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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jun 2019
Transport Infrastructure: Redditch

"Does my hon. Friend agree that bus services are key to a multi-modal approach? At the moment, the attitude of county councils around the country is to try to take away subsidy for bus services, which has left the vulnerable unable to get about. What does she want to do …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel Freight

"I have continually voted for the deal, as the Secretary of State knows. The insurance policy protects exports from and imports to the UK, so I fully accept what he is saying. Will he join me in trying to get a change to the procurement rules, so that they include …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Further to that point, does the Minister agree that we should congratulate Henley Town Council on its provision of a Saturday bus service, which is increasing bus journeys around the town, particularly for the vulnerable?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister confirm that the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge expressway started life as a project under the coalition Government, with Liberal Democrats in the Department at the time? Does he agree that the best opportunity to mitigate its effects for local villages is for it to go west of Oxford?..."
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Written Question
Goring and Streatley Station: Disability
Thursday 17th January 2019

Asked by: John Howell (Conservative - Henley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the application made under the Access for All programme in relation to Goring and Streatley station.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani

Goring and Streatley station has not been nominated for the current round of Access for All funding as it already has step free access to and between all platforms.

Written Question
Goring and Streatley Station
Monday 14th January 2019

Asked by: John Howell (Conservative - Henley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the approach to Goring station in Oxfordshire.

Answered by Andrew Jones

Goring & Streatley station was improved in September 2016 when a new footbridge and lifts opened, allowing step-free access to both platforms. DfT Minor Works funding has been used to make further accessibility improvements at the station. There are currently no plans to undertake further work.

The road network around the station is the responsibility of Oxfordshire Country Council, who have a statutory duty to maintain the highways network in their area.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 11 Jan 2019
Oxford to Cambridge Expressway

"I hear what the hon. Lady is saying on this matter. I would like to pay some tribute to the Liberal Democrats, because this project started life in 2015 in a Department for Transport paper that was signed off by Baroness Kramer and Norman Baker, as well as Conservative Ministers. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Taxi and Private Hire Licensing

"The hon. Gentleman is being very kind in giving way. There is a lot in the report about the influence of new technology on how the taxi fleet should operate. He might be coming on to this, but what impact does he think new technology will have on the taxi …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jul 2018
Road Restructuring: Oxfordshire

"Oxfordshire County Council has been given close to £20 million to solve this problem. Why does my hon. Friend think we are seeing no great improvement, despite the advent of dragon patchers? When the council has that money, why does it not try to fix the problem?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Airports National Policy Statement

"The airspace review is a crucial part of the success of this project. Together they can help to limit stacking, so will the Secretary of State say something about how these reviews dovetail?..."
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