Information between 14th May 2024 - 30th March 2025
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15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 268 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 272 |
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15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 260 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 17 Noes - 268 |
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15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 275 |
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17 May 2024 - Prayers - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 21 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 0 Noes - 37 |
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21 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 259 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 268 |
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21 May 2024 - High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Instruction) (No. 3) - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 222 Conservative Aye votes vs 5 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 7 |
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22 May 2024 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 179 Conservative No votes vs 11 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 182 |
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23 May 2024 - Finance (No.2) Bill - View Vote Context Huw Merriman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 210 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 19 |
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Huw Merriman speeches from: High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Instruction) (No. 3)
Huw Merriman contributed 13 speeches (4,030 words) Tuesday 21st May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport |
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Huw Merriman speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Huw Merriman contributed 22 speeches (1,906 words) Thursday 16th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport |
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7 Mar 2025, 2:41 p.m. - House of Commons "real Minister, Huw Merriman and I am pleased to say I managed to persuade him to ensure funding was provided by the Department to allow Greater " Rt Hon Mark Francois MP (Rayleigh and Wickford, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wickford Station
7 speeches (3,737 words) Friday 7th March 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) As part of that effort, I made representations to the then Rail Minister, Huw Merriman MP. - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
114 speeches (37,893 words) 2nd reading Monday 29th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Kieran Mullan (Con - Bexhill and Battle) I want to begin by paying tribute to the previous Rail Minister, my constituency predecessor Huw Merriman - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
149 speeches (10,016 words) Thursday 16th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) set out clearly the improved performance that - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 20th March 2025
Report - Large Print – 1st Report – Access denied: rights versus reality in disabled people's access to transport Transport Committee Found: The then Minister for Rail, Huw Merriman, told the Committee in December 2023: “75 per cent of journeys |
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Thursday 20th March 2025
Report - 1st Report – Access denied: rights versus reality in disabled people's access to transport Transport Committee Found: The then Minister for Rail, Huw Merriman, told the Committee in December 2023: “75 per cent of journeys |
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Tuesday 4th March 2025
Written Evidence - Liverpool Manchester Railway Board RIP0044 - Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust - Transport Committee Found: In addition to this submission, Mayors Burnham and Rotherham, and Partnership Board Chairman, Huw Merriman |
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Tuesday 11th February 2025
Written Evidence - Kevin Meehan ATL0128 - Accessible transport: legal obligations Accessible transport: legal obligations - Transport Committee Found: The Secretary of State Huw Merriman does not have a good track record on his concern for older people |
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Monday 9th December 2024
Written Evidence - Bexhill-on-Sea Town Council AA0007 - Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye Public Accounts Committee Found: Why is our MP, Huw Merriman, not here? A member of the public asked. |
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Wednesday 29th May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes, Commons Liaison Committee, 2022-2023 Liaison Committee (Commons) Found: Robert Halfon Dame Meg Hillier Dame Diana Johnson Darren Jones Angus Brendan MacNeil Huw Merriman |
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Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, re Rail reform: The rail transformation programme - Oral evidence, dated 7 May 2024 Public Accounts Committee Found: Which Trade Union(s) Which Minister Subject Matter 20 May 2024* RMT Rail Minister – Huw Merriman |
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Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Department for Transport Transport Committee Found: Huw Merriman: Good morning, Chair and members of the Committee. I am Huw Merriman. |
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Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Oral Evidence - The Scottish Government Transport Committee Found: I understand you are about to hear evidence from your Minister, Huw Merriman. |
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Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister of State, Department for Transport relating to lowering the minimum age for train drivers, dated 15 May 2024 Transport Committee Found: From the Minister of State Huw Merriman MP Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London |
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Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Transport relating to HS2 and Handsacre Junction, dated 10 April 2024 Transport Committee Found: Kind regards, Iain Stewart MP Chair of the Transport Select Committee cc Huw Merriman |
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Monday 20th May 2024
Written Evidence - National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers RTP0008 - Rail reform: The rail transformation programme Public Accounts Committee Found: In January 2023, the Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP admitted to the Transport Select Committee that |
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High Speed Two
Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will name the accounting officers, officials and ministers with responsibility for HS2 from 2015 to present. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) Within the Department for Transport, the Permanent Secretaries and Principal Accounting Officers with responsibility for High Speed Two (HS2) from 2015 to present are Philip Rutnam and Bernadette Kelly. The Directors General and Senior Responsible Owners for the project during that time period are David Prout, Michael Hurn (acting), Clive Maxwell, and Alan Over.
With respect to ministers, the Secretaries of State for Transport since 2015 bore ultimate ministerial responsibility for the project. In chronological order, they have been Patrick McLoughlin, Christopher Grayling, Grant Shapps, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Mark Harper, Louise Haigh, and Heidi Alexander.
Under the Secretary of State for Transport, various ministers have shared ministerial responsibility for HS2 within the Department since 2015. In chronological order, they have been Robert Goodwill, Paul Maynard, Nusrat Ghani, Andrew Stephenson, Trudy Harrison, Kevin Foster, Huw Merriman, and Lord Peter Hendy.
Within HS2 Ltd, individuals holding Chief Executive Officer and Accounting Officer responsibilities since 2015 have been, in chronological order, Simon Kirby, Roy Hill, Mark Thurston, Sir Jon Thompson, Alan Foster, and Mark Wild.
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East Coast Main Line Timetable Changes - CBP-10073
Oct. 11 2024 Found: Parliamentary discussion of timetable changes In answer to a PQ in May 2024, then Rail Minister Huw Merriman |
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Thursday 29th August 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: DfT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: Huw Merriman 15/01/2024 The Samaritans A drop-in to the Samaritans Brew event in Parliament. |
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Thursday 29th August 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: DfT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: ADS Dinner Dinner No Byron Davies 05/02/2024 UK Chamber of Shipping Annual Dinner Dinner Yes Huw Merriman |
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Thursday 29th August 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: DfT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Huw Merriman |
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Thursday 29th August 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: DfT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: Return Nil Return Byron Davies Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Huw Merriman |
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Tuesday 30th July 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: DfT: annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: (NGC) Rt Hon Mark Harper 3/3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Rt Hon Jesse Norman 2/2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Huw Merriman |
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Tuesday 30th July 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: DfT: annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: (NGC) Rt Hon Mark Harper 3/3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Rt Hon Jesse Norman 2/2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Huw Merriman |
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Tuesday 30th July 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: DfT: annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: (NGC) Rt Hon Mark Harper 3/3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Rt Hon Jesse Norman 2/2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Huw Merriman |
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Thursday 16th May 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: All aboard: new proposal aims to attract more young train drivers Document: All aboard: new proposal aims to attract more young train drivers (webpage) Found: Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, said: We want to open the door for young people considering transport as |
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Thursday 16th May 2024
Department for Transport Source Page: Lowering the minimum age requirement for train drivers from 20 to 18 Document: (PDF) Found: Huw Merriman MP Minis ter of State for Rail and HS2 Lowering the minimum age requirement for train |
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Dec. 18 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Merriman, Huw- Minister of State, the Department for Transport- ACOBA Correspondence Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: ) regarding a failure to follow the government’s Business Appointment Rules (the Rules) by Mr Huw Merriman |
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Dec. 18 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Merriman, Huw- Minister of State, the Department for Transport- ACOBA Correspondence Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: 2HQ Telephone: 020 7271 0839 Email: acoba@acoba.gov.uk Website: http://www.gov.uk/acoba Mr Huw Merriman |
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Dec. 18 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Merriman, Huw- Minister of State, the Department for Transport- ACOBA Correspondence Document: Read the correspondence between Huw Merriman and ACOBA about the breach here (PDF) News and Communications Found: 2HQ Telephone: 020 7271 0839 Email: acoba@acoba.gov.uk Website: http://www.gov.uk/acoba Mr Huw Merriman |
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Dec. 18 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Merriman, Huw- Minister of State, the Department for Transport- ACOBA Correspondence Document: Merriman, Huw- Minister of State, the Department for Transport- ACOBA Correspondence (webpage) News and Communications Found: Minister of State, the Department for Transport- ACOBA Correspondence Correspondence with Huw Merriman |
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Sep. 10 2024
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Source Page: HS2 Ltd Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 2023 – 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Euston station site was officially opened in a ceremony attended by the then Rail Minister, Huw Merriman |
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Wednesday 4th September 2024
Source Page: Borders Railway Extension and the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) findings: EIR release Document: EIR 202400412367 - Information released - Annex A (PDF) Found: them to make p rogress on their side, and a response was received from Lord Offord of Garvel and Huw Merriman |
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Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Source Page: UK Government's Minimum Service Levels: FOI release Document: FOI 2024004140282 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: officials to discuss the policy , and I would like to invite you to discuss with the Rail Minister, Huw Merriman |
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Thursday 15th August 2024
Source Page: Transport Minister correspondence with the UK Government and its agencies: FOI release Document: FOI 202300387211 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: From the Minister of State Huw Merriman MP Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London |
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Transport Policies and Performance
192 speeches (125,963 words) Tuesday 4th June 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) election.I am sure that the committee clerks can liaise with the Transport Committee on this, but I and Huw Merriman - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 16th January 2025
Source Page: Ministerial meetings and engagements Document: Ministerial meetings and engagements April to June 2023 (ODS) Found: 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Rheilfyrdd / Secretary of State for Rail, Huw Merriman |
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7. Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
None speech (None words) Wednesday 11th October 2023 - None |