Written Question
Friday 15th March 2019
Asked by:
Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of (a) Carmarthenshire County Council and (b) the Welsh Government on the relocation of the Loughor Coastguard to Llanelli.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
HM Coastguard is reviewing the locations of volunteer Coastguard Rescue Teams in this area. This process is in a very early stage therefore no meetings have been arranged. Once the location has been agreed then if required appropriate consultation will take place.
Written Question
Friday 15th March 2019
Asked by:
Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which sites in the Llanelli constituency his Department has considered as a potential location for a new coastguard base.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
HM Coastguard is reviewing the locations of volunteer Coastguard Rescue Teams in this area. When a suitable site has been determined HM Coastguard will liaise with local authorities as appropriate.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 Jul 2015
Severn Bridges (Tolls)
"I add my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) on raising such an important subject in a timely manner. The beginning of a new Government and Parliament is the right time to look at what we can expect in the next couple of years.
…..."Nia Griffith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 Jul 2015
Severn Bridges (Tolls)
"My hon. Friend makes a good point, which I would have made myself, about certainty for businesses, particularly those that have to plan a long way ahead. Many businesses that invest in south Wales involve the transport of heavy materials, so they use haulage companies.
We need as much detail …..."Nia Griffith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 Jul 2015
Severn Bridges (Tolls)
"I appreciate that we cannot expect to have all the answers today, and that there are difficult decisions to make and things to work out. However, can the Minister set a timetable in the very near future for when all those things will be done, so that come September, we …..."Nia Griffith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"I should like to set the record straight. People will see through the Budget very quickly. They know that a few gestures from the Chancellor and the recent lull in inflation will not make up for the loss of purchasing power that households up and down the country have suffered …..."Nia Griffith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Oct 2014
Cycling
"I very much agree with what the right hon. Gentleman says about encouraging people who might not see themselves as Lycra cyclists to take part. Although we all want dedicated cycle areas and tracks, lone cyclists can feel very vulnerable along some of those made from back lanes or railway …..."Nia Griffith - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 1st September 2014
Asked by:
Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions the DVLA has brought for (a) possessing and (b) driving an uninsured and untaxed vehicle in (i) Llanelli constituency, (ii) Wales and (iii) the UK since 2011.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not hold this information for individual parliamentary constituencies or UK regions. Between January 2011 and June 2014, there were 115,829 prosecutions throughout the UK for using or keeping an untaxed vehicle on the public road.
Prosecutions for the offence of keeping an uninsured vehicle began in November 2011. Up until the end of June 2014, 68,598 prosecutions for this offence had been taken forward across Great Britain.
The DVLA does not hold figures about prosecutions where the vehicle was both untaxed and uninsured.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Cross-border Rail Services in Wales
"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) on securing the debate, which is extremely important to all of us in Wales.
First, I will speak about the main line that goes from London to Fishguard, connecting to ships going over to Rosslare in Ireland. The …..."Nia Griffith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Cross-border Rail Services in Wales
"Will the Minister flag up in all franchise discussions the issue of people having to change trains as the line is gradually electrified, so that we do not end up with more changes than necessary? We want one simple change, if necessary, in Swindon, Bristol or Cardiff, according to how …..."Nia Griffith - View Speech
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