Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Car Insurance: Young People
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to speak in this debate. Members have already made excellent contributions, and I feel like I am stepping into an expert field, given that there are so many people present who work on established Committees that have looked …..."Calum Kerr - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Car Insurance: Young People
"I realise that the Minister is probably reaching the end of his speech, but there is one thing that I would like to ask him. I do not doubt the sincerity of his desire to improve the situation. Does he see a role for the Government—I appreciate that it would …..."Calum Kerr - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Exiting the EU and Transport
"It’s not Welsh!..."Calum Kerr - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Transport: North-east
"On that bombshell—be careful not to encourage them to do so. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir Edward. You have obviously been a naughty boy; you have been sent here many times recently, by the looks of it. [Interruption.] We can see the …..."Calum Kerr - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Transport: North-east
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Transport: North-east
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. I have not given any thought to how money should be allocated. I do not like the phraseology that he uses, but he certainly puts forward an interesting idea. How do we rebalance the economy across England and across the UK? Devolution …..."Calum Kerr - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Transport: North-east
"I 100% agree. With the fixation on high-speed rail, as the hon. Gentleman rightly said, the danger is that that sucks up too much money and prevents other projects that could deliver greater economic benefit while attacking some of the geographic challenges that hon. Members have mentioned. The Chancellor in …..."Calum Kerr - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"T6. Since it was reopened by the Scottish Government last year, the Borders railway has been a remarkable success. In the first six months of its operation, passenger forecasts were exceeded by 22% and the Scottish Government have committed to a feasibility study on restoring the line to its historic …..."Calum Kerr - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 20th October 2015
Asked by:
Calum Kerr (Scottish National Party - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will work with the Office of Rail and Road to ensure that the proposed new Edinburgh to Berwick train service via Reston and East Linton stations will not be impeded by pathways being allocated to long distance train operating companies.
Answered by Claire Perry
Decisions on access to the railway are a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). When considering applications for new or additional access to the network by a railway operator the ORR will consult interested parties, including other users of the network and funders, such as the Secretary of State, and take into account their views. In reaching a decision ORR must exercise its functions in a way that it considers best achieves its statutory duties.
Written Question
Monday 19th October 2015
Asked by:
Calum Kerr (Scottish National Party - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to assess the (a) feasibility and (b) the potential economic and social effects on the North of England of extending the new Borders Railway to Carlisle.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Borders Railway is a matter for the Scottish Government in line with the Scottish Parliament’s legislative competence for the promotion and construction of railways that start, end and remain in Scotland. We look to the relevant local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the Transport for the North partnership, in developing a comprehensive transport strategy for the North of England, to decide whether to engage with the Scottish Government and other stakeholders on the commissioning of such assessments. The UK Government has established a £12bn Local Growth Fund (LGF) to support LEPs in delivering their priorities for supporting local economic growth.