Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
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"T8. The Government are investing £56 billion in HS2, £18 billion in Crossrail and £9 billion on the west coast. When will the Minister have some consideration for the people of the north-east, who do not get anything?..."Stephen Hepburn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
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"9. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of journeys taken by bus. ..."Stephen Hepburn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
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"Since 2010, public funding for bus services has been cut by 45%, leading to a 20% decrease in passenger journeys. At the same time, bus operators have pocketed £1.5 billion in profits. Does the Minister think that the country and commuters are getting a good deal?..."Stephen Hepburn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
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"T5. Train commuters faced 35,000 cancellations last year owing to driver shortages. That is purely because train operators are running the service on the cheap. What will the Government do about that?..."Stephen Hepburn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Mar 2019
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"12. What steps he is taking to reduce rail fares. ..."Stephen Hepburn - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Mar 2019
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"The Office of Rail and Road says that the train operating companies have paid out £1.3 billion in dividends since 2014. Would it not be better to use this money to cut fares, rather than paying fat cats in the private sector?..."Stephen Hepburn - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Asked by:
Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the quality of Wi-Fi services available to rail passengers as required under the terms of rail franchise agreements.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The department is monitoring the roll out of wi-ifi equipment being fitted to trains as part of their franchise agreement. In addition, Transport Focus surveys passenger satisfaction over a range of issues, including the availability of wi-fi.
Written Question
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Asked by:
Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of mobile coverage provided to rail passengers.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Ofcom are collecting data on the signal strength available to rail passengers. We expect a report to be published this calendar year.
Written Question
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Asked by:
Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with train operating companies on the delivery of mobile connectivity for rail passengers.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The department continues to be in regular dialogue about mobile connectivity for rail passengers with Train Operating Companies.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Nov 2018
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"15. What recent steps his Department has taken to improve road safety on the A19. ..."Stephen Hepburn - View Speech
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