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That this House congratulates the Harpenden Hopper bus service on a decade of serving members of the Harpenden community, founded by several volunteers, including the late Rosemary Farmer, the 10 year anniversary of this organisation is a testament to their work in combating loneliness, increasing accessibility and reducing congestion for...

Primary sponsor
Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
1 July 2026
Reference
500
House
House of Commons

That this House celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Harpenden and Wheathampstead Gang Show, a variety show that has been running since 1949, making it the longest continuously running Gang Show in the world that celebrates the talent of the young people around the Harpenden and Wheathampstead area; notes the...

Primary sponsor
Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
10 February 2025
Reference
777
House
House of Commons

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The following is an extract from the Minister’s reply to the Adjournment debate on 18 April 2018.

First, when was the decision made to make changes to East Midlands trains that would impact Harpenden? At what stage were changes to Harpenden’s services considered and decided upon?

This has been one of...

Member
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Ministerial corrections
Date
24 April 2018
Reference
639 c5MC
House
House of Commons

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) on securing this debate, which follows on from our conversations in meetings we held on 22 March.

I begin with the specific issue of the changes to the timetable. Harpenden is on the midland main line, which runs...

Member
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Notes
Answer corrected by written statement HCWS650 on 27 April 2018.
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 cc435-6
House
House of Commons

Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Bim Afolami
Answering member
Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 cc432-8
House
House of Commons

This has been one of the biggest timetabling changes the system has ever undertaken and, as I have said, it will not have satisfied everybody in its first iteration. However, December is coming along in not too lengthy a period of time, and hon. Members are always welcome to put...

Member
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Notes
Response corrected on 24 April at 639 c5MC.
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 cc437-8
House
House of Commons

I thank the Minister for coming to the House to discuss this issue, and for meeting me to discuss it previously. I also thank the Secretary of State for the numerous conversations about it that we have had in recent weeks. I have been forced to initiate this debate to...

Member
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 cc431-2
House
House of Commons

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He will understand that the changes for his commuters from Harpenden and mine from Luton are a direct result of East Midlands trains being taken out in the peak in the mornings and the running of fast services to replace that....

Member
Gavin Shuker (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 c432
House
House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman is well informed on these issues, and is generally well informed when he speaks in the House. The focus of my remarks is Harpenden, but I agree that this affects many colleagues on both sides of the House, and I urge the Minister to bear all these...

Member
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 cc432-5
House
House of Commons

May I endorse what the Minister has just said, in that we see a net benefit in my constituency from the changes to the timetable and I have encountered constituents who are very impressed with changes that have been made as a result of the consultation? However, like my hon....

Member
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 c436
House
House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for bringing to our attention the issues faced by his constituents, particularly at Balcombe station. There will be further opportunities to lobby for changes to the timetable at the next iteration; May’s is obviously set in stone, but there will always be a December timetable...

Member
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 c437
House
House of Commons

I am extremely grateful to hear that from the Minister. Of course, it is a rolling series of timetable changes over the next three years, at six-monthly interval. Members in this House will be extremely grateful to hear the Minister’s willingness to keep a close eye on things at each...

Member
Gavin Shuker (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
18 April 2018
Reference
639 c437
House
House of Commons

Public petition from residents of Hitchin and Harpenden for action to ensure that the beds at Harpenden Memorial Hospital are not closed. (Circulated with the Vote 25 July 2006)

Lead member
Lord Lilley
Type
Paper petitions
Date
20 July 2006
Reference
449 c567
House
House of Commons

I present a petition signed by 8,713 local residents, including doctors, nurses and other employees who have worked at Harpenden memorial hospital and patients and relatives of patients who have been treated at the hospital, all of whom deplore the proposed closure of beds at the hospital. They say that...

Member
Lord Lilley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 July 2006
Reference
449 c567
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 30th April, Official Report, 311 248W , how many (a) scientific staff, (b) non-scientific staff, (c) mobile grade staff and (d) non-mobile grade staff employed by the Central Science Laboratory at York in January 1998 were...

Asked by
Charles Clarke (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 May 1998
Reference
312 c277-8W;312 c277W; 41664
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many staff were employed by the Central Science Laboratory at (a) Slough, (b) Harpenden and (c) Worplesdon in January 1995; and how many were still employed by the CSL, at York, in January 1998, broken down (i) into (1) scientists...

Asked by
Charles Clarke (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 April 1998
Reference
311 c248W; 37766
House
House of Commons