Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"1. What steps his Department is taking to improve the availability of electric vehicle infrastructure. ..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"In my constituency, we are getting to the end of the signing of the Tay cities deal, part of which includes a proposal for an innovation highway. Will my right hon. Friend meet me to discuss that highway, which will form part of Perth West development?..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"T7. What recent estimates has the Minister made of the jobs created by High Speed 2? What estimate has been made of the economic benefit to each part of the United Kingdom?..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Asked by:
Luke Graham (Conservative - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for the merger of the Scottish Division of British Transport Police with Police Scotland.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The two Governments have established an official level Joint Programme Board (JPB) to oversee arrangements for delivering the transfer of the British Transport Police’s functions in Scotland. Membership of the Board includes representatives from both Governments, the two Police Authorities and the two Police Forces.
The UK Government’s ambition is to see a smooth transition to the new arrangements for policing the railways, with the focus on ensuring the continued effective policing of the railways once responsibilities are split between the British Transport Police and Police Scotland, including appropriate coordination arrangements.
Whilst significant progress has been made on a number of aspects of integration, including preparing the secondary legislation which will transfer those BTP officers and staff currently responsible for policing the railways in Scotland to Police Scotland, a number of significant operational issues remain to be resolved. For this reason the Scottish Government announced in February that the planned 1 April 2019 transfer date would not be achieved. A detailed re-planning exercise is now underway to ensure robust delivery plans are in place for all of the key elements of the programme and to establish a new delivery date.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]
"My point would be that the hon. Gentleman finds the cloud in every single lining. Perhaps his wife would also agree with that. He talks about food policy and agriculture. When will the Scottish National party release its agricultural policy? The rest of the UK has been waiting for months …..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"During the franchise process, business cases get a lot of focus. The hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Andy McDonald) mentioned the Virgin Trains east coast contract and the franchise holder criticising some of the figures he had been passed. As a member of the Public Accounts Committee who was present at …..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Feb 2018
Rail Update
"Can my right hon. Friend confirm that every penny of the £165 million guarantee that was insisted on in the franchise agreement will be reclaimed by the taxpayer?..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 25th January 2018
Asked by:
Luke Graham (Conservative - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Scotland benefits fully from the High Speed Two project.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
Scotland stands to benefit substantially from HS2. When Phase One opens in 2026, services will run directly between London and Glasgow, bringing the journey time below 4 hours. When the full HS2 network opens in 2033, journeys between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh will be 3 hr 40 min. The Department for Transport estimates HS2 will deliver around £5bn of benefits to the Scottish economy.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"While many of us were enjoying our Christmas lunches, an army of Network Rail engineers were working hard making improvements and repairs across the country. Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating them on their hard work and thanking them for it?..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 18th January 2018
Asked by:
Luke Graham (Conservative - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
What assessment he has made of the potential benefits of High Speed Two for the Midlands and the north.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
HS2 will help transform the UK economy, directly creating 25,000 new jobs - 70 percent of which will be outside of London. It will directly link 8 of the UK’s 10 largest cities and provide a step change in the country’s railway capacity. The Government regularly assesses the benefits of HS2 through the economic and strategic business cases.