Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 26 Apr 2022
Future of Rail
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The problem in the north is much greater, because most of the north suffers from the situation identified by my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner); we lose the economic benefits that would be brought by electrification. …..."Imran Hussain - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 28th February 2022
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional trains will run from Bradford to Leeds each day under the Integrated Rail Plan.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
The Integrated Rail Plan set out how we will transform connectivity between Bradford and Leeds through electrification and upgrades to the existing Calder Valley Route. We expect this to allow at least two additional services each hour, and a non-stopping journey time as low as 12 minutes. These upgrades will also see improved journey times on local stopping services along the full Calder Valley Route due to the introduction of new and more efficient rolling stock. We will continue to work with Bradford Council on their ambition to drive regeneration and economic growth by improving rail links to Bradford.
Written Question
Monday 28th February 2022
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional trains are planned to run from Bradford rail stations to Manchester rail stations each weekday under the Integrated Rail Plan.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
Direct services between Manchester and Bradford will remain at typically 2 trains per hour as part of the Integrated Rail Plan. However, a similar journey time should be possible by instead changing at Leeds onto NPR services, making use of the electrification and upgrade of the Calder Valley Line from Bradford to Leeds which will reduce journey times to as low as 12 minutes. That would give up to quadrupling of typical frequency.
Written Question
Wednesday 16th February 2022
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will review the decision not to go ahead with the Bradford stop of Northern Powerhouse Rail, in response to the commitments in the Levelling Up White Paper to raise local transport closer to London standards.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
The IRP has committed £500 million to deliver electrification and upgrades of the line between Bradford and Leeds, bringing journey times as low as 12 minutes - a saving of almost half compared to today. In addition, the IRP has designated £100 million to assess how best to route high-speed trains from the East Midlands to West Yorkshire which includes starting development work on a West Yorkshire Mass Transit system. These schemes will provide better connections for residents and businesses of Bradford, not just to Leeds but to the rest of the country including London.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan
"By scrapping Northern Powerhouse Rail and in particular the station in Bradford city centre, the Government have condemned another generation of Bradfordians to a low-growth, low-wage economy. Does my hon. Friend agree that we cannot trust a word that comes out of this Prime Minister’s mouth?..."Imran Hussain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of his policies on rail investment in the north of England on the Government’s levelling up agenda. ..."Imran Hussain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Building Northern Powerhouse Rail in full with a stop in Bradford city centre will help to transform Bradford’s economy and draw much-needed jobs and investment into the district, yet the Government are now believed to be scrapping the plans for NPR. Will the Minister give me some certainty today and …..."Imran Hussain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Sep 2021
International Travel
"Many people continue to feel that the decision to keep Pakistan and Bangladesh on the red list for longer was based on politics not science. If the Secretary of State denies that, let him bring forward the evidence.
The Secretary of State referred to quarantine hotels. Many of my constituents, …..."Imran Hussain - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Mar 2019
Regional Transport Infrastructure
"Like others, I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this important debate to the Chamber. He makes a powerful argument, particularly in favour of infrastructure support for all regions. In the north, one of the most important infrastructure support projects is Northern Powerhouse Rail, but unfortunately it is reliant on …..."Imran Hussain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"17. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of the early termination of the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise. ..."Imran Hussain - View Speech
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