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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Bus Services Bill [Lords]

"I agree, because there are benefits from linking HS2 and HS3. I would like a parkway station in my constituency—Leigh would be the place where the preferred HS3 route crosses HS2. The benefits in terms of taking traffic off the M6 and the East Lancs are enormous. That is why …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Bus Services Bill [Lords]

"I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. The Government need to be honest about their intentions. It would be a gross unfairness if they put Crossrail 2 ahead of HS3 or northern powerhouse rail, or even HS2, in the legislative or Treasury queue. I cannot see how that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Bus Services Bill [Lords]

"The hon. Gentleman is making a fair point. In my constituency, a smaller operator has been in operation since deregulation. Jim Stones Coaches is renowned for providing an excellent service to the community; it is a very community-focused company. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the big players have often …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Bus Services Bill [Lords]

"Can the hon. Gentleman see that, as a fall-back option, it would help a combined authority that is going through the process of franchising? Having an operator of last resort would focus the minds of those bidding for a tender, would it not? It would strengthen the negotiating hand of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Bus Services Bill [Lords]

"I am listening carefully to my hon. Friend, and I have a great deal of sympathy with his points. I remind him that the Bill was a result of requests from Labour local government in Greater Manchester—I would say that it is a Labour Bill for that reason—and was part …..."
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Written Question
Bus Services
Thursday 8th December 2016

Asked by: Andy Burnham (Labour - Leigh)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of bus passenger journeys that were made in (a) Leigh, (b) Greater Manchester, (c) London and (d) England in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The number of passenger journeys made on local bus services in Greater Manchester for 2004/05 to 2015/16 can be found in table BUS0109b at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/bus01-local-bus-passenger-journeys#table-bus0109.

Separate figures for Leigh are not available.

The number of passenger journeys made on local bus services in London and England from 1970 to 2015/16 can be found in table BUS0103 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/bus01-local-bus-passenger-journeys#table-bus0103.

Written Question
Motor Vehicles: Greater Manchester
Friday 25th November 2016

Asked by: Andy Burnham (Labour - Leigh)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new ultra-low emission vehicles have been registered in Greater Manchester in each of the last two years.

Answered by John Hayes

There were 827 ULEVs registered for the first time in Greater Manchester during 2015, and 460 during 2014.

(Source of the data is DFT analysis of DVLA registration data)

Written Question
Electric Vehicles: Greater Manchester
Friday 25th November 2016

Asked by: Andy Burnham (Labour - Leigh)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many charge points for electric vehicles have been installed in Greater Manchester in each year since 2009-10.

Answered by John Hayes

Greater Manchester was one of 8 UK regions that received Government funding under the Plugged-in Places scheme, which resulted in the installation of 160 chargepoints between 2010 and 2014 as part of the Greater Manchester Electric Vehicle Scheme (GMEVS). Additional chargepoints will also have been installed with support from the private sector. The GMEVS website lists the location and live availability of the chargepoints on an interactive map: http://www.ev.tfgm.com/

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Nov 2016
HS2 Update

"I welcome the fact that HS2 has listened to residents in the Lowton and Golborne area and moved the depot off a site of special scientific interest to a more appropriate location. Is it not the truth, however, that the investment in HS2 will make sense to the majority of …..."
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Written Question
Cycling: Greater Manchester
Thursday 27th October 2016

Asked by: Andy Burnham (Labour - Leigh)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists were (a) injured and (b) killed in road traffic accidents on public roads in (i) Leigh and (ii) Greater Manchester in each of the last five years.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The table below gives the number of cyclists injured and killed in reported road traffic accidents, on public roads, in (i) Leigh Parliamentary constituency and (ii) Greater Manchester from 2011 – 2015.

Accident Year

(i) Leigh

(ii) Greater Manchester

Severity of Casualty

Severity of Casualty

Killed

Serious

Slight

Total

Killed

Serious

Slight

Total

2011

0

5

13

18

5

98

667

770

2012

0

3

19

22

1

104

506

611

2013

0

4

13

17

1

91

477

569

2014

0

0

8

8

3

102

512

617

2015

0

6

8

14

3

72

338

413

Greater Manchester has been defined using the following local authorities (highway authorities): Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.