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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 January 2018.

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Photo of Chris Grayling Chris Grayling The Secretary of State for Transport 12:00, 18 January 2018

I echo the comments of Lilian Greenwood about the emergency services’ response last week. I pay tribute to all those who carried out works across the rail network over Christmas, giving up their Christmas holiday period for the investment programme.

I am proud to be from a party of opportunity. We are a party of opportunity that provided this country with its first woman Prime Minister. Today, we are the party that provides the first Muslim woman Minister to speak from the Government Dispatch Box—my hon. Friend Ms Ghani. I congratulate her, and I am very proud to sit alongside her today.