Written Question
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Asked by:
William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of when the private coach industry will be able to return to either partial or full operation during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
On 10 May, the Government set out its roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the Coronavirus outbreak, which included five tests which must be satisfied in order to progress forward to enable the country to recover as quickly and safely as possible. As and when sectors of the economy re-open, coach operators should see a return to operation as demands for home-to-school transport, leisure travel and other activities increase.
Written Question
Thursday 4th June 2020
Asked by:
William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke package of support for the private coach industry during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
We are encouraging coach operators to make use of the wide range of support measures the Chancellor announced. These amount to £330 billion of loans and guarantees for businesses. We are continuing to engage with the coach sector to understand what the ongoing risks and issues are, and how these could be addressed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
On 12 May, the Government published guidance for passengers and transport operators to help them keep themselves and their staff safe, including how social distancing rules should be interpreted to do this. This guidance will be kept up-to-date as restrictions on travel change.
Written Question
Thursday 4th June 2020
Asked by:
William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the two metre social distancing requirements on the viability of the private coach industry.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
We are encouraging coach operators to make use of the wide range of support measures the Chancellor announced. These amount to £330 billion of loans and guarantees for businesses. We are continuing to engage with the coach sector to understand what the ongoing risks and issues are, and how these could be addressed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
On 12 May, the Government published guidance for passengers and transport operators to help them keep themselves and their staff safe, including how social distancing rules should be interpreted to do this. This guidance will be kept up-to-date as restrictions on travel change.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"T5. A short-sighted decision by Transport for Greater Manchester and Stagecoach to scrap the 375 bus service, serving my constituents in Mellor and Hawk Green, has been met with dismay. Will my hon. Friend, the excellent Minister, meet me urgently so that we can maintain this important service and keep …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jul 2019
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill
"Unlike my hon. Friend, I have in the past supported measures related to HS2, but this evening I shall no longer be doing so, because the escalating cost estimates and the lack of apparent accountability for those increases is now quite frankly ridiculous. Does she agree that a fraction of …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jul 2019
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill
"Surely, the point of scrutiny is not political point scoring, but accountability for the billions of pounds for this project. We are not yet entirely sure about the total amount. Surely, that is the point of accountability, rather than political point scoring?..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jul 2019
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill
"I am probably as much from the north as Andy Burnham—I am from Greater Manchester—and I am critical of HS2 today. Although my constituents are unaffected, they are none the less aware of the scale of the increase in the expenditure and would consider it a waste of money as …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Rail Timetabling
"The announcement of an inquiry and compensation is of course welcome. Leaving aside the atrocious implementation of the new Northern timetable, will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State bang heads together to sort out the morning peak-time 45-minute gap in services that is affecting my constituents so badly?..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 May 2018
Northern Rail Timetable Changes
"It is a pleasure to have secured this debate, but that is in sharp contrast to the distinct lack of pleasure that hundreds of my constituents are experiencing as they try to travel to and from Manchester following this week’s introduction of Northern rail’s new, chaotic timetable. Northern rail’s revision …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 May 2018
Northern Rail Timetable Changes
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. There is surely no north-south divide in this situation.
The fault of the services, as I will explain, can be traced back to significant delays to the Network Rail upgrade works on the electrification of the Manchester to Preston via Bolton route. …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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