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Written Question
Cross Country Trains: Standards
Monday 6th March 2017

Asked by: Richard Graham (Conservative - Gloucester)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many CrossCountry trains from (a) Birmingham to Bristol and (b) Bristol to Birmingham via Gloucester were on time in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) each year from 1998 to 2003.

Answered by Paul Maynard

The Department does not hold the information at the level of detail requested.

Written Question
Cross Country Trains: Standards
Monday 6th March 2017

Asked by: Richard Graham (Conservative - Gloucester)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times in the last year CrossCountry trains travelling from Birmingham to Bristol were late arriving at Cheltenham but on time arriving at Bristol Temple Meads.

Answered by Paul Maynard

The Department does not hold the information at the level of detail requested.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Emily’s Code: Pleasure Vessel Safety

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered Emily’s Code and safety on pleasure vessels.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main, and to debate Emily’s code. Today’s debate is the story of a personal and family tragedy and of how to turn something that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Emily’s Code: Pleasure Vessel Safety

"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, he brilliantly anticipates exactly what I will say about Emily’s code, and I am grateful to him.

Emily never regained consciousness, and it was determined that she died from drowning. I should mention one other point. The report pointed out that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Emily’s Code: Pleasure Vessel Safety

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right; I know that he has experience in his constituency of a death that received a lot of publicity at the time. It was a sad incident indeed, which I know he cared very much about. He is right, and I will come on to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Emily’s Code: Pleasure Vessel Safety

"The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I did not know that figure; it is surprising and shocking. All these tragedies, whether in Cornwall, Scotland or Devon, have implications for how we improve things.

The important thing is not to prevent people from having fun, but to make that fun …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Dec 2016
CrossCountry Trains: Gloucester

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered CrossCountry intercity train services to Gloucester.

Mr Flello, it is a great pleasure to hold the last Westminster Hall debate of 2016 under your chairmanship. Although the subject—the thorny issue of CrossCountry trains to Gloucester—is narrow, many wider issues of growth, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Dec 2016
CrossCountry Trains: Gloucester

"The Minister is being very gracious, but has he been able to confirm Network Rail’s view of the CrossCountry comment that it is impossible to do this? As he rightly says, the business of whether there is time built in to allow for delays on that service may provide part …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Dec 2016
CrossCountry Trains: Gloucester

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Dec 2016
CrossCountry Trains: Gloucester

"The Minister is very kind. As he said in his letter, CrossCountry is funded to deliver extra services in the new franchise agreement, which has already started, and the new timetable comes in in December 2017. I understand from Network Rail that the new timetable is not yet finalised, and …..."
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