Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nusrat Ghani and Patrick Grady

Thursday 2nd May 2019 Commons Chamber

[Ms Ghani]

I can tell the House, on local election day, that we have put in place legislation under the Bus Services Act 2017 to allow local authorities to manage those partnerships with their bus companies to ensure that they deliver good value and good services locally. All local authorities need to do is to work on business plans and timetabling and they can bring those partnerships forward. They have not done that yet.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

10. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving rail punctuality.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nusrat Ghani and Patrick Grady

Thursday 19th April 2018 Commons Chamber

[Ms Ghani]

My hon. Friend is a passionate campaigner for the midlands and any opportunity I have to talk proudly about Birmingham in particular, is welcome. Over its course, HS2 will create 100,000 jobs. It is important to note that the majority of those jobs will be created outside London, so opportunities will be vast along the line.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

21. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and with his French counterpart on constructing a fixed link across the Channel.