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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"17. What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"My constituents in Manchester are left constantly frustrated by delays and cancellations, not just on the west coast main line, which you know all about, Mr Speaker, but on our east-west routes, and on services all around Manchester. What are the Government doing, alongside partners, to drive improvements in services …..."
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Written Question
Speed Limits: Exemptions
Friday 19th April 2024

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for laying the secondary legislation required to commence section 19 of the Road Safety Act 2006.

Answered by Guy Opperman

The Department for Transport is currently considering how best to take forward implementation of section 19 of the Road Safety Act 2006.

Written Question
TransPennine Express Rail Franchise
Thursday 20th April 2023

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to end the TransPennine Express contract in May 2023.

Answered by Huw Merriman

Every week I review the figures and performance related to TransPennine Express. It has been said before that those figures are not good enough; there has been some improvement, but they are still not good enough. As the Prime Minister and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State have informed the House, the contract expires on 28 May 2023. We have made clear that all options are on the table and a decision will be announced in the House shortly.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Rail Cancellations and Service Levels

"Yesterday, the West Midlands Mayor was late for that meeting with the Secretary of State to discuss the problems on trains because her train was cancelled. You couldn’t make it up. My constituents in south Manchester do not want to hear that the Government are disappointed with the problems; they …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Rail Cancellations and Service Levels

"On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Rail Cancellations and Service Levels

"Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.

I thank those hon. Members who pointed out the slip of the tongue in my question to the Minister. Apparently, I said that the West Midlands Mayor was late for a meeting with the Secretary of State; I meant, of course, the West Yorkshire Mayor. …..."
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Written Question
Large Goods Vehicles
Thursday 3rd November 2022

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 25 October 2022 to Question 67938 on Large Goods Vehicles, how many operators have registered since the legislation underpinning the dual registration measure came into force.

Answered by Richard Holden - Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

As previously set out in response to Question 67938, dual registration allows eligible operators to transfer their vehicles between their two operator licences without needing to change vehicles mid-tour.

I can confirm that six operators have registered to use dual registration since it came into force in July 2022.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Oct 2022
Avanti West Coast Contract Renewal

"My constituents in south Manchester are contacting me, frustrated and angry about Avanti’s lack of service. They cannot book seats, and even if they can, the trains are ridiculously overcrowded or cancelled completely. The Minister is setting great store by this so-called December improvement plan, but how can we have …..."
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Written Question
Large Goods Vehicles
Tuesday 25th October 2022

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the dual registration scheme for specialist events hauliers.

Answered by Lucy Frazer

Dual registration allows eligible operators to transfer their vehicles between their two operator licences without needing to change vehicles mid-tour.

Following successful Parliamentary Passage, the legislation underpinning the dual registration measure came into force in July 2022. Specialist events hauliers who meet the required criteria – including operating under a hire or reward model, and maintaining operator bases within and outside of GB – have therefore been able to use this measure since this time.