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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Bus Services Bill [Lords]

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bolton West (Chris Green). It is noticeable how many Greater Manchester MPs are in the Chamber today. That is an indication of how important this Bill is to us.

It is funny how sometimes conversations stick in one’s mind. I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Bus Services Bill [Lords]

"As you do. This being south Manchester, Eric Cantona was playing chess at a nearby table. I was sitting with my girlfriend watching empty bus after empty bus go past the window along Wilmslow Road. I was a recently elected councillor, and enthusiastic, and I began to hold forth to …..."
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Written Question
Volkswagen
Thursday 26th May 2016

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 1 March 2016 to Question 27610, on Volkswagen, what response he has received from Volkswagen on the difference in compensation offered to US and UK customers.

Answered by Andrew Jones

We continue to engage with Volkswagen on the issue of compensation for UK consumers. The Secretary of State summoned the Managing Director of VW UK to a further meeting earlier this month to discuss the issue. Volkswagen’s position is that there is no evidence that drivers in the UK have suffered a loss, and so they maintain there is no need for compensation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. Rail commuter routes into Manchester are soon to lose trains to London Midland, raising memories of the TransPennine Express rolling stock debacle, which cost taxpayers £20 million and led to some services being downgraded. The Secretary of State had the opportunity to prevent the loss of TransPennine trains, but …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jul 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the cessation of work on the electrification of the trans-Pennine route and the midland main line on the northern powerhouse initiative...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jul 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"In February, the Secretary of State wrote:

“A transformation in transport connectivity between the cities of the north is vital to realising their potential to become a ‘northern powerhouse’ for the UK’s economy.”—[Official Report, 27 February 2015; Vol. 593, c. 33WS.]

Now that the project has been …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What steps he is taking to alleviate road congestion...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Wilmslow Road, which runs through my constituency, is one of the most congested roads in the area, as a result of the large numbers of unregulated buses that pass down it. When does the Secretary of State expect progress to be made to allow the London-style bus franchising powers that …..."
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