Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2016
Garden Bridge
"I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman’s work on supporting hedgehogs. Perhaps he shares my view that, if there were fewer badgers, we might have more hedgehogs, but that was not a consideration in any discussion to do with the garden bridge.
I am not a nimby and I am …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2016
Garden Bridge
"I have great sympathy with my hon. Friend. Many other hon. Members across the country will look at this money and wonder why they have not been able to get something like this for something that is really needed in their area...."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2016
Garden Bridge
"I absolutely agree. I stick up for London. I believe that London, being a great capital city that is loved by the people who live here while being very open to tourism, does sometimes need special arrangements, for example policing. This, however, is something very different. Perhaps the problem for …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2016
Garden Bridge
"I thank the hon. Gentleman, and I am glad to hear that he has come to this debate with an open mind. Yes, as I am going to mention later, that is indeed one of the most dreadful things that will happen. It might not seem that important, but once …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2016
Garden Bridge
"The Minister might be aware that the Ramblers, an organisation that is not known to oppose anything that will help people to be able to walk, has made it clear that it opposes this, because one condition of going on to the bridge will be that people will not be …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2016
Garden Bridge
"None of this scrutiny would have taken place just because the NAO decided to do it. These things have happened because local people, local councillors, myself and others who are campaigning were so concerned about what was happening that we asked the NAO and Greater London Authority members to investigate. …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2016
Garden Bridge
"The Minister has said very little about some of the important criticisms that I made of the procurement process and the fact that scrutiny from City Hall was done by a company that was involved with the garden bridge. Can he tell us, in the secrecy of this Chamber, that …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 5th September 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will request that Heathrow Airport complies with all the conditions set out by the Airports Commission in its final report, published in July 2015, before making an announcement on airport expansion in the UK.
Answered by John Hayes
A number of important decisions on airport capacity were taken by the Government in December 2015, including to accept the case for expansion in the South-East and the three schemes shortlisted by the Airports Commission. However, we must take the time to get the decision right on a preferred scheme.
The Government believes it is essential that expansion via any of the shortlisted schemes is accompanied by a strong package of measures to mitigate the impacts on communities and the environment, and will set out any requirements in this area on a preferred scheme promoter in due course.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th May 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to change fire safety regulations governing staffing levels and other procedures on London Underground.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Fire safety regulations on London Underground are a matter for Transport for London (TfL), who have no plans to change them. TfL will continue to ensure that there are sufficient staff in place to maintain each London Underground station’s security, congestion, control and emergency plans, including adhering to minimum staffing levels where they exist.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th May 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of the fire safety regulations governing staffing levels and other procedures on London Underground.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Fire safety regulations on London Underground are a matter for Transport for London (TfL). Under London Underground’s new staffing model introduced in April 2016, all London Underground stations continue to be staffed during traffic hours in line with the London Underground Rule Book – which includes defined minimum numbers of staff at sub-surface stations as required by the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009.
The introduction of the new staffing model followed a review of individual stations’ Congestion Control and Emergency Plans, which identified various improvements to help maintain London Underground’s good safety record.