Written Question
Tuesday 5th May 2020
Asked by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial and other support he is providing to the operator of the Great Western Railway franchise to ensure the continuance of services on the Great Western mainline.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
To bring stability and certainty to the industry during this turbulent time, all DfT-franchised train operating companies (excluding LNER and Northern Trains) have seen a temporary suspension of their existing franchise agreements financial mechanisms, and all revenue and cost risk has been transferred to the Government. These arrangements allow us to ensure that trains operate for those who cannot work from home, and essential travel can continue. We continue to manage rail services with close scrutiny of costs, to ensure efficiency and good value for the taxpayer.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Income tax (charge)
"Clearly we all await the Chancellor’s announcement tonight with interest. I hope that it surpasses the response to the 2008 financial crisis. Regrettably, we need a fiscal response and a level of Government intervention on that scale. We do not want to see that, but it is what we need …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Income tax (charge)
"My hon. Friend is making some important and constructive points. I do not know whether he is aware that the First Minister of Wales has just sent a letter to the Chancellor, in which he makes clear that we will have to intervene in an unprecedented way. Does my hon. …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2020
Flybe
"I share the concerns expressed by my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) about the lack of attention that the Government seem to have paid to routes to Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is also involved: Cardiff airport, which will be hit badly by this announcement …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2020
Transport
"Will my hon. Friend contrast that with the approach being taken by the Welsh Labour Government? In my constituency, for example, they are supporting the building of a new station east of Cardiff, St Mellons Parkway, with funds working to ensure that more people can have access to public transport—green …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
Flybe
"Many of my constituents work at or travel from Cardiff airport in the Vale of Glamorgan. They have already been hit by the collapse of Thomas Cook and, indeed, by Flybe’s reductions, the removal of its base—with the loss of 60 jobs last year—and its cutback of routes. Will the …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 13th January 2020
Asked by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department has provided to (a) UK civilian airlines and (b) airlines operating in and out of UK airports on flying over (i) Iran, (ii) Iraq, (iii) the United Arab Emirates, (iv) Quatar, (v) Kuwait, (vi) Oman, (vii) Lebanon, (viii) Israel, (ix) Turkey and (x) Egypt.
Answered by Paul Maynard
We are closely monitoring the developing situation in the region and have been keeping our advice to UK carriers under constant review. Both UK and foreign carriers continue to make their own routing decisions based on Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) and internal risk assessments.
Last week, the Department for Transport issued NOTAMs requesting that UK carriers avoid operating in Iranian and Iraqi airspace. This is in line with similar advice provided by international partners including the US, Canada, France and Germany.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Thomas Cook
"I have many constituents who are pilots. Two holiday reps who have been affected by this crisis have contacted me. Is the Secretary of State aware that some former and current employees until very recently of Thomas Cook are affected themselves, because employee holiday benefits do not appear to be …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Feb 2019
GWR and Network Performance
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the Great Western Rail (GWR) delays and performance across the network.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for generously accepting my application for this urgently needed debate on the Great …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Feb 2019
GWR and Network Performance
"Absolutely. I concur with that point. It is a great tragedy that the service problems are turning many potential rail users on to the roads. We do not want that to happen, particularly in the south Wales corridor.
As the Library helpfully summarised for Members in the debate briefing, Great …..."Stephen Doughty - View Speech
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