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Delegated Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-11-12
Topic: International Affairs
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 3, 4 and 5 together Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Freedom of Information That the draft Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authority and Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 12 July, be approved Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) That the draft Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018,which were laid before this House on 19 July, be approved Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) That the draft Central Counterparties (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 24 July, be approved.—(Andrew Stephenson.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Exiting the European Union (Electricity) That the draft Electricity and Gas (Powers to Make Subordinate Legislation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 5 September, be approved.—(Andrew Stephenson.) Question put. The Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred until Wednesday 14 November (Standing Order No. 41A).
Delegated Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-11-12
Topic: Transportation
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): With the leave of the House, I will take motions 7 to 9 together. Once again, I assure the House that I am of course conscious of how keenly aware people are of these motions, and I merely remind them that motion 7 is about Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic) and motions 8 and 9—I can almost hear a Member mouth the words under his breath—are both entitled Road Traffic. I am sure you are all very well aware of these important matters Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic) That the draft International Road Transport Permits (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved Road Traffic That the draft Trailer Registration Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 9 October, be approved That the draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 9 October, be approved.—(Andrew Stephenson.) Question agreed to. Joint Committee on the draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill Motion made, That this House concurs with the Lords Message of Tuesday 23 October, that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill presented to both Houses on Thursday 18 October 2018 (Cm 9710), and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by Friday 15 February 2019 That a Select Committee of six Members be appointed to join with a committee to be appointed by the Lords for this purpose; That the Committee shall have power: (i) to send for persons, papers and records; (ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; (iii) to report from time to time; (iv) to appoint specialist advisers; and (v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom That the quorum of the Committee shall be three; and that Neil Gray, Meg Hillier, Mr David Jones, Sir Edward Leigh, Dame Caroline Spelman and Mark Tami be members of the Committee.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations — House of Commons, 2018-11-12
Topic: Foreign Trade
David Henry Rutley (Conservative, Centre-right): I will come back to the hon. Gentleman on the detail of that, but I assure him that we have no desire at all to water down our standards. Talk of importing hormone-treated beef or chlorinated chicken is not where we want to go and it will not be contemplated in any of the trade deals that we have going forward. If he wants to explore that in more detail, I will gladly get into that level of detail.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Energy
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): As Members will be aware, earlier this summer we published our Road to Zero strategy, setting out plans for our £400 million charging infrastructure investment fund. We now have more than 14,000 public charge points, and the fund will lead to the installation of thousands more. Importantly, we are also planning to consult on introducing a requirement for charge points in new homes in England, and we want all new lampposts to include charge points, where appropriate.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Luke Patrick Graham (Conservative, Centre-right): In my constituency, we are getting to the end of the signing of the Tay cities deal, part of which includes a proposal for an innovation highway. Will my right hon. Friend meet me to discuss that highway, which will form part of Perth West development?
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): I am happy to do that. I know that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is actively engaged in preparing the deal. I am pleased at the way my hon. Friend is championing the future of technology in transport in his constituency, and I would be delighted to meet him to discuss it.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): I have indeed discussed, on more than one occasion, both Brexit and new generation automotive technology with the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover. I am very excited about what it is doing on electric vehicles, and I assure the hon. Gentleman that I know of no reason why it would pull back on that investment. Indeed, I am looking forward to the Government Car Service taking delivery of its first five electric vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover in the next few days.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Energy
Mark Julian Francis Pawsey (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Secretary of State agree that in areas where inadequate power is available in the grid for large commercial installations wishing to switch over to electric power, a battery solution, provided by companies such as Off Grid Energy Ltd in my constituency, may be the answer?
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Energy
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): We are on the threshold of exciting developments in battery technology—I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We are working with National Grid to look at ways in which we can increase the capacity to key locations such as motorway service areas, but I say to him that battery technology is going to deliver some solutions we do not have at present. It is great to see businesses in the UK at the forefront of developing those technologies.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Energy
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): We are focusing our support on electric vehicles, which are the part of the market we want to see grow the fastest. We provide substantial incentives to buyers of electric vehicles. It was great to see that, in August, 12% of the new car market was low-emission vehicles, which is a big step forward for this country.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): This is a bit of a groundhog day, because every time we hear SNP Members talking about the finances of Scotland, if Barnett works in their favour, they are happy to say that they insist on having Barnett, but if they want more than that, they say Barnett is not good enough. They cannot have it both ways.
Traffic Congestion: A120 — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Alexander Jesse Norman (Conservative, Centre-right): As my hon. Friend will know, the Department has provided up to £4 million of funding to Essex County Council to support the development of proposals for improvements to the A120 between Braintree and Colchester. The council consulted on options last year and announced its favoured route in June 2018. My Department is now considering whether or not to include the scheme in the next road investment strategy, which will be published next year.
Traffic Congestion: A120 — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
James Spencer Cleverly (Conservative, Centre-right): The Minister will be aware that the A120 around Braintree is a road so heavily and regularly congested that my constituents regularly cut through Braintree to bypass the bypass. We welcome the money for the preferred route option, but will the Minister ensure that he will also consider any interim measure to relieve congestion?
Traffic Congestion: A120 — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Alexander Jesse Norman (Conservative, Centre-right): Aware, Mr Speaker? How could I not be aware? My hon. Friend has been indefatigable; in fact, few parliamentarians in any Parliament could have matched his energy and zeal in pressing the case for the A120. He has been terrier-like in his lobbying, and he can take it from me that the Minister has been duly terrierised.
Traffic Congestion: A120 — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Peter William Bone (Conservative, Centre-right): Mr Speaker, to get to the A120 in Braintree, which a lot of my constituents want to do, they have to go down the A509, which is even more congested. The Minister has kindly given £25 million for a bypass, but the wretched South East Midlands local enterprise partnership quango is blocking it. Will he get together with me to knock some heads together and get the bypass sorted out so that we can get to Braintree on the A120?
Traffic Congestion: A120 — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Alexander Jesse Norman (Conservative, Centre-right): I am frightened and worried to think that that may be the only use for the new road; if that is in fact the case, perhaps we should reconsider the investment case. My hon. Friend can take it from me that the Department for Transport has been following the issue very closely. It is entirely a matter for SEMLEP and Northamptonshire County Council, but I am happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the matter further.
Leaving the EU: Perishable Scottish Food — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): My Department has regular discussions with Scottish Government officials and has discussed this issue with them. We are well aware of the importance of rapid transit for perishable goods. I should reiterate that we are of course committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom—Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. Having thought back to events earlier this summer, I should also say that the biggest conduit for perishable Scottish produce is of course Heathrow airport, from where Scottish smoked salmon is carried around the world. That makes it all the more sad that the Scottish National party chose to vote against the expansion of Heathrow, which will be good for Scotland.
Leaving the EU: Perishable Scottish Food — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Agriculture
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): I am slightly puzzled, because the harmonisation of laws would imply backing away from devolution. The reality is that in a devolved settlement, as we have with Scotland, there will always be some differences. Nevertheless, we and the Scottish Government must always work together in the interests of the whole United Kingdom and of producers throughout the whole United Kingdom.
Leaving the EU: Perishable Scottish Food — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sorry, but the hon. Lady has got this completely wrong. The Government have said or done nothing to imply that planes will be grounded and there will be no flights after we leave the European Union. I give the House the categorical assurance that flights are going to continue. Interestingly, those in the aviation industry who have been most vociferous about the risk of planes being grounded are now selling tickets for next summer and expanding the number of routes from the United Kingdom to the European Union next summer.
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Information on trends in infrastructure costs on the railways are published by the Office of Road and Rail in its UK rail industry financial report, which is found on its website. Spending by Network Rail was £7.3 billion in 2016-17, an increase of half a billion pounds, or 7% in real terms, on the previous year.
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I remind the hon. Gentleman that Network Rail is responsible for most railway infrastructure work in this country and it is, of course, in the public sector. He rightly highlights the need for Government to ensure that they get the greatest possible efficiency and value for money from all our infrastructure investments. That is why we have set up a mechanism to benchmark costs across the industry in the most rigorous way possible so that we get full value for money from the record sums that we are investing in our railways— £48 billion over the next five-year period.
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Andrew James Bridgen (Conservative, Centre-right): Despite being the centre of population of our country, my seat has no railway station. I have been campaigning for many years for the opening of the Ivanhoe line between Burton-on-Trent and Leicester to aid further economic growth and reduce road congestion. Does the Minister agree that it is better to spend money on these local deliverable projects to improve people’s lives than on national white elephant projects with huge runaway budgets?
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course, we need to invest in transformative schemes such as HS2 and Crossrail, which are going to change connectivity for the better, but we can do everything. We can invest also in the smaller schemes, which will deliver valuable change to local communities.
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We take the issue of safety at level crossings exceptionally seriously. This is an area that the Department, alongside Network Rail, is looking at closely, and I look forward to receiving an update from Network Rail following the hon. Gentleman’s meeting with its representatives tomorrow.
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): The Great Western electrification project has become a case study in weak project planning and control, so will my hon. Friend work closely with the Railway Industry Association on its electrification cost challenge to help drive down the costs of these projects with a view to looking again particularly at the south Wales bit of that project, because electrification of all the main lines must remain a long-term ambition for our railways.
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I share my right hon. Friend’s concerns in that respect. That is why the Department has asked the industry to come together in the transport infrastructure efficiency strategy, which was launched last year and which will benchmark costs, including in electrification, so that we get the greatest possible value for the money that we are investing in our railways.
Railway Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We are investing £48 billion in these projects over the next five-year period. It is vital that we get value for money. Obviously, it is disappointing that Crossrail, which is a 100% subsidiary of Transport for London, told the Department that it needed to revise the delivery schedule for phase three of the project. We are disappointed by the news and want that phase completed as rapidly as possible.
East Midlands Trains: Sheffield to London — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We are investing in the biggest upgrade of the midland main line since it was completed in 1870. The upgrade will reduce journey times between Nottingham and Sheffield and London by up to 20 minutes in the peak once it is complete.
East Midlands Trains: Sheffield to London — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We recognise the challenges of integrating the £7 billion Thameslink programme with the ambitious upgrade of the midland main line costing over £1 billion. That did require hard choices regarding the rationalisation of services, but the situation will be resolved from 2020 onwards with the completion of the upgrade of the midland main line, which will add capacity to the route.
East Midlands Trains: Sheffield to London — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Philip Thomas Hollobone (Conservative, Centre-right): All the trains from London to Sheffield have to go through Kettering, but sadly not enough of them stop at Kettering. We used to have a half-hourly service northbound from Kettering, but the last Labour Government cut that to one an hour. Will the rail Minister reinstate the half-hourly service?
East Midlands Trains: Sheffield to London — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): In the consultation on the next east midlands franchise, we have proposed that the extra capacity to be delivered on the midland main line is used to provide 50% more seats in the peak on the fast direct service between Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway and London St Pancras. This will mean longer, quieter, more comfortable and more efficient trains.
East Midlands Trains: Sheffield to London — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We are investing in new rolling stock, not just across the north of England with all trains there being either replaced or fully refurbished, but also on the midland main line, where new trains will be coming in from 2022 onwards. These will be efficient, environmentally friendly, bi-mode trains of the most innovative kind anywhere in Europe.
Rail User Numbers — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): After a decade of sustained growth in passenger numbers across Great Britain between 2004 and 2014, averaging at about 5% growth every year, journey growth slowed to under 1% in 2016-17 and fell by around 1% in 2017-18. However, there was growth of about 3% in passenger numbers in the first quarter of 2018-19.
Rail User Numbers — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Passenger numbers have more than doubled in the period of privatised operation of fares. This has happened in an environment in which the Government have frozen fares in real terms for the past six years, and we will be doing so again for the coming financial year. Fares rose by 20% in real terms under the Labour Government. By contrast, they have risen by 2% in the period since 2010.
Rail User Numbers — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative, Centre-right): In last year’s budget, the Chancellor announced a new railcard for those aged 26 to 30, giving 4.5 million more young people a third off their rail fares. Would that increase the number of people using the trains, and what has happened to that scheme?
Rail User Numbers — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): It is quite possible that it would lead to such an increase. This is an exciting, industry-led trial of the 26-to-30 railcard that the Chancellor announced in his Budget last year. We are waiting the full assessment of that trial, and further steps will be announced in due course.
Rail User Numbers — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): At the request of Transport for the North in one of its recent board meetings, we have jointly appointed Richard George, who previously played an important role in the delivery of the London Olympic games, to co-ordinate better the performance of the train operators in the north of England—Northern and TransPennine Express—alongside Network Rail. We are looking forward to seeing the results of his work. I met him yesterday, and he has a hard-driving agenda.
Rail User Numbers — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative, Centre-right): I have just heard the answer that my hon. Friend has given, but this morning, as most mornings at my constituency station of Woodlesford, 40 people could not get on the 7.41 train. Numbers are reducing because quite frankly people cannot get in the damn carriage. What pressure is my hon. Friend putting on Northern and Network Rail to get the new rolling stock over to my constituents’ service so that they can get on the train?
Rail User Numbers — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Agriculture
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I can tell my hon. Friend that new rolling stock is starting to be delivered right now. Improving performance on Northern is a priority. It has been improving significantly since the difficulties over the summer, but there is always room for further progress. The Department will hold it and its owner Arriva to account for their performance in the coming months.
Careers at Sea — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (Conservative, Centre-right): The Department supports a number of initiatives promoting careers at sea and on land in the maritime sector, including Seafarers Awareness Week, Maritime UK’s maritime careers forum, the Women In Maritime Taskforce and the Year Of Engineering. To increase cadetships, the SMarT budget is being doubled to £30 million, and the Government continue to support the sector in developing maritime apprenticeships.
Careers at Sea — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Transportation
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend, like me, is a champion of Southampton port and of increasing the seafaring population. Ports such as Southampton have a key job to do in accessing our global markets. We support a range of initiatives promoting careers at sea and on land in the maritime sector. We have developed maritime apprenticeships and doubled the SMarT budget to £30 million to increase cadetships, and we support a wide range of campaigns such as seafarers awareness week and a campaign that I launched myself—Women in the Maritime Task Force—to increase the current pitiful 3% of maritime jobs held by women.
Careers at Sea — House of Commons, 2018-10-11
Topic: Labor
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (Conservative, Centre-right): I recently met the RMT to discuss a number of issues, including the national minimum wage, which I am keen to explore, working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The right hon. Gentleman is right. We need to ensure that people are paid and dealt with appropriately and work in comfortable circumstances, whether at sea or on shore.