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Written Question
Network Rail: Finance
Monday 14th December 2020

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the £1 billion reduction in Network Rail railway enhancement budget for Control Period 6 on (a) frequency and reliability of affected services, (b) jobs in Network Rail and the wider supply chain and (c) the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan and carbon reduction targets.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris

There are no current train services that have been impacted by the outcome of the Spending Review. The Spending Review has not cancelled delivery of any improvement works.

The Spending Review confirmed that the government is supporting the railway and we will continue investing in ambitious improvements to modernise it. We are currently working with Network Rail to agree a new baseline for the portfolio that fits with the new funding envelope. As such we are not yet in a position to fully assess the impact on Network Rail jobs and/ or the wider supply chain.

Furthermore, decarbonisation remains central to investment being made in Rail.

We are committed to building a railway that is greener and fit for the future and that is why we continue to look at ways to decarbonise our network in a way that makes best use of taxpayers funding.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Thursday 24th September 2020

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for aviation plans to reply to the letter of 10 September 2020 from the hon. Member for Luton South on Luton's aviation sector.

Answered by Robert Courts

The Department aims to respond to Invitation requests as soon as practicable. The Department responded to your letter on 22nd September to seek suitable dates for a meeting.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What steps he is taking to improve accessibility for disabled people using the rail network. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Since July, the lifts at Luton Airport Parkway station have been in the process of being fixed, so people in my constituency who are disabled, have mobility issues or have a family with children and a buggies are not able to access the railway. I am pleased that Luton station …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Aviation Sector

"I thank my hon. Friend for giving way on that point about airport operators. In my patch, I have been in regular contact with the operator of Luton airport, which is responsible directly and indirectly for 11,000 jobs in Luton that are potentially at risk. But this is not only …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2020
Manchester Airport and the Local Economy

"Thank you for giving way in this important debate. Would you agree that while airports in our regions provide many direct jobs, as you outlined, they also have an important role—..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2020
Manchester Airport and the Local Economy

"I apologise...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2020
Manchester Airport and the Local Economy

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I appreciate that as a newer Member I am practising the ways, and I will get it right. Does my hon. Friend agree that regional airports have an important role to play, not only for all the direct jobs they provide in our areas, but …..."
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Written Question
Department for Transport: Buildings
Friday 12th June 2020

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 15 May 2020 to Question 43779 on Civil Servants, at how many multi-hub locations employees of his Department work together with employees of another Department or agency in London managed by the Government Property Agency; what the addresses are of those locations; and what other Departments and agencies employ staff at those locations.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris

I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 54314 on 12 June 2020.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Income tax (charge)

"This is my first Budget as a Member of Parliament. When I registered to speak in the debate more than a week ago, I chose to speak about the topic of levelling up and getting Britain building, because after 10 years of austerity hitting hard in my constituency, it is …..."
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