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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
Hitachi Rail: Rail Travel Disruption

"My Lords, there are at least seven passenger train operating companies providing services on the east coast main line, and there is freight, which means that, on an intensively used line, any disruption or speed restriction, for example, has many knock-on effects. Does that not strengthen the case to increase …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Jul 2019
Railways: South-eastern Franchise

"My Lords, will the Minister clarify the press reports about franchising that have appeared today, indicating that the Government may give the state-owned LNER a five-year extension of its franchise?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Jun 2019
Railways: Newcastle and Edinburgh

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with train operators about additional train services between Newcastle and Edinburgh...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Jun 2019
Railways: Newcastle and Edinburgh

"Bearing in mind that the local stations along the line deserve a better service, will these trains be able to stop at intermediate stations or will capacity constraints mean that they have to run express from Newcastle to Edinburgh? For example, late-evening services are needed because 9 pm is a …..."
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Written Question
Aviation: Norway
Wednesday 13th February 2019

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to ensure the continuation of flights between the UK and Norway after the UK leaves the EU; and whether any UK–Norway air services agreement has been concluded.

Answered by Baroness Sugg

As part of prudent contingency planning for a no-deal scenario, officials in my Department are working closely with their counterparts in the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. We have agreed the detail of arrangements to ensure that, in a no deal scenario, air services will continue to operate and we expect a deal to be signed in the next few days.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Railways: East Coast Main Line

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government when new trains will be in service on the East Coast Main line between Newcastle and Edinburgh...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Railways: East Coast Main Line

"My Lords, the noble Baroness did not say very much about when these particular sections of the line will have the service. Because these new trains apparently interfere with the outdated signalling and points system on the east coast main line—and also, bizarrely, because the regulator thinks people might use …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jul 2018
Railways: CrossCountry

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Cross Country rail franchise, when re-let, continues to provide regular services to stations north of Newcastle...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jul 2018
Railways: CrossCountry

"Does the noble Baroness realise that CrossCountry is a key provider of train services from Berwick, Alnmouth and Morpeth, leading to 475,000 passenger journeys a year? Does she recognise that there are worrying suggestions in the consultation document to which she referred of,

“fewer calls at some stations”,

and fewer …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 May 2018
Railways: East Coast Main Line

"My Lords, who will employ the staff under this arrangement, and what assurances have been given to them about their future?..."
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