Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"The net zero strategy and the transport decarbonisation plan are full of climate buzzwords but are not backed up by the required investment. We have already heard about the paucity of active travel funding in England, but let us look at another area—buses. The Prime Minister boasted about his 4,000 …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Scotland’s active travel budget will soon amount to 10% of the transport budget, which means that at least £320 million a year—nearly £60 per person in Scotland—will be spent on walking and wheeling. The Department for Transport plans to spend less than £7 per head. When my hon. Friend the …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Cruise Industry
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen (Royston Smith) on having secured this very timely debate. My interest is local, national and international. It is local because of my home town of Greenock, the biggest town in my constituency, with its very long and very proud maritime history. It …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Sep 2021
HGV Driver Shortages
"In a Transport Committee meeting on 17 July 2019, I informed the then Secretary of State for Transport that post-Brexit we would be short of 50,000 HGV drivers. It would appear I was optimistic. If the Government have been working on this matter for a long time, as the Secretary …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jul 2021
International Travel
"I apologise to the Secretary of State if I missed it, but I did not hear one word in his statement about the international cruise ship industry, an industry which has now fulfilled the Government’s request for a crisis workshop with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and has taken …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and (b) devolved Administrations on the global travel taskforce and restarting cruises as covid-19 restrictions are eased. ..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"My constituency of Inverclyde hosts over 80 visits from international cruise ships each year. They make a valued contribution to the local economy and, when the time is right, we look forward to welcoming them back. However, with health to the fore, can the Minister tell me how the travel …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 16 Mar 2021
Union Connectivity Review
"I will not use up four and a half minutes and I will respect those who wish to speak in the debate. That is how it is done: include other people, talk to other people and it is shared around. That is a lesson the UK Government should learn.
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Written Question
Friday 25th September 2020
Asked by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of e-scooters; and what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) road safety campaign and (c) scooter manufactures on the safety of e-scooters.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
The Department has set out a series of technical standards for e-scooter models to comply with, in order to participate in trials, and have been working closely with operators of e-scooters to ensure their models demonstrate compliance with these standards.
Officials and Ministers have met with a wide range of stakeholders in developing and implementing e-scooter trial policy, including the Scottish Government, manufacturers and safety groups.
Written Question
Monday 8th June 2020
Asked by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the DVLA will resume accepting (a) online and (b) postal applications and documentation from people wishing to register car purchases.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s online services are operating as normal, including those for registering new vehicles and notifying the DVLA that the keeper of a vehicle has changed. Customers may also submit paper applications and notifications, but these will take longer to process.