Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered Carnforth’s bid to become the headquarters for Great British Railways.
It is a pleasure to introduce this debate under your stewardship, Mr Efford. I have to swap my glasses because, sadly, I am at that age when I need readers. The …..."David Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
"I totally agree with my hon. friend, in this context and in this Chamber. In short, the whole community in Lancaster and Morecambe, as we have seen, wants to see Carnforth succeed in the bid to become the national headquarters for Great British Railways. I must also pay homage to …..."David Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
"That is a fantastic sentiment, and I will allude to that later in my speech. It is true that we have a lot of railway heritage in Carnforth, and I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention.
As I previously stated, we connect to all cardinal points via rail and …..."David Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What support his Department is providing to hauliers in preparation for the end of the transition period. ..."David Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"The application for the free port of Heysham seems to be shrouded in mystery. Could the Department for Transport give me some indication on its progress at this moment in time?..."David Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jun 2018
Confidence in the Secretary of State for Transport
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for being so generous with his time. He is a big supporter of privatisation—[Interruption.] He is a big supporter of nationalisation, but that would cost each and every household in this country £6,500. Does he not agree that the nationalised side of …..."David Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Rail Timetabling
"I have to thank the Secretary of State, because he has tried to accommodate me three times today. I think we should have some brevity in the House, because parties of all colours have the same problems. The reality is that this is a mess. We have to get a …..."David Morris - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 6th February 2017
Asked by:
David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further steps the Government is taking to situate additional lighting and street furniture on the M6 Heysham link road to enhance road safety.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport allocated Lancashire County Council with £110.9 million towards the total scheme cost of £134.4 million for the M6 to Heysham Link Road, also known as the Bay Gateway.
In addition, the Department for Transport is providing the Council with over £124 million between 2015 and 2021 for local highways maintenance and £4.5 million in 2017/18 through the National Productivity Investment Fund. It will be for Lancashire County Council, as local highway authority, to decide whether they wish to use this funding to provide additional street furniture and lighting for the road if they deem this a priority.
Written Question
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Asked by:
David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department has made an assessment of how much it costs on average to fill an individual pothole; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport has estimated that on average it costs £53 to repair a pothole. However, the cost of filling an individual pothole will depend on a range of variables including geography, the type of road and whether the repair is temporary or permanent.
Written Question
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Asked by:
David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Lancashire County Council made its application to the Pothole Action Fund; what level its application to that fund was awarded; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Pothole Action Fund is worth £250 million over the next five years to local highway authorities in England, outside London. On 7 April the Government announced the share each local highway authority will receive from the £50 million available for 2016/17. Funding is allocated according to the length of the road network each local highway authority is responsible for as set out in the Department for Transport Road Statistics Publication. Lancashire County Council received £1,241,000 from the Pothole Action Fund in 2016/17.
Further details can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cash-for-councils-to-fill-almost-1-million-potholes