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Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Wed 06 Mar 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Chris Grayling (Con - Epsom and Ewell) ; it is not a place in which they should live.I am sorry to see that we are putting up taxes on air passengers - Speech Link
2: Paul Bristow (Con - Peterborough) When I asked him for an example, he decided, curiously, to talk about the railways. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]
2nd reading - Tue 05 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield, Heeley) From the way this Government have politicised the ongoing industrial dispute on our railways and Ministers - Speech Link
2: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) I prefer being in control, no matter how suboptimal that might be for my passengers. - Speech Link
3: Matt Western (Lab - Warwick and Leamington) economy.Autonomous vehicles can improve connectivity in areas where our public transport is failing passengers - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Ukraine - Thu 29 Feb 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) It has been very helpful to keep the railways going, because they are absolutely essential in Ukraine - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Avanti Trains - Tue 27 Feb 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) launched a draft rail reform Bill, which they claimed would put one organisation in charge of all the railways - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) We are committed to reforming the railways, and we are getting on with delivering improvements for passengers - Speech Link
3: Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab - Life peer) Why do His Majesty’s Government not initiate legislation, already in draft, to create Great British Railways - Speech Link
4: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) We will continue to hold it to account to deliver further improvements for passengers. - Speech Link
5: Lord Woodley (Lab - Life peer) This move shows scant regard for those older and poorer passengers who use only cash. - Speech Link


Written Statements
Draft Rail Reform Bill - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) I have deposited copies of both of these documents in the Libraries of both Houses.The railways are a - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 08 Feb 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) That change will help to protect passengers, including women and girls, as well as the reputation of - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) balance is a fair one.In the last three years, the UK taxpayer has contributed £45.9 billion to keep the railways - Speech Link
3: Owen Thompson (SNP - Midlothian) spokesperson replacement service this morning.Last October, peak fares were scrapped across Scotland’s railways - Speech Link
4: John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) know that he understands that this is a huge opportunity to improve our over-subsidised, post-pandemic railways - Speech Link
5: Trudy Harrison (Con - Copeland) The Cumbrian Coast railway is vital to the energy coast, for both passengers and freight. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Automated Vehicles Bill [HL]
Report stage - Tue 06 Feb 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab - Life peer) The 1974 Act that applies to railways demands a standard: that the risk is as low as reasonably practical - Speech Link
2: None from the start, the automated vehicle of the future will not include millions of disabled or elderly passengers - Speech Link
3: None On the railways and roads —I will not go back and explain what I said about smart motorways in Committee - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
East Coast Main Line - Wed 24 Jan 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Watts (Lab - Life peer) Do we not need a regulator that will put passengers first and the companies second? - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) I take the noble Lord’s point, but the Government do put passengers first. - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) The Government have put an awful lot of money into the railways. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
HS2 Cancellation and Network North - Wed 17 Jan 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) Ultimately, we need an Oyster-style system that will allow passengers to travel by both local bus and - Speech Link
2: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) High-speed rail should modernise our railways, connect more of the country and increase capacity. - Speech Link
3: Rob Butler (Con - Aylesbury) We want railways that are right for our communities, right for our society and right for our economy. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 2023 - Wed 17 Jan 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) , in particular private railways—some of them are steam railways—we found that no consideration was given - Speech Link
2: None , or steam railways. - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) I am sure that is something that heritage railways can take up. - Speech Link
4: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) We covered a wide range of level crossings and railways, and many other issues. - Speech Link