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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Afzal Khan Excerpts
Thursday 30th November 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Hayes Portrait The Minister for Transport Legislation and Maritime (Mr John Hayes)
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My hon. Friend is right that that matters to taxi drivers. A legal change is required to allow the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to identify electric taxis as separate from cars and vans in order to apply the exemption. I wrote to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury—I emphasise for the record that he is my former PPS—on 25 October, and I am meeting him on 12 December to discuss exactly the issue my hon. Friend raises.

Afzal Khan Portrait Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)
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T2. Train services in Manchester and the north are poor, but prices keep going up and up. A constituent sent me a photo showing delays on all but one of 18 trains between 8 am and 9 am from Levenshulme in my constituency. Appallingly, the stations does not have disabled access either. Will the Minister take steps to improve the situation so that my constituents can get to work?

Paul Maynard Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Maynard)
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We are always keen to work with our Labour friends with whom we co-manage Rail North and Transport for the North. I recognise the importance of step-free access in Greater Manchester, and I will look at the station to which the hon. Gentleman refers to see what we can do.