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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Airport Parking Charges

"Order. I remind the hon. Gentleman that interventions should be short and to the point...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Oct 2022
Avanti West Coast Contract Renewal

"It is no accident that Avanti has reached the pinnacle of incompetence within the rail industry. It has done that by cutting costs and putting profit before service and people. It has damaged the economy all the way along the west coast main line. People who use that line do …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2022
Avanti West Coast

"The Minister talks about partnership with Avanti. May I suggest to her that, if she looks at it objectively, that partnership is not working, and the best thing she could do is plan to get out of it? She should sack Avanti, which is not only not running services to …..."
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Written Question
High Speed 2 Line: Greater Manchester
Tuesday 28th June 2022

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Middleton South)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to place in the Library the study commissioned by HS2 on a like-for-like comparison on the surface station and the underground station for HS2 at Manchester Piccadilly.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

The Manchester Piccadilly High Speed Station – Design of an Alternative Underground Station was placed in the Libraries of both Houses on 27 June. The report is also publicly available on the HS2 Ltd website.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"I agree with the point the hon. Gentleman is making, but can he clarify the SNP’s position? Is the party in favour of having high-speed lines on both the east and west side of the country, to Edinburgh and Glasgow?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"On my hon. Friend’s final point, only platforms 15 and 16 at Piccadilly will deal with that issue. On the major thrust of his arguments, he will not be surprised to know that I agree with him. We are often told by Ministers about the success of the regeneration at …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right that we need to learn the lessons of major infrastructure programmes. Does he agree that one of the lessons we should learn is that if we get major infrastructure right, it lasts for hundreds of years? We are still benefiting from the Victorian investment …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"On the point about Manchester airport, does the hon. Gentleman think it is discriminatory, and that it certainly does not help the levelling-up agenda, for Manchester airport to be expected to make a financial contribution to the station at the airport, when none of the other airports along the line …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"I am grateful that the Minister has listened attentively and is answering some of the points, although not to my satisfaction. Will he do two things? Will he meet a delegation of the Greater Manchester MPs who have spoken in this debate to discuss the matter further? Secondly, I think …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Committal

"There are three possible positions to take on the Golborne link. There is the position that my hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue) has just put very convincingly that it should still be able to be considered during the passage of the hybrid Bill and that one should …..."
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