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Tuesday 30th April 2024 7 p.m. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Adjournment - Main Chamber Subject: Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Heathrow Airport: Western Rail Link
27 speeches (4,353 words) Tuesday 30th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) The House will therefore be aware that I have long championed the western rail link to Heathrow, which - Link to Speech 2: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) The western rail link to Heathrow is a scheme of considerable importance to hon. - Link to Speech 3: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) rail link to Heathrow. - Link to Speech 4: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) rail link to Heathrow. - Link to Speech |
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Great Western Main Line
36 speeches (9,136 words) Tuesday 9th January 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) comment on that Slough-related topic, does he agree that it is about time the Government built the western - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
159 speeches (10,192 words) Thursday 14th December 2023 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) excitement in Wales in 2012 when Conservative Ministers announced that they would be building the four-mile western - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
156 speeches (10,911 words) Thursday 26th October 2023 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) What assessment has he made of the adequacy of progress on constructing the Western Rail Link to Heathrow - Link to Speech 2: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) You will be aware, Mr Speaker, that I have long championed a western rail link to Heathrow, which would - Link to Speech |
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Heathrow Airport Expansion
37 speeches (9,336 words) Wednesday 24th May 2023 - Westminster Hall Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (LAB - Slough) More than a decade ago, the Government committed to building the western rail link to Heathrow. - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 2nd November 2023
Special Report - Sixth Special Report - Wales as a global tourist destination: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report Welsh Affairs Committee Found: The UK Government’s support for a western rail link to Heathrow is predicated on the promoters of such |
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Heathrow Airport: Railways
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Thursday 14th December 2023 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow. Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport) This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. However, we need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. I understand that the promoters of a Western rail link continue to update their proposals. |
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Heathrow Airport: Railways
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Wednesday 23rd November 2022 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow on economic growth. Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport) This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. We need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. Following the Autumn Statement on 17 November we are in the process of reviewing the Rail National Enhancements Portfolio and will make the outcome public once that work is complete.
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Heathrow Airport: Railways
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Wednesday 23rd November 2022 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Government supports the proposed Western Rail Link to Heathrow. Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport) This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. We need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. Following the Autumn Statement on 17 November we are in the process of reviewing the Rail National Enhancements Portfolio and will make the outcome public once that work is complete.
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Heathrow Airport: Railways
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Wednesday 23rd November 2022 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow. Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport) This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. We need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. Following the Autumn Statement on 17 November we are in the process of reviewing the Rail National Enhancements Portfolio and will make the outcome public once that work is complete.
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Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath) - @Rees4Neath
17 Mar 2023, 9 a.m. I attended the Western Rail Link to Heathrow APPG this week to pledge my support for this important infrastructure project. This will benefit us in #Neath as it will free up capacity West-East from South Wales into Paddington - allowing better connectivity for our area. https://t.co/EzPRGH62v6 Link to Original Tweet |
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Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston) - @SeemaMalhotra1
Shadow Minister (Education) 16 Mar 2023, 5:52 p.m. Great to join @TanDhesi and other colleagues recently to show my support for a Western Rail Link to Heathrow, which would hugely benefit my constituency. https://t.co/XZ1t6cQTIB Link to Original Tweet |
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James Sunderland (Conservative - Bracknell) - @JamesSunderl
15 Mar 2023, 9:52 p.m. Pleased to reaffirm our cross-party commitment for the #Western #Rail Link to #Heathrow. This vital 6.5km infra project will deliver huge economic benefit & connectivity across S England & beyond. We need to build it! #WRLtH @HeathrowAirport @networkrail @GWRHelp @transportgovuk https://t.co/jO2KYmc6x9 Link to Original Tweet |
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) - @TanDhesi
Shadow Minister (Exports) 15 Mar 2023, 4:09 p.m. Great to see strong continued cross-party support at the AGM I chaired for the #Western #Rail Link to #Heathrow APPG. We need to build this nationally significant infrastructure project to improve connectivity and deliver countless economic and environmental benefits. #WRLtH https://t.co/GmT4PxfQnL Link to Original Tweet |
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Thursday 29th June 2023
Department for Transport Source Page: Transformational impacts of transport Document: Transformative impacts of transport investment: case study report (PDF) Found: (January 2015) “Reading ranks highly in productivity report” available online . 309 Network Rail “Western |