In Parliament
July 22, 2008
Summer Adjournment | Points of Order | Commons debates
Will my hon. Friend give way?
July 21, 2008
Welfare Reform | Oral Answers to Questions - Defence | Commons debates
As somebody who likes to think that he is on the right wing of the Conservative party, I am thrilled to hear today's statement, which is great news. In that statement, the Secretary of State says...
July 16, 2008
[Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] - Road Safety | Westminster Hall debates
Those initiatives may have been seen as bold plans when they were introduced, but they are seen as plain common sense nowadays. The use of motorcycle helmets is another example; that is something...
[Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] - Road Safety | Westminster Hall debates
I congratulate the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice) on securing this debate. It is the second time that we have debated this particular issue in Westminster Hall this year, which indicates...
July 10, 2008
Driving Tests: Closures | Transport | Written Answers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the revenue to be raised by her Department from the sale of (a) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) test...
Driving Tests: Closures | Transport | Written Answers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the revenue to be raised by her Department from the sale of (a) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) test...
July 8, 2008
Concessionary Fares | Oral Answers to Questions - Transport | Commons debates
In replying to yesterday's debate, the Minister disappointed us yet again when she admitted that the Government intended to stop reimbursing local authorities for the administrative cost of...
Haulage Industry | Oral Answers to Questions - Transport | Commons debates
The biggest threat to our indigenous road haulage industry is not new cabotage rules but the difference in the price of diesel on each side of the channel. Eight years ago, when he was the leader...
Motor Vehicles: Testing | Transport | Written Answers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many heavy goods vehicle or public service vehicle operators (a) have and (b) do not have the necessary facilities to carry out MOT tests.
July 7, 2008
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
I asked the Minister about the number of appeals that bus companies had lodged, which is a way of measuring the level of dissatisfaction.
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
I asked the Minister about the number of appeals that bus companies had lodged, which is a way of measuring the level of dissatisfaction.
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
I asked the Minister about the number of appeals that bus companies had lodged, which is a way of measuring the level of dissatisfaction.
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
I nominate Grand Central Trains, which is running a new service from Sunderland to London via York. The service offers half-price fares for pensioners and gives a 50 per cent. refund if a person...
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
I nominate Grand Central Trains, which is running a new service from Sunderland to London via York. The service offers half-price fares for pensioners and gives a 50 per cent. refund if a person...
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
I nominate Grand Central Trains, which is running a new service from Sunderland to London via York. The service offers half-price fares for pensioners and gives a 50 per cent. refund if a person...
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
My hon. Friend is right—we are locked into that. The Local Government Association has suggested a way in which the scheme could be improved. I would like the Minister to comment on some...
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
We have made and continue to make the point that we feel that the funding that the Government have allocated—£214 million this year, increasing in future, with a total budget of...
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
We are not the party of government at this time. We are debating a scheme, which the Government introduced. The Select Committee has made some criticisms of it and it is only fair that the...
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
It is important that, when local people vote for their councillors, they can vote for extensions to the scheme. I simply point out the bureaucratic difficulties that companies face through the...
Public Transport | Estimates Day - [3rd Allotted Day] - Estimates, 2008-09 - Department for Transport | Commons debates
I shall make some progress, if I may. I suspect that I anticipate the point that the hon. Gentleman wants to make. Secondly, councils are cropping other services not connected to travel to...