Written Question
Thursday 31st October 2019
Asked by:
Jim Cunningham (Labour - Coventry South)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of delays to train services in the West Midlands.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Department meets regularly with West Midlands Trains to discuss, amongst other issues, train performance. In addition, we have recently required the franchise to deliver a plan to improve train performance. We anticipate receiving this plan by the end of November and this will detail how performance will improve and return to the levels required under the Franchise Agreement.
Written Question
Thursday 31st October 2019
Asked by:
Jim Cunningham (Labour - Coventry South)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail infrastructure to ensure that services are not cancelled during adverse weather.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
We are spending a record £48 billion on the railway over Control Period 6 with a focus on making Britain’s railway more reliable and focused on passengers’ needs. The plans cover the five years from 1 April 2019. This represents a 17% increase in renewals spend from CP5 which will help cut delays caused by infrastructure failures, such as track defects.
This will allow Network Rail to be prepared for extreme weather and plan ahead to effectively minimise disruption. This will be achieved through a range of actions, including performing drainage work to reduce flood risk and working with specialist forecasters to keep Network Rail informed of severe weather risks and allow controllers to act.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered bus passes for 1950s women.
Thank you very much for chairing the debate, Sir Christopher. You and I have known each other a long time, and this is probably one of the last debates in which I will take part in …..."Jim Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. As I understand it, a number of WASPI women or women born in the early 1950s have submitted complaints and given evidence to the parliamentary ombudsman, but we do not know the outcome of that yet; we will have to wait and …..."Jim Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"I fully agree. The factors that I have set out mean that many of these women are already at a financial disadvantage. The Conservatives’ changes to the state pension age only add to that.
The WASPI women have put up an excellent fight against the injustices, but the Government have …..."Jim Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"It is a problem, but an additional point is that central Government could fund the bus passes and not leave that to local authorities. We all know that at the moment local authorities are cash-strapped, to say the least. I will not go down that road, but I emphasise that …..."Jim Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"I agree with my hon. Friend on those credits, but I think that what he refers to can only be an interim measure. We have to look at the longer term and putting the injustice right. Interim measures are all right, provided that they are not permanent. When they become …..."Jim Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"I agree wholeheartedly. For women who are isolated, live on their own and do not have children, the bus pass is a means of communicating with the outside world. Without it, they find themselves trapped at home, friendless in some instances. People living on their own is a major issue …..."Jim Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"I agree. We could go a step further. I do not know if the Minister has any input on the Conservative manifesto, but if he has, my hon. Friend has just given him a good idea to put in it. Free travel around their towns and cities would allow 1950s …..."Jim Cunningham - View Speech
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