Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Paul Maynard and Lord Jackson of Peterborough

Thursday 12th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con)]

I declare an interest as a daily commuter on the east coast main line, which is a very well run strategic route. Service outages, infrequent as they are, can be very disruptive. May I ask the Minister to prevail on train operating companies and Network Rail to improve communications with passengers in real time, to ensure that passengers are made aware of these problems and can make alternative arrangements as necessary?

[Paul Maynard]

It is entirely right to say that passenger information during disruption is something that all train operating companies and Network Rail need to improve. Not only do we need a single source of information that is consistent, but it needs to provide the most up-to-date information. It is not acceptable for people who have checked their phones on leaving home and thought that their train was on time to find, by the time they get to the station, that the train has been cancelled. That is not good enough.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Paul Maynard and Lord Jackson of Peterborough

Thursday 15th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Paul Maynard]

As a fellow north-west MP, I am sure the hon. Lady shares my interest in seeing the back of our inefficient and unpleasant Pacers, and she will welcome the fact they will be disappearing by December 2019. I hope she will also welcome the improvement on the Calder Valley line, which will occur in two phases: Calder Valley East in December 2018 and Calder Valley West completing this year—a full upgrade to signalling and speed on the line.

[Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con)]

T8. The public consultation on the 2018 Great Northern timetable launches today, but I understand that the platform 5 turn-back facility at Stevenage may not be completed on schedule, jeopardising the promise of additional semi-fast trains to Peterborough. Can the Minister intervene and persuade Hertfordshire local enterprise partnership and Network Rail to sort this problem out as a matter of urgency?

Policing and Crime

Debate between Paul Maynard and Lord Jackson of Peterborough

Monday 23rd May 2011 Commons Chamber

[Paul Maynard]

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[Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con)]

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