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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Airport Expansion

"Businesses in the north of England—in places such as Scarborough and, indeed, Middlesbrough—are keen to play their part in delivering a global trading Britain. However, they are frustrated by the absence of slots into our main hub airport and have to use Schiphol, Paris or other airports. How does it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"13. What steps his Department is taking to decarbonise the transport sector. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"We have seen great progress in battery technology for light vehicles, but decarbonising road freight is going to be a much more difficult nut to crack. Does the Secretary of State think that we need to look at options such as hydrogen technology for trucks, or even freeing up space …..."
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Written Question
High Speed 2 Railway Line
Thursday 23rd January 2020

Asked by: Robert Goodwill (Conservative - Scarborough and Whitby)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to High Speed Two to date; and what the total cost of that project is estimated to be by 2021.

Answered by Paul Maynard

£7.4bn (excl. construction VAT) has been spent on delivering the HS2 project up to 31 March 2019. Expenditure in relation to the 2020/21 financial year, will be released as part of HS2 Ltd’s and the Department’s annual accounts publication. These are subject to audit processes to ensure accuracy. The Oakervee Review has been tasked with rigorously examining HS2 Ltd’s costs and schedule. The Review findings and Government’s assessment of the likely costs of High Speed 2 will be published shortly.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Seaborne Freight

"We have heard a lot of nonsense about the company not owning any ships, but is it not the case that the majority of rail operators in this country do not own any trains and that many airlines wet lease aircraft, meaning that not only do they not own the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"As we have heard, TransPennine passengers to and from Scarborough have had to endure a summer of delays. Indeed, because of drivers’ hours, many trains have been terminated at York, leaving passengers waiting an hour for the following service, if it is not also delayed. Although there has been some …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Airports National Policy Statement

"Although not before time, this decision is great news not only for UK plc but for regional airports such as Leeds Bradford, which have too long been hampered by a lack of slots into our major hub airports, and for customers who have had to connect at airports such as …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"Does the Minister agree that the new clause fails to recognise the very nature of negotiations? There is often a logjam, and then agreement comes about at some point. A report produced within that timescale may not be of much use to people who want to follow the commentary about …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"Is it not the case that that truck would already have to pay the HGV levy to travel on the roads of Northern Ireland? Therefore the UK authorities would already have be notified, namely through that charge of £10 a day...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"I shall speak against the amendment because it seems to me that it would have the opposite effect to that described by the hon. Lady. If she is saying that UK trucks do not comply with emissions standards, I have to tell her that despite everything we have read about …..."
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