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Railway Industry

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

516 c181-204WH 

Session

2010-12

Department

Department for Transport

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 516 c183-4WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes some powerful points, to which I will return later in my contribution. The priv...

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 516 c184WH (Link to this contribution) I am very pleased to hear the Minister say that. However, if we are going for franchises of approxim...

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Theresa Villiers | 516 c184WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the hon. Lady will appreciate that franchise documents impose significant legal oblig...

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 516 c184-7WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased to hear the Minister say that. If the Government decide to go down the path of franchis...

Anne Marie Morris | 516 c187WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this important matter, and I thank the hon. Membe...

Gregory Campbell | 516 c187WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady outlines accurately some of the benefits that railway provision can bring, particularl...

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 516 c181-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Dobbin, and to have this opportunity to debate the futu...

Hugh Bayley | 516 c183WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important and timely debate. When the track renewals ...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c203-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am sorry, but I have only two or three minutes, and I want to respond to an awful lot of points. ...

John McDonnell | 516 c200WH (Link to this contribution) I emphasise that, although there is a commitment to the Crossrail project overall, people are concer...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c199-200WH (Link to this contribution) Forgive me; I am probably trespassing on devolved matters because the relationship between London Un...

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 516 c201WH (Link to this contribution) I think that it is accepted on all sides that there are issues to be addressed; indeed, that was why...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c200-1WH (Link to this contribution) I certainly recognise that the previous Government invested in the railways, and we would expect inv...

Andrew Gwynne | 516 c200WH (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister not also recognise that it was the investment by the previous Labour Government th...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c200WH (Link to this contribution) Both the Secretary of State and I have repeatedly talked about our support for delivering the whole ...

Mike Weir | 516 c203WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister give way?

Theresa Villiers | 516 c202-3WH (Link to this contribution) Obviously, the UK Government are bound by European procurement law to procure public contracts in a ...

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 516 c202WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister will recall that, in my initial contribution, I quoted the Government's consultation do...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c201-2WH (Link to this contribution) Of course I would be happy to accept further representations. One reason why we have continued with ...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c195WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman should not believe all he reads in the papers. The coalition is committed to fair...

Andrew Gwynne | 516 c195WH (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to the Transport Minister for that, but of course it is my job to ask her questio...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c198WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark) on securing the debate, and...

Andrew Gwynne | 516 c195-8WH (Link to this contribution) I appreciate that, but it could well mean that some lines end up with a pricing of RPI—the retail pr...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c195WH (Link to this contribution) I would be grateful if the shadow Minister would answer a question. Is he saying that if Labour had ...

Julie Hilling | 516 c199WH (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister consider important the feeling of safety of passengers travelling on the undergrou...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c198WH (Link to this contribution) I was going to come on to that, but I am happy to answer it now. I have slight qualms about this whi...

John McDonnell | 516 c198WH (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister moves on from the McNulty report, I point out that I asked whether she would mee...

John McDonnell | 516 c198WH (Link to this contribution) The two issues are unconnected. We will make sure that the right hon. Lady can travel on a non-strik...

John McDonnell | 516 c190-1WH (Link to this contribution) I could not have said that more eloquently. My hon. Friend makes an extremely valid point. I urge th...

Julie Hilling | 516 c190WH (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest in the debate, as I have a constituency development plan with the TSSA. On th...

John McDonnell | 516 c188-90WH (Link to this contribution) I shall make several brief points. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interes...

Anne Marie Morris | 516 c187-8WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. I do not claim to be an expert in railway loops, bu...

Andrew Gwynne | 516 c194-5WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased to contribute to this important debate about the future of the rail industry, particula...

Mike Weir | 516 c194WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the Scottish Government will do that. However, there is not much point in building a ...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c193-4WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman may recall from the coalition's programme for government that we want a genuinely...

Mike Weir | 516 c193WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady makes a good point. Whether electrification is greener than its alternative depends on...

Julie Hilling | 516 c193WH (Link to this contribution) I am interested in the hon. Gentleman's point about trains and the green economy. Does he agree that...

Mike Weir | 516 c191-3WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome this debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark) ...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c184WH (Link to this contribution) I assure the hon. Lady that, whatever the length of the franchise, we will be pressing for the best ...

Theresa Villiers | 516 c198-9WH (Link to this contribution) I suppose that I am particularly sensitive about the issue because the day on which I was due to mee...

Subjects

Capital investment Elizabeth line Fares Fees and charges Infrastructure Freight Franchises High speed trains Pay Managers Railways Railway network London Underground Network Rail Scotland Strikes Jarvis Rail Value for Money Review

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