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Commons Chamber
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Gareth Johnson (Con - Dartford) Should it go up to the midlands or down to the west country? - Speech Link
2: Lilian Greenwood (Lab - Nottingham South) I am very much looking forward to seeing Claire Ward elected as the first Mayor of the East Midlands - Speech Link
3: Lilian Greenwood (Lab - Nottingham South) We plan to bring railways back into public hands and to allow all local authorities to take back control - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) It has been three years since we were told that Great British Railways would happen. - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) more powers to the east midlands to help him with that task. - Speech Link
3: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) It is the wrong move when we are trying to encourage more people on to the railways. - Speech Link
4: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) Thanks to our great West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, we now have the midlands rail hub, which will better - Speech Link

Written Question
East Midlands Railway: Standards
Wednesday 20th March 2024

Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of East Midlands Railways trains from (a) Peterborough to Spalding and (b) Spalding to Peterborough were (i) cancelled and (ii) delayed by more than 30 minutes in 2023.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Following a thorough search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the specific information you requested is not held by this Department.

The Office of Rail and Road publish statistics on passenger rail punctuality and reliability broken down by Train Operating Company. However, these statistics are not available for specific train services.

Select Committee
UK Screen Alliance, Pinewood Group Limited, and British Film Commission

Oral Evidence Mar. 19 2024

Inquiry: British Film and High-End Television
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)

Found: Damian Green: We built whole railways on much worse rates of return.

Select Committee
Bad Wolf

Oral Evidence Mar. 19 2024

Inquiry: British Film and High-End Television
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)

Found: Damian Green: We built whole railways on much worse rates of return.

Grand Committee
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024 - Tue 19 Mar 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Goddard of Stockport (LD - Life peer) I have seen minimum strike levels—I think they are in the railways now, are they not? - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Transport

Mar. 18 2024

Source Page: The age of the flying taxi draws closer with the Future of Flight action plan
Document: The age of the flying taxi draws closer with the Future of Flight action plan (webpage)

Found: West Midlands Police uses drones to tackle violent crime and antisocial behaviour.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department for Transport

Mar. 17 2024

Source Page: Bus user priority (LTN 1/24)
Document: LTN 1/24 Bus user priority (PDF)

Found: Case study: sprint bus priority corridor, West Midlands 25 Transport for West Midlands’ (TfWM) bus

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mar. 15 2024

Source Page: Recovered appeal: land bound by Bulbourne Road and Station Road, bisected by Marshcroft Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire (ref: 3309923 - 15 March 2024)
Document: Recovered appeal: land bound by Bulbourne Road and Station Road, bisected by Marshcroft Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire (ref: 3309923 - 15 March 2024) (PDF)

Found: There is no objection from any qualified statutory consultee and there is support from West Midlands

Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Mon 11 Mar 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Wes Streeting (Lab - Ilford North) Will these cuts be evenly spread across the country, or will they just shut down the NHS in the west midlands - Speech Link
2: Ranil Jayawardena (Con - North East Hampshire) We need to build more roads, some railways and some homes. - Speech Link
3: Peter Gibson (Con - Darlington) my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.As we approach the 200th anniversary of the railways - Speech Link