Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Jan 2020
North Cotswold Line
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I am not suggesting that we should scrap HS2 to pay for this scheme. He is absolutely right: we need to do an awful lot of different things. I was just trying to give a slightly different viewpoint on the whole HS2 argument. …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 20th March 2019
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to advocate a unilateral approach to airport staff screening at the International Civil Aviation Organization in 2019 as opposed to the mutual recognition approach discussed at the Transatlantic Aviation Security Industry Roundtable in 2018.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The UK Government has consistently advocated, in the International Civil Aviation Organization and in other forums, a global approach to tackling insider threat at airports based on 100% screening of staff, randomness and unpredictability as part of that screening, and background checks of staff working in secure areas or with access to sensitive security information.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Too long!..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"13. What assessment he has made of the effect of the revised EU motor insurance directive on innovation in the UK motorsport industry. ..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"I am grateful for the Minister’s response. From my conversations with the Motorsport Industry Association, I know that it cannot sing the praises of the Department and officials more highly in respect of this incredibly important point. If the motor insurance directive comes into force, not only will it completely …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Jul 2015
Davies Commission Report
"My right hon. Friend the Chancellor the Exchequer has made clear this Government’s commitment to regional economic development through his announcement of the northern powerhouse. Although I note the comments on page 34 of the report about Birmingham and other airports, does my right hon. Friend not agree that this …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"Does my hon. Friend agree that a very good indication of confidence is the extra 2 million-plus jobs and 450,000 new businesses created in the past five years?..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wrexham (Ian Lucas). He made a passionate speech—the one thing I have learned is that Opposition Members feel very passionately about everything they talk about—but it does not mean that he was right. I wish to pick up on …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Feb 2015
Birmingham Airport (Flight Path Changes)
"My right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech and defending the quality of life for her constituents who are affected by Birmingham airport. Many of us agree that expansion of Birmingham airport could benefit the area, so it is vital that the airport has a better working relationship with …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 28th April 2014
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the performance of London Midland commuter trains.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
We do not monitor train operator performances by service type (i.e. commuter trains only) under the Franchise Agreement; we monitor each operator's performance across their whole network against benchmarks under the Franchise Agreement.
The Department monitors each train operator's overall performance against these benchmarks and there are clear actions set out in the Franchise Agreement should performance drop below what is expected. This regular monitoring includes monthly meetings with their senior management where performance figures are scrutinised and challenged.
At present London Midland are assessed as being within their contracted performance benchmarks as set out in the Franchise Agreement.
In 2002 when Network Rail took control of Britain's Rail infrastructure, train performance was languishing at record low levels (78.6% of trains arriving on time nationally). Since then, it has risen to averaging around 90%. Network Rail has been tasked with ensuring that 92.5% of trains arrive on time nationally by 2019.
We are determined that improvements in infrastructure across the network, as evidenced by the £38 billion investment agreed with Network Rail for the next 5 years, will further improve the performance of all train operators.