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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Rail Timetabling

"Northern Rail has cancelled so many trains that an app has sprung up called “Northern Fail”, to help commuters in the so-called northern powerhouse make even the most basic of journeys. What will the Secretary of State do to ensure that these commuters, who have forked out for childcare, taxis, …..."
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Written Question
Driving: Diabetes
Friday 18th May 2018

Asked by: Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has requested updated advice from the Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Visual Disorders on whether or not to allow glucose monitors that measure interstitial fluid rather than blood; and whether his Department has received advice on a minimum accuracy standard for such monitors.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

The use of interstitial glucose monitoring systems in the context of driving falls within the remit of Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes Mellitus. The panel has recently considered the use of such technology.

Following the Panel’s review, this matter will be the subject of a targeted consultation with key stakeholders over the summer.

Written Question
Driving: Diabetes
Friday 18th May 2018

Asked by: Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department have had with the Department of Health and Social Care on driving and new technology for blood glucose monitoring of drivers with diabetes.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Department for Transport officials have advised their counterparts in the Department of Health and Social care of plans to carry out a targeted consultation over the summer with key stakeholders on this issue.

Written Question
Bus Services
Thursday 8th March 2018

Asked by: Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in he will meet with the Minister for Loneliness to discuss the role of reliable and timely bus services in helping to alleviate social isolation.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani

As part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to deliver a national strategy on loneliness, a Ministerial group has been established, chaired by Tracey Crouch. As the lead Minister on the role of transport in tackling loneliness, I represent the Department on this group.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. It is now over 800 days since the Government promised to research a new law on pavement parking. Will the Minister or the Secretary of State give me an update on what progress has been made?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"12. What estimate he has made of the number of journeys taken by bus in England in each of the last three years. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"My constituents regularly contact me to complain about infrequent and unreliable bus services. Does the Minister think that there is a link between that, the decline in bus usage, and the 33% cut to the bus budget since 2010?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Nov 2017
Rail Update

"What talks has the Secretary of State had with the Northern Powerhouse Minister about the upgrading of the trans-Pennine route, and will he consider linking up the great cities of Liverpool and Newcastle, as well as Leeds, York and Manchester?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Oct 2017
Monarch Airlines

"Monarch has failed to consult its 1,800 employees on redundancy. What estimate has the Secretary of State made of the costs of compensation for those affected workers?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"15. What recent assessment he has made of trends in bus passenger satisfaction. ..."
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