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Written Question
Crossrail Line
Monday 14th January 2019

Asked by: Mike Gapes (The Independent Group for Change - Ilford South)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of Crossrail.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The anticipated final costs of the Crossrail project are yet to be confirmed. It is expected the project will be completed within the funding envelope of £17.6bn. The Department is working with Transport for London, for whom Crossrail Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Written Question
Crossrail Line
Monday 14th January 2019

Asked by: Mike Gapes (The Independent Group for Change - Ilford South)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the time frame is for the Elizabeth Line to be fully operational.

Answered by Andrew Jones

Crossrail Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for London, is currently working on a revised delivery plan. Crossrail Limited has committed to delivering the full Elizabeth line services as quickly as possible once the central tunnels have been completed, to provide a service that will carry up to 200 million passengers a year.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2018
National Policy Statement: Airports

"My hon. Friend mentions the trade unions. Will he confirm that the Trades Union Congress and Unite the union—they have written to all Labour MPs—support this project? Will he also confirm that Michael Dugher, who, as shadow Secretary of State for Transport, wrote the four tests has come out in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2018
National Policy Statement: Airports

"Apparently the Foreign Secretary could not be with us today because he is in Afghanistan. He has got his Khyber pass—what a carry on! We are in a situation where other Members, however, have spoken honestly and passionately about their constituencies and their constituency concerns. That is partly why we …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Airports National Policy Statement

"At last! After years being wasted under the coalition Government, we now at last have a Government who are taking a grip on this issue. This decision should have been taken years ago. With Crossrail coming, my constituents in east London and people in Essex and Kent will greatly benefit …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Potholes and Road Maintenance

"You do not need to do that...."
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Written Question
Electric Vehicles
Wednesday 2nd November 2016

Asked by: Mike Gapes (The Independent Group for Change - Ilford South)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage changes from diesel to electric vehicles.

Answered by John Hayes

The Government is spending more than £600 million by 2020 to support the development, manufacture and uptake of electric ultra low emission vehicles in the UK. This programme includes grant incentives for motorists to purchases vehicles, and funding for the installation of chargepoints at home and at work. Our aim is that all new cars and vans should be zero emission by 2040. This will mean that almost all cars and vans on our roads are zero emission by 2050.

The tax system also supports the transition to cleaner vehicles, for example pure electric vehicles are exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty. At Autumn Statement 2015 the Chancellor confirmed that the diesel supplement would be retained in company car tax until 2021. HM Treasury has recently consulted on how company car tax can best incentivise ultra low emission vehicles.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Mar 2012
Amendment of the Law

"Will the right hon. Lady explain why this Government are going to add £150 billion to total borrowing? Is that a sign of success?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Mar 2012
Amendment of the Law

"Does my hon. Friend agree that the reason the Government have not yet come out explicitly on these issues is that they do not want to damage Boris’s chances in the mayoral election and undermine his fantasy island proposal? The reality is that this proposal is completely opposed by whole …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 May 2011
Oral Answers to Questions

"I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party Crossrail group. My constituents in Ilford will benefit enormously as a result of the improvements brought about because three stations in my constituency are on the Crossrail route. However, there is considerable disappointment on Redbridge council at the fact that, …..."
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