Written Question
Monday 2nd November 2020
Asked by:
Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been in (a) staff time, (b) engaging consultants and agencies to provide advice, (c) tendering and (d) new (i) letterheads, (ii) signage and (iii) website for the proposed rebranding of Highways England.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
No final decision has been made about renaming Highways England. Any decision would of course seek best value for the tax payer.
Written Question
Monday 2nd November 2020
Asked by:
Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who authorised the work to rebrand the Highways Agency; what procurement process was used; and what steps he took to ensure that process complied with Government guidance on marketing spending and procurement.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
No final decision has been made about renaming Highways England. Any decision would of course seek best value for the tax payer.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to say that my thoughts, and I am sure the thoughts of the whole House, are with the injured and all those affected by the recent bus accident in Winchester.
Local coach companies are much loved small businesses with the owner’s name and …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 15 Sep 2020
Draft Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
"I thank the Minister for setting out the Government’s position on this important draft statutory instrument.
Clearly, safety must come first when goods such as petrol, chemicals and other dangerous materials are transported. Indeed, many tankers and other vehicles pass through densely populated areas. This happens in my constituency, in …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"I wish to start by paying tribute to our bus workers for keeping a vital public service running, in rural areas and across the country, during the coronavirus crisis. Bus drivers and other transport workers have made a very significant contribution—indeed, a number of drivers have died in the epidemic. …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2020
Public Passenger Transport
"It is a pleasure to respond in this debate on behalf of the Opposition. I am grateful to the Minister for the detailed technical briefing she offered me from the Department. We will not be calling for a vote on these proposals. I will respond to the specific measures and …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2020
Public Passenger Transport
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am going to try to cover the environment and other forms of innovation later in my speech.
Ministers are now trying to find ways to address the need to grow bus use, and the regulations address …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2020
Public Passenger Transport
"I will come back to them. This is part of the wider picture of the need for investment as a whole.
There are a range of other measures that I hope Ministers will reconsider, along with the regulations. For example, that could include more bus lanes and other bus priority …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 23rd March 2020
Asked by:
Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak on public transport.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
Everyone should do what they can to stop coronavirus spreading.
We are encouraging everyone to stop non-essential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel.
This is having a significant impact on public transport. However, it is vital that our public transport services continue to run in order to ensure that critical workers can get to work, and that the country can return to normal life once this epidemic is over.
We are in daily contact with transport providers and will do whatever we can to ensure vital public services continue throughout this period.
We will continue to anticipate and adapt to needs as the situation develops, as demonstrated by the extensive package of measures the Chancellor has announced to support the economy.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"As we have heard, rail passengers throughout the country are struggling with the exorbitant cost of train travel, with fares having risen by a staggering 40% since the Conservatives took office. In stark contrast, Germany has recently cut rail fares, and in Luxembourg public transport has been made entirely free, …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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