted that my hon. Friend’s const...; Rebecca Smith | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for her statement, but I am really disappointed that the TavyRail ...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
We are keeping a number of schemes under review, and we will set out a pipeline of future infrast...; Leigh Ingham | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
The announcement of upgrades to the northbound M54-M6 junction is hugely welcome. It will make ge...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question. We will set out the timetable for the delivery ...; Edward Leigh | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
For 30 long and weary years, my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers) a...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
I feel that I am making progress, because the last time the right hon. Gentleman asked me a quest...; Rachel Hopkins | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
Transport is the backbone of our economy, so the record £92 billion investment in rail and road p...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c822 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a fair point: stations need to be welcoming and attractive places. I am plea...; Wendy Morton | 770 c823 (Link to this contribution)
However the Secretary of State dresses this up, her Labour Government, aided by Mayor Parker, are...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c823 (Link to this contribution)
We will set out more detail on the midlands rail hub in due course. I simply observe that when th...; Derek Twigg | 770 c823 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on her statement, and welcome the investments in transport. L...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c823 (Link to this contribution)
Let me assure my hon. Friend that I am in frequent discussions with the Mayor for the Liverpool c...; Tim Farron | 770 c823 (Link to this contribution)
A few weeks ago I was in Eamont Bridge and met a retired police officer, who shared with me his e...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c823 (Link to this contribution)
As I said in response to a previous question, we will set out the delivery timetable for all the ...; Navendu Mishra | 770 cc823-4 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, and I particularly thank her for the announcement j...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c824 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to hear that my hon. Friend welcomes the record investment in city regions that the ...; Jeremy Wright | 770 c824 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State has made reference to those areas of the country that wanted transport inf...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c824 (Link to this contribution)
With respect to HS2, one of the benefits is that when the high-speed trains move on to new lines,...; Amanda Hack | 770 c824 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and for the significant investment in transport...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c824 (Link to this contribution)
Our local roads have a key role to play in driving growth across the UK and across the area my ho...; Steve Darling | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
Just one large storm could sever the rail network at Dawlish, so will the Secretary of State comm...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
We have had to prioritise our funding on the schemes that will make the greatest difference for p...; Olivia Bailey | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Secretary of State on an ambitious but fully funded and deliverable plan to re...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend, which is why, for the first time in years, this Government ...; Andrew Murrison | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State is a Wiltshire MP, so she will be very familiar with the town of Westbury,...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
I will need to write to the right hon. Gentleman about the Westbury scheme. I will make sure that...; Catherine Fookes | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the ramped up spending that the Secretary of State has announced today and the £445 mil...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c825 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has been a fearsome advocate for the station at Magor and Undy. She will know that...; Ann Davies | 770 c826 (Link to this contribution)
Spiralling costs mean that Wales is owed at least £4 billion from HS2, yet, as the hon. Member fo...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c826 (Link to this contribution)
We are seeing a step change in the amount of funding that this Government are putting into the We...; Imran Hussain | 770 c826 (Link to this contribution)
Much of what is in today’s statement is of course welcome, but for places such as Bradford that h...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c826 (Link to this contribution)
I am very aware of the case that my hon. Friend and the leader of Bradford council have put forwa...; Mark Francois | 770 c826 (Link to this contribution)
The largest road programme in the UK is the lower Thames crossing from Tilbury to Gravesend. It i...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c827 (Link to this contribution)
One of the first things I did when I came into this post was to agree with the Treasury that we w...; Steve Race | 770 c827 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for the statement, and I welcome the long-overdue and funded commi...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c827 (Link to this contribution)
I agree that accessibility at railway stations is critical. Obviously, it is key for disabled mem...; Gavin Williamson | 770 c827 (Link to this contribution)
The M54-M6 link road in my constituency is something that my constituents and I have long campaig...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c827 (Link to this contribution)
I can give the right hon. Gentleman that assurance. I want to see spades in the ground as soon as...; Jas Athwal | 770 c827 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for her pragmatic approach to government, rat...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
I had a meeting with my right hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) recently, w...; Cameron Thomas | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
Improved rail links are vital to support the planned developments around Ashchurch and Northway i...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
If I may, I will write to the hon. Gentleman with the details he requests.; Chris Bloore | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and, more importantly, for her commitment to the...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
I would be delighted to visit the constituency of my hon. Friend, who is a great champion for Red...; Nusrat Ghani | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
Obviously, the Secretary of State has an open invitation to visit Crowborough and Wadhurst statio...; Martin Vickers | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
I will follow on from the Secretary of State’s reply to my right hon. Friend the Member for Gains...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c828 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a compelling case. As I said, we prioritised the schemes that we have an...; Rachael Maskell | 770 c829 (Link to this contribution)
In the year of the 200th anniversary of the railways, my rail city of York will greatly welcome t...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c829 (Link to this contribution)
If my hon. Friend writes to me with further details of the access issues at the rear of York stat...; Sarah Dyke | 770 c829 (Link to this contribution)
Residents in Somerton and Langport are isolated from the railway line that runs right through the...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c829 (Link to this contribution)
We will publish an integrated national transport strategy later this year to address precisely th...; James Naish | 770 c829 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for her statement. I welcome the announcements about the A46 bypas...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c829 (Link to this contribution)
I believe that my hon. Friend and some of his east midlands colleagues are meeting the Rail Minis...; Bernard Jenkin | 770 c830 (Link to this contribution)
How can I possibly welcome the Secretary of State’s statement when, by her own admission, she has...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c830 (Link to this contribution)
The simple truth is that we inherited a series of commitments that could not be afforded, so we h...; Jacob Collier | 770 c830 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the improvements to the A38 and the midlands rail hub, which will mean 300 extra trains...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c830 (Link to this contribution)
I can assure my hon. Friend that we will look carefully at the A50 scheme as part of our planning...; Jim Allister | 770 c830 (Link to this contribution)
We in Northern Ireland had a salutary experience recently when a major road project on our A5 was...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c830 (Link to this contribution)
I can assure the hon. Gentleman that the environmental impacts of all road schemes are considered...; Peter Swallow | 770 c830 (Link to this contribution)
When Heathrow airport sets out its growth plans, a key component of them will be the plans for im...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c831 (Link to this contribution)
We expect any promoter of an expanded Heathrow to consider how people will get to and from the ai...; Blake Stephenson | 770 c831 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the commitment to deliver East West Rail. Sticking with the railways, will the Secretar...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c831 (Link to this contribution)
I would need to write to the hon. Gentleman with the details on junction 13 of the M1. I hear the...; Andy McDonald | 770 c831 (Link to this contribution)
In my four years as shadow Transport Secretary, the issue of electrification was never far from t...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c831 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a powerful case. That case is why, even if we are not committing funding in ...; Caroline Voaden | 770 c831 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Minister’s statement, and it is good that Devon made it on to the map—just. Many on...; Nusrat Ghani | 770 c832 (Link to this contribution)
“Your Department”—anyone would assume that I was running Transport. I was a Minister in that Depa...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c832 (Link to this contribution)
In the past couple of weeks, we announced Project Reach, which will improve mobile connectivity i...; Anna Gelderd | 770 c832 (Link to this contribution)
Boosting growth and prosperity across the country, and especially in rural and coastal areas, is ...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c832 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend was in contact with me directly a couple of days ago about mobile connectivity imp...; Joe Robertson | 770 c832 (Link to this contribution)
As the Secretary of State knows, the biggest connectivity issue for the Isle of Wight is its ferr...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c832 (Link to this contribution)
I understand the importance of a reliable and affordable ferry service. The Isle of Wight’s ferry...; Dave Robertson | 770 cc832-3 (Link to this contribution)
Today’s announcement is great news for people across Lichfield, Burntwood and the villages. To th...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c833 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is clearly at the heart of all the action today. Having accepted an invitation to ...; David Chadwick | 770 c833 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State said that she was reconnecting Britain, and then proceeded to mention Wale...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c833 (Link to this contribution)
I can assure the hon. Gentleman that this Government have not given up on Wales—in fact, it is th...; Andrew Cooper | 770 c833 (Link to this contribution)
The fight for the Middlewich eastern bypass started more than 40 years ago, and after all these y...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c833 (Link to this contribution)
I am really pleased to be able to announce today the green light for the Middlewich bypass. I kno...; Martin Wrigley | 770 c834 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for greenlighting the work on the A382 into Newton Abbot. That wil...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c834 (Link to this contribution)
As I said in response to the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling), we have already heavily inve...; Josh Fenton-Glynn | 770 c834 (Link to this contribution)
The previous Government dodged vital infrastructure decisions for 14 years, so I am glad that thi...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c834 (Link to this contribution)
As I have said, there is a number of very worthy rail schemes which, although funding may not hav...; Robin Swann | 770 c834 (Link to this contribution)
The Northern Ireland Minister for Infrastructure informed me this morning that her Department is ...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c834 (Link to this contribution)
Although I have not personally had any direct engagement, it may be that the Rail Minister or my ...; Josh MacAlister | 770 c835 (Link to this contribution)
People across Cumbria will warmly welcome the decision made by the Secretary of State about the d...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c835 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has spoken to me directly about this in the past couple of days. I know that the R...; Helen Morgan | 770 c835 (Link to this contribution)
The A483 that runs between Welshpool and Oswestry is a key economic artery for the Marches region...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c835 (Link to this contribution)
I would be very happy to ask my hon. Friend the Minister for the Future of Roads to take that mee...; Connor Naismith | 770 c835 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome today’s announcements that will see improvements in the performance on the west coast m...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c835 (Link to this contribution)
I shall write to my hon. Friend about the detail of the midlands north-west rail link. As we esta...; Mark Ferguson | 770 c836 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State and the Minister for the Future of Roads will be surprised that I am going...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c836 (Link to this contribution)
I agree 100%. Mayor Kim McGuinness is a fearsome advocate for her region. The first day I met her...; Jonathan Davies | 770 c836 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and the Minister for the Future of Roads for her...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c836 (Link to this contribution)
I would expect all road schemes that we are announcing today to contribute to our public transpor...; Caroline Nokes | 770 c836 (Link to this contribution)
I call Markus Campbell-Savours to ask the final question.; Markus Campbell-Savours | 770 c836 (Link to this contribution)
Like many Cumbrians, I am delighted and relieved that the Government have agreed funding for the ...; Heidi Alexander | 770 c837 (Link to this contribution)
Last but not least, Madam Deputy Speaker. The A66 is a vital scheme that will not only reduce jou...; Bernard Jenkin | 770 c837 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In my 33 years in this House it has always been the pr...; Caroline Nokes | 770 c837 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. That is not a matter for the Chair, but I am s...
Subjects: Construction Finance Infrastructure Railway stations Railways Railway network Roads Repairs and maintenance
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