Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2022
Rail Strikes
"I declare an interest of sorts: I am the son of a trade union rep. I am very proud of the work he did in standing up for the people he worked with to secure them better conditions and safety in the workplace. He always said to me that if …..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2022
Rail Strikes
"I sincerely hope that that is a proposal the Government and Mayors look at very closely in their areas.
We are currently dealing with very reduced rail services as a result of staff shortages. The three lines I represent are currently running on very reduced timetables, which are causing massive …..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2022
Transport
"I had the pleasure of serving on the Transport Committee with the hon. Gentleman. The leader of his party, the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer), voted to block HS2. Was he letting down the north?..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2022
Transport
"I want to talk about a few different issues. The first, which a lot of other Members have touched on, is reduced rail timetables as a result of covid. That is still significantly affecting communities across much of High Peak, particularly in places such as Glossop, New Mills, Buxton and …..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan
"First, I associate myself with the excellent speeches of my hon. Friends the Members for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones) and for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard), two experienced former rail Ministers who set out why they welcome the integrated rail plan while perhaps hoping that it had gone …..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 29th November 2021
Asked by:
Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many senior civil servants employed by his Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 regions of the UK on (a) 1 March 2019, (b) 1 March 2020, (c) 1 March 2021 and (d) 1 September 2021.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
DFT and its Agencies have staff located across the country with a commitment to increasing our senior civil service presence outside of London.
(a) 1 March 2019
Region | Headcount |
London | 160 |
North East | 1 |
South East | 7 |
South West | 7 |
Wales | 7 |
West Midlands | 1 |
(b) 1 March 2020
Region | Headcount |
London | 166 |
North East | 1 |
South East | 8 |
South West | 8 |
Wales | 7 |
(c) 1 March 2021
Region | Headcount |
London | 200 |
North East | 1 |
South East | 11 |
South West | 8 |
Wales | 7 |
West Midlands | 3 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 1 |
(d) 1 September 2021
Region | Headcount |
London | 211 |
North East | 1 |
South East | 11 |
South West | 8 |
Wales | 7 |
West Midlands | 3 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 1 |
Written Question
Wednesday 24th November 2021
Asked by:
Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants employed by his Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 UK regions on (a) 1 March 2021, (b) 1 June 2021 and (c) 1 September 2021.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
DFT and its Agencies have staff located across the country with a commitment to increase our presence outside of London
(a) 1 March 2021
Given the closeness of the 1 March reference date to that used for the published National Statistics, this is the data source used for this request. The full data set can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021
and includes information on the regional distribution of civil servants as at 31 March.
Region | Headcount |
East Midlands | 650 |
East of England | 400 |
London | 3440 |
North East | 360 |
North West | 450 |
Northern Ireland | 40 |
Scotland | 460 |
South East | 1490 |
South West | 770 |
Wales | 6900 |
West Midlands | 460 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 550 |
(b) 1 June 2021
Region | Headcount |
East Midlands | 591 |
East of England | 396 |
London | 3490 |
North East | 376 |
North West | 461 |
Northern Ireland | 40 |
Scotland | 458 |
South East | 1490 |
South West | 780 |
Wales | 6811 |
West Midlands | 552 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 557 |
(c) 1 September 2021.
Region | Headcount |
East Midlands | 594 |
East of England | 393 |
London | 3494 |
North East | 383 |
North West | 464 |
Northern Ireland | 41 |
Scotland | 475 |
South East | 1482 |
South West | 774 |
Wales | 6800 |
West Midlands | 581 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 581 |
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Nov 2021
Integrated Rail Plan: North and Midlands
"I welcome the £96 billion, which represents the largest investment in northern railways since Victoria sat on the throne.
High Peak sits between the two great cities of Manchester and Sheffield, which are just 30 miles apart but have some of the worst transport links anywhere in the country. I …..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Sep 2021
HS2
"HS2 is probably the most poorly explained and poorly understood policy in our national discourse. Over the past decade, a series of myths have been perpetuated about it, by a combination of muddled thinking and the efforts of well-funded self-interest groups. I therefore welcome this opportunity to address some of …..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps his Department is taking to improve transport connections in rural areas. ..."Robert Largan - View Speech
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