Category Archives: Network Rail

Audible and Visible provision on buses and trains?


On Monday last week there was a response to a written question from the Conservative MP from East Yorkshire, Greg Knight who had focused on “visually-impaired and hard of hearing passengers”. The Minister who responded was Richard Holden who is … Continue reading

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It appears a recent Minister was rejected by Government


On Wednesday, the day before the Parliament was closed down the MP for Mid Sussex, Mims Davies asked a very significant question and tragically the Government responded by claiming that they would resolve the question by the provision of one … Continue reading

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An interesting Q&A for Eastbourne Railway provision


On Thursday several MPs spoke about a theme called the Modernisation of the Railway which was being responded by Grant Shapps. The first two MPs that opened the issue up were both Conservatives, one was the MP for Fylde, Mark … Continue reading

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Will Huw and team challenge the Shapps train strike?


The article below has come today from i-news written by editor Paul Waugh which is available here. It is very clear that the Government is setting out to raise problems in our Nation and we would ideally have responses from … Continue reading

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The “Sussex Modern Trail” needs to be promoted


On Thursday in the House of Commons a few words were expressed by Huw Merriman from Bexhill and Battle and there was a response from Nigel Huddleston who is one of the Ministers for the DCMS Department. Huw referred to … Continue reading

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Can we obtain a Parliament with real answers?


It is not a new problem but perhaps we can find a new solution? The questions raised in Parliament can occasionally be the problem but far too often the lack of a meaningful answer is the real problem. How can … Continue reading

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Thanks for your Sussex question Jenny Randerson


Yesterday in the House of Lords a written question from Jenny Randerson was responded to by Charlotte Vere on the theme of the Barcombe Bridge. The question related to the infilling of it and there are a significant number of … Continue reading

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Disability Access to all Railway Stations by 2030?


On Wednesday in the House of Commons two MPs participated in a meaningful debate on the theme of access by disabled people to railways stations. The debate covered far too many words to include in this piece but there are … Continue reading

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Does anyone understand the Williams-Shapps Rail Plan?


On the 20th May the Government published a policy paper under the headline of “Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail” which is described as the The government’s plan to transform the railways in Great Britain. The two people who … Continue reading

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Transport Infrastructure Projects for Sussex residents


Yesterday in the House of Commons there was a brief debate about Transport Infrastructure which involved a Sussex MP (Sally-Ann Hart) and an MP from Croydon (Elliot Colburn) who referred to the Brighton mainline which of course is connected to … Continue reading

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