Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jun 2016
Air Passengers With Dementia
"Flying can be an extremely stressful and uncomfortable experience, both for passengers who suffer from hidden disabilities and for their carers. I pay tribute to carers, as they have an awful lot of work to do to try to make sure that their patients—if that is the right word—are looked …..."Oliver Colvile - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2016
Transport and Local Infrastructure
"I thank my right hon. Friend for mentioning the south-west. The key issues for us are ensuring that we have an alternative railway line to that down to Dawlish and getting the dualling of the A303 so that we can have better transport and therefore deliver productivity, which is lamentable …..."Oliver Colvile - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 28th April 2016
Asked by:
Oliver Colvile (Conservative - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the economic benefits of the construction of a second rail line into the South West.
Answered by Claire Perry
The reinstatement of the Exeter - Okehampton - Plymouth route and the economic value of re-opening it is being looked at by the Peninsula Rail Task Force (PRTF). They will report to the Secretary of State in July 2016.
Written Question
Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Asked by:
Oliver Colvile (Conservative - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Plymouth City Council for pothole maintenance since 2010; and what estimate he has made of how many potholes have been repaired as a result of that funding.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport allocated funding of £4.7 billion for local highways maintenance to local highway authorities in England from 2010 to 2015 which would be enough to repair approximately 89 million potholes based on an average of £53 per pothole. A further £6.1 billion is being allocated between now and 2021, including £250 million as part of a Pothole Action Fund, which could fix a further 115 million potholes. For Plymouth City Council we are providing over £25 million for local highways maintenance between 2010 and 2021 enough to help them repair over 400,000 potholes.
Written Question
Thursday 10th March 2016
Asked by:
Oliver Colvile (Conservative - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the condition of local roads.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Government fully understand how important it is to have a reliable quality road network, which is why we are providing a record £6 billion for local highways maintenance. We have also created the pothole action fund with a budget of £250 million dedicated to delivering better journeys.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Mar 2016
Road Routes to the South-West
"It is not just about the commitment to doing it; it is about physically seeing some of the work starting. We need some spades in the ground...."Oliver Colvile - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Mar 2016
Road Routes to the South-West
"Mr Gray, I can feel you champing at the bit to get involved in this debate; as another Member rightly said, you are a Wiltshire Member of Parliament too. I have three straightforward points to make.
First, the issue of transport connectivity in the south-west and down into the peninsula …..."Oliver Colvile - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2016
Great Western Railway Routes
"Is my hon. Friend aware that three trees have come down on the line?..."Oliver Colvile - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2016
Great Western Railway Routes
"If we want business to use railways, we also need to ensure a good level of broadband so that people can actually work on them...."Oliver Colvile - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2016
Great Western Railway Routes
"Thank, you for calling me in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I will try very hard to do that. I hope that if I do make a mistake, you might forgive me. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) on securing this debate. Obviously, he …..."Oliver Colvile - View Speech
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