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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2014
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill

"My constituency is not directly affected but my constituents have concerns about this, which have not been helped by the fact that the Major Projects Authority’s report on the risk has been suppressed or vetoed. If we are going to have projects like this, greater transparency is needed in respect …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2014
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill

"To take the hon. Lady back a few moments, has she actually seen the major projects report on risk, which has been vetoed, and does she believe it should be vetoed?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2014
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill

"Should it be vetoed?..."
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Written Question

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Monday 7th April 2014

Asked by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the maximum amount available to councils who apply for extra funding for potholes is; and what funding his Department provides to tackle pot holes in St Albans.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The Department for Transport provides capital funding to local highway authorities from the local maintenance highways maintenance capital block grant and over the four year period from 2011 Hertfordshire County Council's allocation is £77.6 million. St Albans falls within Hertfordshire County Council's area of responsibility for road maintenance.

The Department has also allocated additional funding to authorities to help repair roads damaged due to severe weather events, and for Hertfordshire County Council this includes £1.446 million in 2010/11, £3.87 million in March 2011 and more recently over £3.62 million in March 2014.

A £200 million Pothole Fund was announced in the Budget on 19 March 2014. From this, £168 million is being made available to councils in England through a bidding exercise. Further details on the fund will be made available shortly.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Jun 2013
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

"Does it not seem rather perverse that we are reducing the amount of public subsidy for some commuters, such as those who take the line from my constituency to London, while putting massive public subsidy into another line? It is very much like cherry-picking...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Sep 2012
Rail Fares

"Does the hon. Lady not share my concern that under the previous Government, First Capital Connect, which runs the Bedford to St Pancras line, was obliged, because of its supported status, to claw back from the public? Imposing a cap now would put it in breach of its franchise. There …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Sep 2012
Rail Fares

"I offer many congratulations to my right hon. Friend on his new and challenging post. Does he share my amazement that Labour Members ignore the fact that Thameslink 2000, which serves my constituency, was kept on the buffers for seven years while they dithered, thereby denying the infrastructure improvements of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Sep 2012
Rail Fares

"Will my right hon. Friend give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Sep 2012
Rail Fares

"One thing that has not been mentioned so far is the cost of parking. Many people feel that the cost of their rail journeys has been rising in a reasonable fashion, in the sense that the increases are predictable, but the cost of car parking at railway stations has leapt, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 02 Feb 2012
Network Rail

"It is a delight to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Amess, for what I am sure will be a lively and engaging debate. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for providing the time and all colleagues who added their support to the proposal for the debate when it …..."
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