Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Rail Cancellations and Service Levels
"My constituents are fortunate to rely on both Northern and Avanti—it feels like they have won a ghastly lottery. Yesterday, I got an email from Steve, a constituent based in Ulverston, who travels from Kirkby to Whitehaven to work in Sellafield. He says that the trains are late and cancelled, …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Oct 2022
Avanti West Coast Contract Renewal
"On Saturday, I endured an almost 10-hour odyssey across the UK to go from Barrow to London, for an engagement that I then missed. No one is going to peel an onion for me, but many of us have to endure this twice a week and for our constituents it …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2022
Avanti West Coast
"As my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour well knows—she often travels on the same train as me between London and Cumbria—the quality and quantity of services have dropped significantly. These short-term cancellations are really affecting our constituents. They are missing their connections with Northern, which, by the way, is experiencing …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Jan 2022
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
"I will be brief because I know that many Members want urgently to speak on this subject. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for this excellent Bill and am very glad to speak on it for a second time; I spoke on Second …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
"I will be brief, because I know that other hon. Members want to come in. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for this excellent Bill and to the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) for all his work on it in the past. …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
"This is an important Bill. Does my hon. Friend agree that the timeliness of the information sharing is crucial? If someone has their licence revoked but seeks to get one from another authority, we do not want the information not to be on the database for the second licensing authority …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jul 2021
International Travel
"I warmly welcome this announcement. It will bring much relief to companies such as Travel the Globe, a very successful travel business based in my constituency that has struggled over the last 18 months of uncertainty, and to families and individuals hoping to travel and reunite with family. However, given …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 25th June 2021
Asked by:
Simon Fell (Conservative - Barrow and Furness)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to work with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to identify opportunities for combined transport and planning policies, including the potential merits of the 20-minute walkable neighbourhood, to encourage walking, cycling and public transport use.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
My Department is working closely with the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government on the forthcoming planning reforms to deliver on our commitments in Gear Change and Bus Back Better to ensure that walking, cycling and public transport are the first choice for journeys.
Written Question
Wednesday 26th May 2021
Asked by:
Simon Fell (Conservative - Barrow and Furness)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders on a refresh to the tonnage tax regime.
Answered by Robert Courts
The Government is engaged in regular discussions with stakeholders at both Ministerial and official level. As with all taxes, the Government keeps the tonnage tax regime under review and regularly engages with relevant stakeholders. Any changes to the tax system are considered and announced by the Chancellor.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Sep 2020
International Travel
"I am sure that my right hon. Friend has been contacted by dozens of his constituents, as have we all, asking whether one country or another is about to be added to the quarantine list. With that in mind, I wonder whether he might share his Department’s thinking on whether …..."Simon Fell - View Speech
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