Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Mar 2016
Road Routes to the South-West
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. He mentioned Dorset, and Dorset in the south-west often feels unfairly left out. Does he agree that it is not just about individual counties such as Dorset and Wiltshire working together? We have to look across the whole …..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 15th February 2016
Asked by:
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative - Mid Dorset and North Poole)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2015 to Question 19143, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the administration of disability exemptions on vehicle excise duty and the effect on parking charges in local authority car parks.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport has not issued guidance to local authorities on the administration of disability exemptions on vehicle excise duty. The issue of guidance to local authorities on off-street car parking charges would be a matter for the Department for Communities and Local Government, which has policy responsibility for this matter. It is for local authorities to decide what factors to take into account when considering how to apply concessions and exemptions from parking charges.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"19. The Institute of Advanced Motorists has praised Dorset County Council for focusing on long-term road repairs. Will the Minister join me in praising the council for using its scarce resources wisely, and ensure that vital funding continues to enable Dorset to maintain the standards of its roads?..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 16th December 2015
Asked by:
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative - Mid Dorset and North Poole)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides for local authorities on the administration of blue badge disabled parking arrangements.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Blue Badge scheme applies to on-street parking only. The Department for Transport (DfT) has produced non-statutory guidance designed to help local authorities with the administration and enforcement of the scheme. The guidance can be viewed at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-local-authority-guidance-england
The guidance also includes a link to a good practice guide on inclusive mobility which includes a chapter on parking issues aimed at helping local authorities meet their obligations under the Equalities Act 2010.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Dec 2015
Weymouth to Waterloo Rail Line
"I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and for securing this important debate. Does he agree that if the new route via Yeovil goes ahead, it still has the potential to benefit my constituents, who neighbour his, by increasing capacity on the trains, hopefully thereby increasing …..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Oct 2015
Rail Services: Portsmouth and the South-West
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate. As she says, this issue affects not only Hampshire and Portsmouth but our stations in Dorset. From London, it takes two hours and eight minutes to get to Poole, and two hours and 21 minutes to get to Wareham—the …..."Michael Tomlinson - View Speech
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