Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 10 Dec 2020
Future of the Coach Industry
"I recently had the pleasure of speaking to Roderick Thompson from Regent Travel in Hartlepool, a family-run independent travel agent with over 30 years’ experience in the travel business. He told me not only that covid-19 has impacted his business and the travel industry as a whole, but that for …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What recent representations he has received on the creation of additional integrated public transport systems throughout England. ..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"As covid-19 breathes down the neck of my constituency and much of the north-east goes into local lockdown, and with local access to transport now needed more than ever, can the Secretary of State tell the House why many residents have seen their bus routes cut routinely over the last …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Feb 2020
Rail Services: North-East England
"Hartlepool is the third busiest train station in the north-east, which shows that there is great demand for rail travel, yet the trains to Newcastle run only once an hour, and even then they have only two carriages. Does my hon. Friend agree that that is completely unacceptable and that …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Feb 2020
Rail Services: North-East England
"I thank my hon. Friend for giving way again. First, I wish to correct the record as I ambitiously stated that Hartlepool was the third busiest station in the north-east: I meant on Teesside. Important to that is the condition and state of that line. The Durham coast line has …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 20th January 2020
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for his Department to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the application of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to seafarers.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
An Order in Council making the legislative changes is expected to be laid in draft before Parliament next month. This will be subject to the affirmative process and debates will be scheduled as the parliamentary timetable permits before final approval is sought from the Privy Council.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Oct 2019
Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women
"My hon. Friend is a true champion of this cause. Does he agree that it is a great irony that many of the women who are suffering hardship as a consequence of the pension inequality will themselves be working in organisations such as bus companies, when they should be benefiting …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 29th July 2019
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 11 January 2016 to Question 21124, what (a) premium and (b) subsidy payments the Northern franchisee is expected to make or receive in each year of that franchise's duration.
Answered by Grant Shapps
The final subsidy paid to Arriva Rail North in 2016/17 was £281m which includes the net financial impact of allowable Changes that have taken place to the Franchise Agreement.
The final subsidy to be paid in respect of the 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years is still not definitively known, as the financial impact of allowable Changes to the Franchise Agreement is still being finalised.
The final subsidy to be paid this year and in future years will be the contracted amount, again revised due to allowable Changes to the Franchise Agreement.
Written Question
Tuesday 9th April 2019
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the roll-out of buses with audio visual next stop and final destination announcements in (a) the north east of England and (b) Hartlepool.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
In Summer 2018 the Government consulted publicly on plans to use powers in the Bus Services Act 2017 to make Regulations requiring the provision of audible and visible information onboard local bus services across Great Britain. This follows the Government’s commitment, set out in the Inclusive Transport Strategy, to invest £2 million towards ensuring that audio visual equipment is installed on buses.
We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 May 2018
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise
"Does my hon. Friend agree that improved transport links are vital to the success of the so-called northern powerhouse? As such, does he agree that this east coast fiasco means that we can now show that only a publicly owned company model can deliver that agenda?..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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