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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Dec 2016
Southern Rail

"I started commuting—both regularly and frequently—from Forest Hill to London Bridge and Waterloo East in 1963. In all those 53 years, the service has never been as unreliable and as chaotic as it is today. I now no longer use Southern to go to London Bridge, as I use the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jul 2016
Govia Thameslink Rail Service

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that, although the current dispute has made matters markedly worse, in truth the reason why Southern should relinquish the franchise is that its performance has been lamentable over many years, not just recently?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jul 2016
Govia Thameslink Rail Service

"I will try not to use even those three minutes, Ms Ryan. I want to echo what others have said and to congratulate the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) not just on securing the debate, but on the passion and comprehensive nature of his arguments, reflecting …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Southeastern Train Services

"It is a delight to serve under your sagacious direction, Mr Evans. I start with an apology for having to leave before the end of the debate because I have an appointment later this morning at King’s College hospital and it has already been postponed twice. You will understand, Mr …..."
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Written Question
Speed Limits: Greater London
Tuesday 9th February 2016

Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many London boroughs have implemented a 20 mph speed limit; how many attempted prosecutions there have been for exceeding such speed limits in each of the last five years; and how many such prosecutions have resulted in a conviction.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The figure for the number of London boroughs who have implemented 20mph speed limits is not held by the Department for Transport.

The Ministry of Justice do not hold data breakdown by local authority or the number of attempted prosecutions. However, they do hold data on the number of defendants proceeded against at court, prosecuted and sentenced for speeding offences; this data can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website, at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014

In the link to “Motoring data tool with criminal justice area” – you will find a pivot table which contains data on court proceedings for motoring offences, including speed limit offences, in England and Wales for the 12 months ending December 2004 to 12 months ending December 2014.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Jan 2015
London Bridge Station (Redevelopment)

"I will be as brief as possible, although given the volume of material that I have received from constituents about this subject, I could take up the rest of the morning, let alone five minutes. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham East (Heidi Alexander) for sharing her …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Jan 2015
London Bridge Station (Redevelopment)

"Indeed I do, but while communications are one thing, people want to rely on performance. If trains are running properly and with enough capacity, they do not need explanations. Communication is needed when things go wrong, and they are going wrong far too often via London Bridge. There is much …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Jan 2015
London Bridge Station (Redevelopment)

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Jan 2015
London Bridge Station (Redevelopment)

"This is the point that I wanted to make. The Minister will be aware that Southern has cancelled all the peak-hour evening services from London Bridge to West Croydon and is encouraging people to use Overground instead. Actually, it is encouraging them to go on to Norwood Junction and then …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Jan 2015
Network Rail

"On the point about the disruption and giving notice in advance, Network Rail had years to prepare for the shutdown of London Bridge station over the recent Christmas period as part of the admirable Thameslink programme. However, they made a huge blunder in organising that, the effects of which have …..."
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