Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Thursday 10th October 2024

(6 days, 13 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Louise Haigh Portrait Louise Haigh
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The hon. Member has outlined exactly the kind of issues that we seek to address through the public ownership reforms and the creation of Great British Railways. The Department is already working with operators that are in public ownership and those that are not yet, such as Southern, to ensure that the decisions that they make are properly joined up with Network Rail and that we can start driving improvements immediately.

Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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As a result of a failure in regulation, the cross-border taxi trade is undermining the high standards set by local taxi companies and black cabs. What is being done to improve regulation, and will the Minister meet me to discuss the situation in York?

Simon Lightwood Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)
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We are aware of concerns about the current legislative and regulatory framework and would be delighted to meet her to discuss that further.