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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jul 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Operation Stack has been in force on the Kent motorways for 14 of the past 28 days, closing the M20 and causing chaos on Kent’s roads. What consideration is the Minister giving at the moment to emergency measures that can be brought in this summer if there are further delays, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"I wanted to intervene on the hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) but he was reaching his conclusion. Is it not a cause for positive reflection that job creation in Northern Ireland at the end of last year was growing at its fastest rate for more than 20 years? …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"Listening to the speech by the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Austin Mitchell) was a bit like getting a lecture from the captain who crashed the ship on the subject of how well the emergency services conducted the salvage operation. No one will believe Labour Members. When the Labour Government …..."
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Written Question
Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation
Thursday 5th March 2015

Asked by: Damian Collins (Conservative - Folkestone and Hythe)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been raised in revenue by the HGV road user levy since its introduction.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

In the eleven calendar months since the introduction of the HGV Levy in April 2014, the revenue has been £42.1m from non-UK registered vehicles and £132.5m from UK-registered vehicles. This totals £174.6m.

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

"Given that 80% of the London to Paris travel market is by train not plane, does the hon. Lady agree that the channel tunnel demonstrates that if transport links are good enough, people will shift the way they travel?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2014
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill

"Will the hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2014
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill

"Does my hon. Friend agree that east Kent has seen real economic benefits—that wages have been rising faster and unemployment has been falling faster than the national average—because of high-speed rail?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2013
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that HS1 has excellent connectivity with domestic services and that towns such as Folkestone and cities such as Canterbury have high-speed services even though they are not on the high-speed line?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2013
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

"If my right hon. Friend looks at the unemployment statistics for east Kent, she will see that the rate is falling faster not only than the national average, but the average for the south-east of England, the most prosperous part of the country. The county council says it is impossible …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2013
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. Does he agree that there is a myth in this country that we cannot do big projects? Look at the success of Crossrail and the High Speed 1 line and compare that with the west coast main line upgrade, …..."
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