Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 5 July 2005, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Darling of Roulanish.

Transport Innovation Fund

Statement on the transport innovation fund

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 436 c171-83
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 05/882
Tuesday, 5 July 2005
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Road Charging
Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Written questions
House of Commons; Road Pricing
Monday, 11 July 2005
Written questions
House of Commons; Road Pricing
Monday, 11 July 2005
Written questions
House of Commons; Road Pricing
Monday, 11 July 2005
Written questions
House of Commons; Transport Innovation Fund
Thursday, 26 January 2006
Written statements
House of Commons; Transport Innovation Fund
Thursday, 26 January 2006
Written statements
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Charles Walker | 436 c182-3 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State accept that we cannot preserve our roads only for rich people? In my con...; Andrew Turner | 436 c183 (Link to this contribution) May I say gently to the Secretary of State that we do not all live on one island, overcrowded or oth...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c183 (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will have pointed out to his constituent that the study from which...; Nick Hurd | 436 c181 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State clarify one important message in his statement? In paragraph 17, he said...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c181 (Link to this contribution) If someone uses their car rarely, the scheme will benefit them. It is also important that we maintai...; Vincent Cable | 436 c182 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State has rightly attacked the rail companies for their proposals for congestion ch...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c181-2 (Link to this contribution) No, that is not right. The hon. Gentleman may not be aware of it, but last December, when the issue ...; Michael Fabricant | 436 c181 (Link to this contribution) When the Secretary of State considers technology, why does he always consider hammering the British ...; Nia Griffith | 436 c181 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend agree that the scheme would provide a genuine incentive for individuals to...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c181 (Link to this contribution) There are some 32 million cars on the UK’s roads, and I do not know how on earth we would get 100 mi...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c182 (Link to this contribution) In any transport system, we have to ensure as far as we can that the schemes are complementary. My p...; Owen Paterson | 436 c182 (Link to this contribution) We suffer from appalling congestion because we distribute our road assets in a manner similar to the...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c182 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his preparedness to look at these things. As I said to his r...; John Bercow | 436 c178 (Link to this contribution) Bring him back!; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c178 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who I know has spent a considerable amount of time thinki...; Lord Young of Cookham | 436 c178 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State may be relieved to hear that at least one of his predecessors is not unsympat...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c178 (Link to this contribution) I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend about that. Indeed, a number of employers are already looking...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c178-9 (Link to this contribution) We have no plans to do so, as they say. I have made the point on a number of occasions that if we m...; Ronnie Campbell | 436 c176 (Link to this contribution) For people in my constituency, the only means of transport into the conurbation of Newcastle is by b...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c177 (Link to this contribution) I shall ask for inquiries to be made about the provision of advance sight of today’s statement. All ...; Doug Henderson | 436 c177-8 (Link to this contribution) We all know that there is severe congestion in all parts of the country. In my constituency on the w...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c176 (Link to this contribution) We are already spending considerable sums on the railways—in fact, in the past seven years we have d...; Tom Brake | 436 c176-7 (Link to this contribution) I, too, thank the Secretary of State for an advance copy of the statement. But in keeping with the e...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c180 (Link to this contribution) The pilot schemes would work on the basis that people would be rebated the cost of their fuel, and t...; Adam Afriyie | 436 c180 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State confirm that the fund will not be used for schemes that are not revenue ...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c180 (Link to this contribution) The hauliers are concerned about two things. First, they are worried about what they pay in comparis...; Robert Smith | 436 c180 (Link to this contribution) Towards the end of his statement, the Secretary of State made an announcement about lorry road user ...; Mark Lazarowicz | 436 c179 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is obviously right to try to achieve consensus on the proposed scheme, although...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c179 (Link to this contribution) As I said in my statement, we must secure a degree of consensus on this matter. Consensus among poli...; Alan Duncan | 436 c179 (Link to this contribution) Was that me?; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c179 (Link to this contribution) No, the hon. Gentleman thought of that some time later. Consensus may be difficult, but we have to a...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 436 c179 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State will know that the highlands and islands have long laboured under very high f...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c180 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman knows that I am well aware of the fuel prices in the western isles, as I have pai...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c175-6 (Link to this contribution) I understand that arrangements have already been made for such a meeting. I am sorry that the hon. G...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c171-3 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the transport innovation fund, as w...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c175 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman struck that tone. [Interruption.] In some ways it did not surpris...; Alan Duncan | 436 c173-5 (Link to this contribution) Today’s statement is somewhat overdue. The Department’s July 2004 White Paper, ““The Future of Trans...; Lord Darling of Roulanish | 436 c183 (Link to this contribution) I have to disappoint the hon. Gentleman. The transport innovation fund is not intended to fund conce...
Subjects: Innovation Standards Transport Roads Technology Road traffic control Tolls
Contains statistics: Yes
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Transport Innovation Fund

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