Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"This week, following the Government’s privatisation of East Coast, Stagecoach released a trading update announcing that the privatisation would “significantly enhance” its profits. We know that the chief executive of Stagecoach, Martin Griffiths, is scraping by on £2.2 million a year—which, by the way, makes him eligible for the Government’s …..."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 2nd March 2015
Asked by:
Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many heavy rail vehicles built before 1999 have not been refurbished to comply with (a) RVAR 10 and (b) PRM TSI regulations.
Answered by Claire Perry
Fleets containing 1345 vehicles built before 1999 have, or currently are, being refurbished to either of the two accessibility standards. When combined with the 6115 vehicles built since 1998, this means that 59 per cent of the national heavy rail fleet meets the requirements. The equivalent proportion as at March 2010 was 45 per cent.
Approximately 5150 vehicles built before 1999 have yet to be made fully accessible, but we expect all to be made compliant, or replaced, by 2020.
Written Question
Monday 2nd March 2015
Asked by:
Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were registered for the Blue Badge scheme in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 to date.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Department does not hold data on the number of people who have registered for the Blue Badge scheme.
The Department collects statistics on the number of valid Blue Badges on issue and issued to eligible people and organisations. The table below shows the total number of Blue Badges on issue in England as at 31 March in 2013 and 2014. The Department does not hold data for 2015.
Valid Blue Badges on issue: England, 2013 and 20141 |
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| 2013 | 2014 |
| | |
Valid Blue Badges on issue (million) | 2.57 | 2.45 |
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1 As at 31 March in each year | | |
These results are published in table DIS0101, available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/397062/dis0101.xls
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Last week the “Buses in crisis” report from the Campaign for Better Transport revealed that since 2010 more than 2,000 bus routes have been cut and bus fares have risen by 25% on average—five times faster than the rise in average wages—while bus companies continue to make big profits and …..."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jan 2015
Rail Network (Disruption)
"(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to make a statement on the major disruptions to Britain’s rail network over the Christmas period...."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jan 2015
Rail Network (Disruption)
"In his new year message, the Prime Minister said that Britain faced a choice between competence or chaos. Ministers at the Department for Transport clearly did not get the memo, because at Christmas we saw both chaos and incompetence on our rail network, resulting in misery for passengers who have …..."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jan 2015
Rail Network (Disruption)
"Where was the Secretary of State over Christmas?..."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"Polling shows that a majority of the public oppose the Government’s plans to privatise the east coast main line, and people in their thousands are signing the petition launched by Labour this week. Given that the east coast service has achieved the top customer satisfaction rating for a long-distance rail …..."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Road Investment Strategy
"I thank the Secretary of State for giving me advance sight of his statement. However, the whole country has had advance sight of these projects, first when they were announced in June 2013 and subsequently at the time of their re-announcement in November this year. This latest re-announcement represents not …..."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Road Investment Strategy
"What about local roads?..."Michael Dugher - View Speech
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