Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Maria Caulfield Excerpts
Thursday 26th May 2016

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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I know that the hon. Lady has been pursuing a specific issue in relation to this matter. I think that the Government can be confident that they are supporting children. New measures in the Queen’s Speech will do even more to help children in care, and I hope that that is something on which the hon. Lady and I can agree.

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield (Lewes) (Con)
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The performance of Southern Rail is increasingly shocking. There were 156 cancellations on Monday and 208 on Sunday, which affected not just my constituents but passengers across Surrey, Sussex and London. May we have an urgent statement from the rail Minister to establish how we can deal with that shocking situation?

Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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No commuters like to be late for work because of errors over which they have no control, and I understand why my hon. Friend’s constituents are particularly frustrated. No transport questions are due for a while, so I will bring the matter to the attention of the rail Minister.