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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Mar 2019
Brexit: British Airlines

"My Lords, is it not the case that this is only a 12-month deal and it will cover only the routes that currently exist? It means that British airlines will not be able to develop new routes during that period...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Feb 2019
HS2: Electricity Supply

"My Lords, when are the Government going to kill this white elephant off and switch the funding to rail schemes around the country that are starved of investment?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
Transport: Freight Services

"My Lords, if the Government are to give the regions the opportunity to make these decisions, would it not be sensible to ring-fence funding for all the regions so that they can spend that money?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Railways: East Coast Main Line

"My Lords, how can the Secretary of State keep his job? What has happened to ministerial accountability for this shambles?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 29 Oct 2018
Railways: Fares

"My Lords, the Government say that they have cheap rail tickets for young people and for old people. What about the hard-pressed people who are trying to get to work and paying extortionate rail fares?..."
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Written Question
Department for Transport: Reviews
Thursday 26th July 2018

Asked by: Lord Watts (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many independent reviews the Department for Transport has commissioned into its policy or administration over the last year; and what was the total cost of those reviews.

Answered by Baroness Sugg

Independent government reviews come in many different forms. Without defining a specific type of review, for example a government funded inquiry, it is not possible to determine an answer. The Department for Transport therefore does not hold this information.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
New Cars: Sales

"My Lords, what discussions have taken place with, and what assessment has been made of the likely impact on jobs in, the car industry?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Jan 2018
Local Congestion: Investment

"My Lords, the Government are quite rightly pleased about the investment in motorways and I think we would all agree with that, but the cuts in local government have meant there have been massive cuts in local road expenditure. Are the Government going to do what they normally do—create a …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Nov 2017
Road Safety: Hand-held Devices

"My Lords, what is the Minister going to do about cyclists who use their phones, often while travelling at high speed? They are becoming a danger on our roads...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Feb 2017
HS2: North of England and Scotland

"Why have the Government delayed introducing a Bill to extend the track to the north-west?..."
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