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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Mar 2019
Regional Transport Infrastructure

"It is an immense pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan, and I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on securing the debate. As we can tell by the time limit on speeches, there is clearly an appetite for further debate on this issue, and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Mar 2019
Regional Transport Infrastructure

"Thank you, Ms Ryan. It is always a pleasure to have an intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss), who is an assiduous campaigner for her constituents. She is absolutely right to place on the record the need to ensure that our train stations are …..."
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Written Question
Department for Transport: Apprentices
Wednesday 7th November 2018

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani

The Department for Transport currently employees 236 apprentices across our central department and four executive agencies. This figure is made up of apprentices who have been externally recruited and existing employees undertaking an apprenticeship.

This figure does not include apprentices employed by the Department waiting to start their apprenticeship.

Written Question
Department for Transport: Pay
Wednesday 7th November 2018

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani

The table below shows the number of staff (expressed as a headcount) paid below £8.75 for DfT(c) and its Agencies, as at 31 July 2018. The figures provided cover staff in all locations within the UK.

Organisation

Headcount Below £

Total Headcount

DfT(c)

0

2,551

Driving Vehicle & Standards Agency

4

4,758

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency

25

6,013

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

1

1,134

Vehicle Certification Agency

0

178

Written Question
Department for Transport: Pay
Wednesday 7th November 2018

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani

The table below shows the number of staff (expressed as a headcount) paid below £10.20 for DfT(c) and its Agencies, as at 31st July 2018. The figures provided cover staff in all locations within the UK.

Organisation

Headcount Below £

Total Headcount

DfT(c)

0

2,551

Driving Vehicle & Standards Agency

28

4,758

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency

1,421

6,013

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

2

1,134

Vehicle Certification Agency

1

178

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. Today’s Financial Times carries a warning from the British Retail Consortium about the fear of food rotting at ports as a result of a no-deal Brexit. What is the Secretary of State doing about that, and how will he ensure that our ports are not left in chaos?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Apr 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Instead of applying Barnett, why does the Minister not support his Department’s recommendation of £4.2 billion of funding for Scotland?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Feb 2018
Rail Update

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Feb 2018
Rail Update

"Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. You are far too kind.

The Secretary of State spoke in his statement about protecting the interests of passengers and taxpayers. When will he look at the example being taken forward in Scotland, where Scottish Government Minister Humza Yousaf has said he is minded …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"10. If he will make it his policy to use electronic motorway signage to encourage drivers to have their eyes tested. ..."
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