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Lords Chamber
King’s Speech (4th Day) - Mon 22 Jul 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Leeds (Bshp - Bishops) The problems that we have with rail were mentioned earlier. - Speech Link
2: Lord Bradshaw (LD - Life peer) Such a move would bring fresh heart to the east Midlands, which is near the bottom of English regions - Speech Link
3: Lord Sikka (Lab - Life peer) These include contracts with East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry and the west coast operator. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Planning, the Green Belt and Rural Affairs - Fri 19 Jul 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Scott Arthur (Lab - Edinburgh South West) It stretches from the west end of Princes Street to the East Cairn hill, some 18 km to the south-west - Speech Link
2: Harriet Cross (Con - Gordon and Buchan) It is lovely to follow another girl from the north-east—although in my case it is the north-east of Scotland.It - Speech Link
3: Sharon Hodgson (Lab - Washington and Gateshead South) I also have to mention the excellent maiden speeches from my north-east colleagues, my hon. - Speech Link
4: Luke Myer (Lab - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) To the east are the rolling fields of East Cleveland—rural North Yorkshire at its best. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Bus Services: England - Tue 21 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) However, for the people I represent in rural mid and east Devon, not only are buses an essential part - Speech Link
2: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) If that sounds complicated, I should also add that the city is cut in two by Network Rail management - Speech Link
3: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) Rail Executive and Network Rail to forge ahead with their work towards restoring a station in the south - Speech Link
4: Paul Howell (Con - Sedgefield) Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton) said about the importance of rail links. - Speech Link
5: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) What the Labour party is proposing is a franchise policy without any fiscal assistance. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Richard Fuller (Con - North East Bedfordshire) What recent progress he has made on the East West Rail project. - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) For connection stage one of East West Rail. - Speech Link
3: Richard Fuller (Con - North East Bedfordshire) The connection of East West Rail from Bedford to Cambridge will cost the taxpayer an enormous amount - Speech Link
4: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) The East West Rail growth board, which, as my hon. - Speech Link
5: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) A monthly meeting is held with Network Rail and East Midlands Railway to discuss the introduction of - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Transport System: Failings - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Whitty (Lab - Life peer) We have had the Strategic Rail Authority, the Office of the Rail Regulator and now we have the Office - Speech Link
2: Lord Liddle (Lab - Life peer) It will not be a return to British Rail. - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) Vital to this is our ongoing work to upgrade the existing rail network, to improve rail operators’ performance - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 26 Oct 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) is being reinvested in the midlands. - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) of the improved rail connectivity that a western rail link could provide. - Speech Link
3: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) I regularly meet with Network Rail and train operators to discuss rail performance and services. - Speech Link
4: Richard Holden (Con - North West Durham) to reach a settlement in the north-east. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
West Coast Main Line Franchise - Tue 19 Sep 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) he will make a statement on the contractual and operational situation of the west coast main line franchise—and - Speech Link
2: Stephen Morgan (LAB - Portsmouth South) network, and for the second time in two days, the rail Minister has failed to turn up. - Speech Link
3: Jesse Norman (CON - Hereford and South Herefordshire) bus Minister, but today we have another rail replacement Minister. - Speech Link
4: Jesse Norman (CON - Hereford and South Herefordshire) It speaks very well of the rail Minister that he did visit, and engaged with my hon. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Railway Ticket Offices - Wed 13 Sep 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (CON - Witham) I invite him to Essex and to my constituency to visit our many rail stations. - Speech Link
2: Derek Thomas (CON - St Ives) The reason is that Penzance is the start of the British rail network. - Speech Link
3: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) I do not believe in the private sector model in rail provision. - Speech Link
4: Stephen Morgan (LAB - Portsmouth South) To name but a few: East Midlands Railway has 16 stations that would become unstaffed, with just daily - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 13 Jul 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Richard Foord (LDEM - Tiverton and Honiton) What steps he is taking to improve rail services. - Speech Link
2: Mark Harper (CON - Forest of Dean) The rail Minister, my hon. - Speech Link
3: Huw Merriman (CON - Bexhill and Battle) east coast main line upgrade. - Speech Link
4: Paul Howell (CON - Sedgefield) I thank the Minister for his answer, but the most critical rail infrastructure needed in the north-east - Speech Link
5: Huw Merriman (CON - Bexhill and Battle) Friend, who is a champion of rail in the north-east. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail - Wed 14 Jun 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Martin Vickers (CON - Cleethorpes) The rail sector is a force for good. - Speech Link
2: Iain Stewart (CON - Milton Keynes South) I am not just looking at ticketing reform within rail itself, but rail as part of the wider transport - Speech Link
3: Jack Brereton (CON - Stoke-on-Trent South) It is good, then, to see operators such as East Midlands Railway introducing a new form of season ticket - Speech Link
4: Huw Merriman (CON - Bexhill and Battle) attracting customers to rail. - Speech Link