Heidi Alexander

Heidi Alexander

Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP

Labour
House of CommonsActive

Member since 3 July 2024

Recent Debate Contributions

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Road and Rail Projects

07/07/2025Commons

52 contributions
Last but not least, Madam Deputy Speaker. The A66 is a vital scheme that will not only reduce journey times but improve safety, unlock the delivery of...
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I would expect all road schemes that we are announcing today to contribute to our public transport objectives and improve the walking and cycling envi...
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Transport: Economic Growth

25/06/2025Commons

8 contributions
The mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool—Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram—have made a strong case for improving rail connectivity between their t...
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This Government’s industrial strategy sets out the sectors that have the potential to deliver economic growth and for which are competing internationa...
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The hon. Lady will know that these matters are constantly kept under review. We have constrained capacity on the rail network and need to balance the ...
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I understand the importance of accessibility at rail stations, such as Sleaford in the hon. Lady’s constituency, and she is right that feasibility wor...
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Topical Questions

25/06/2025Commons

7 contributions
My hon. Friend has been a fearsome champion for this rail investment, and I am delighted that over the next 10 years we will be spending more than £44...
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Baroness Casey has rightly brought this issue into sharp focus, and as I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson), we ar...
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HS2 Reset

17/06/2025Commons

38 contributions
I have said on a number of occasions that billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money has been wasted by constant scope changes, ineffective contracts and ...
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If the hon. Gentleman had bothered to read the spending review last week, he would have seen that the Government have committed £25 billion over the n...
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill

10/06/2025Commons

6 contributions
Supply is constrained at the moment; the UK has one commercial production facility, in Immingham. We need to build investor confidence to commercialis...
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There is more detailed design work to do on all that, and we will work alongside industry to ensure that we have a workable proposition. The mechan...
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Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]

01/06/2025Commons

18 contributions
If I may, I will write to the hon. Gentleman to confirm that point, but I understand why he is keen to raise it. In conclusion, I would say that fo...
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I will make some progress. I am conscious that a number of Members want to speak, and I would like to allow as many people as possible to make contrib...
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Topical Questions

14/05/2025Commons

8 contributions
As tempting as the hon. Lady’s invitation is, I regret that I will not be able to do that, and I will not commit the Roads Minister to it either, but ...
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I am aware that feasibility studies have been done on 50 Access for All stations, and we are reviewing the outcomes of those studies. I apologise to t...
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Economic Growth

14/05/2025Commons

7 contributions
The up to £150 million of savings that the taxpayer can enjoy as a result of train operating companies coming back into public ownership are the saved...
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I really do not know how many times I have to say this to the hon. Gentleman. I met him a couple of days ago, and I explained that our process for bri...
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Rail Services: North Wales

14/05/2025Commons

3 contributions
I can see that Mr Speaker is smiling; I congratulate the right hon. Lady on her ingenuity in working in a question about the midlands. She is right to...
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The uplift in service levels between London and Holyhead from this Sunday is indeed welcome, and I agree that a reliable service being delivered for t...
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