Written Question
Friday 5th March 2021
Asked by:
Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will grant additional funding to Nexus to support the cost of operating the Tyne and Wear Metro beyond March 2021; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Department for Transport has reviewed the recovery plans which light rail operators, including Nexus, submitted as part of receiving emergency Government funding, and will discuss those with each light rail operator in March. The Department continues to be in regular discussions with light rail operators to assess funding requirements beyond the currently agreed emergency funding package.
To date the Government has announced up to £41 million in Light Rail Revenue Restart Grant (LRRRG) scheme funding for the Tyne & Wear Metro for the period from March 2020 to the end of the 20/21 financial year.
Written Question
Friday 5th March 2021
Asked by:
Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional financial provision has been made available to support the Tyne and Wear Metro between (a) April 2021 to March 2022 and (b) in subsequent years above the historic and agreed Metropolitan Rail Grant.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Department for Transport has reviewed the recovery plans which light rail operators, including Nexus, submitted as part of receiving emergency Government funding, and will discuss those with each light rail operator in March. The Department continues to be in regular discussions with light rail operators to assess funding requirements beyond the currently agreed emergency funding package.
To date the Government has announced up to £41 million in Light Rail Revenue Restart Grant (LRRRG) scheme funding for the Tyne & Wear Metro for the period from March 2020 to the end of the 20/21 financial year.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he has taken to support the aviation sector to maintain employment levels during the covid-19 pandemic. ..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"Many hundreds of my constituents are reliant on jobs related to the aviation sector, so the Government’s financial support for businesses in this industry has been welcome. However, there are valid concerns surrounding the conditionality of that support, particularly among workers at Rolls-Royce, with their jobs at risk of being …..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"9. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington. ..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Residents of Washington often feel like the town is an island compared with neighbouring cities and towns. It contains 70,000 of my constituents, 70% of whom use their car to get to work. Does the Minister not agree that investment in transport infrastructure—such as the extension of the best light …..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
"I am last, but by no means least, I hope. We still have the Minister’s closing remarks to come, so I am not altogether last.
As colleagues will know—if they do not, I am going to tell them now—the Nissan plant is in my constituency of Washington and Sunderland West. …..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
"No, I am just trying to lighten the mood. It is very important that such consumers have a good experience if society is ever to make the transition to electric vehicles that we all hope to see.
I rise to raise briefly some points about three areas of part 2 …..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
"I am curious as to whether my hon. Friend has, in the three months she has had her Leaf, attempted to drive from her wonderful constituency in Bishop Auckland down to Parliament? If she has, what was it like? If she has not, why not?..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
"As my hon. Friend knows, Nissan is in my constituency, so I am very interested in her point. When I took a Leaf for a test drive—I do not have one yet; I am not as lucky as she is—I was told that the number of miles that people can …..."Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
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