Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Colne to Skipton Railway Link
"The Todmorden curve railway link would never have been made had it not been for the Labour-led Burnley Council...."Julie Cooper - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Colne to Skipton Railway Link
"And Hyndburn Council. I beg your pardon...."Julie Cooper - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Colne to Skipton Railway Link
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that the fact that we have to fight for 12 miles of railway track seems to make a mockery of the northern powerhouse?..."Julie Cooper - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Colne to Skipton Railway Link
"My hon. Friend raises an important point about investing in prosperity and people. The Todmorden curve link is an example of what he has said. It took years of campaigning to get that short link, but the evidence in Burnley and east Lancashire is that completing that section of railway …..."Julie Cooper - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Colne to Skipton Railway Link
"On the point about the widespread support for this project, does my hon. Friend agree that it is hugely disappointing that the former Secretary of State for Transport, the right hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling), visited and made some very positive comments, which raised hopes in the …..."Julie Cooper - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Colne to Skipton Railway Link
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that, if we are to take the Government’s commitments on the environment seriously, at the heart of it should be a commitment to enhancing public transport?..."Julie Cooper - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Thomas Cook
"I have constituents who are due to travel on their holidays in October—holidays provided by a third party, booked using Thomas Cook travel agency services—but who have found out this week that the final moneys have not been paid to the holiday provider and that there is going to be …..."Julie Cooper - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 12th June 2018
Asked by:
Julie Cooper (Labour - Burnley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 24.1 of schedule 6 to part 1 of the Northern Rail franchise agreement, published in February 2016, what assessment he has made of Northern Rail's reports on recruited and trained drivers required to operate the franchise.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Clause 24.1 of Schedule 6 of the Northern Franchise Agreement refers to a commitment to provide an assessment by 31st March 2016 of the forward recruitment plans inherited from the previous franchisee for December 2017 timetable changes. The December 2017 changes were introduced without difficulty in this regard.
As further information, Northern had a requirement of approximately 1500 drivers to operate the May 2018 timetable and they recruited and trained additional Drivers resulting in a total of 1529 drivers currently.
Written Question
Monday 11th June 2018
Asked by:
Julie Cooper (Labour - Burnley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on Northern's ability to achieve the service level commitments set out in its franchise agreement.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The Department for Transport is currently assessing Northern’s service level commitments set out in its franchise agreement against service levels being provided.
Our top priority at the moment is to ensure Northern provides a stable timetable to address the performance issues experienced from the start of the new timetable.
Written Question
Monday 11th June 2018
Asked by:
Julie Cooper (Labour - Burnley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what input his Department has on performance related pay and bonuses for senior staff at (a) network rail, (b) Govia Thameslink Railway and (c) Arriva Rail North.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Under the terms of the Framework Agreement between the Department for Transport and Network Rail, the Remuneration Policy for the reward and incentivisation of Executive Directors is subject to approval by the Secretary of State for Transport. Network Rail uses a Balanced Scorecard approach for its Management Incentive Plan. The Scorecard metrics are agreed with the Secretary of State ahead of each performance year.
The Department for Transport has no input on performance related pay and bonuses for senior staff at Govia Thameslink Railway or Arriva Rail North.