Asked by: Marie Rimmer (Labour - St Helens South and Whiston)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide additional bespoke support to the leisure coach industry in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
HM Treasury has made several measures available to UK businesses, including the leisure coach industry to financially support them through this time.
We are encouraging all operators to make use of the wide range of support measures which have been announced by the Chancellor, including £330 billion of Government support through loans and guarantees, designed to reach as many businesses as possible. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS), part of this package, has been extended until the end of October.
We are continuing to engage with the coach sector to understand what the ongoing risks and issues are, and how these could be addressed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Asked by: Marie Rimmer (Labour - St Helens South and Whiston)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the re-opening of so-called Beeching lines is implemented equitably throughout the regions according to need and (b) local authorities are (i) fully engaged with and (ii) consulted on that programme.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
I have invited my fellow MPs to work with local authorities and community groups to come forward with proposals for re-opening rail passenger services axed in the 1960s and 1970s. The support and engagement of the local authorities will be an important consideration in deciding which ideas to fund. I am expecting ideas to be put forward from across our regions and we will take forward the best of these for development.
Asked by: Marie Rimmer (Labour - St Helens South and Whiston)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) societal and (b) economic effect of the Northern rail timetable changes made in May.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
I refer the Hon Member to my answer given to the Hon Member for Middlesbrough on Friday 13 July 2018 UIN 161175 in regards to Northern timetables.