Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"The aviation sector, particularly the airline industry, is a major employer in my constituency, and there has been concern over employment practices. I recently supported the private Member’s Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), but in a Westminster Hall debate the Minister said …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 10th September 2020
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to change the DVSA driving test booking system to prioritise rebooking by people who had booked and paid for their tests prior to the covid-19 lockdown.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Practical driving tests resumed in England on 22 July 2020. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) did prioritise driving tests for candidates who had booked and paid for a test before the COVID-19 lockdown. From 16 July 2020, the DVSA sent emails and text messages to those candidates in batches, and invited them to go online and book a test. Test bookings for new candidates restarted from 21 August 2020.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Sep 2020
International Travel
"I appreciate what the Minister has said about the need for people to have holidays, and in my constituency, we appreciate the value of the aviation industry. Edinburgh airport has already confirmed that around a third of its staff are to be made redundant, so can the Minister assure us …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Low emission zones are vital to decarbonising our cities. My constituency of Edinburgh West has two of the worst polluted roads in Scotland. At the moment, the city is consulting on a low emission zone, but it can work effectively only if all road transport, not just commercial, is decarbonised …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Buses are not the only form of public transport with accessibility problems. It is still a huge issue for disabled people to get on and off airplanes. I have had constituents tell me that they have been literally manhandled on to flights. Even though airports are accessible, the airlines themselves …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"As the Secretary of State has spoken to the chief executives, he will of course be aware of their concerns about the contingency agreement only allowing for a freeze in the services of British airlines as they stand at the moment . What reassurances can he give airports such as …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
Drones: Consultation Response
"I was one of those tens of thousands of people whose journey was disrupted that day. After the initial relief that it had been rearranged in such an orderly way for me to get home to Edinburgh, which also had to cope with the knock-on effect, I was aghast that …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th November 2018
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Highway Code to include the British Horse Society’s advice to drivers on how to pass horses safely on roads.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Government announced on 18 October 2018 that, as part of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review, The Highway Code would be reviewed to help keep cyclists and pedestrians safe on the roads. The Government recognises that horse riders and carriage drivers are also vulnerable road users and that advice on, for example, overtaking or passing cyclists applies equally to them.
The full scope of the review has yet to be determined but as is normal practice it will be conducted in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including those representing equestrians.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Oct 2018
Edinburgh Airport: Flight Paths
"Thank you for granting this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, which has taken on a completely different aspect from the one it had when I originally applied. I appreciate that it is on an issue of importance to communities across Scotland and elsewhere who live in the proximity of their local …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Oct 2018
Edinburgh Airport: Flight Paths
"I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention; I was going to come on to say that although my constituents who live directly around the airport are affected, I appreciate that communities are affected right across not only Lothian but Fife and as far as Falkirk.
This issue is also …..."Christine Jardine - View Speech
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