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Tag Archives: Grant Shapps
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
Posted in Network Rail, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Caroline Ansell, Eastbourne, Grant Shapps, Mark Menzies
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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
Two great themes occurred last week in Parliament
It is always fascinating to read the comments and actions that take place in the House of Commons involving MPs which have themes that impact our communities directly or indirectly. Last week there were two significant elements that I spotted … Continue reading
Tomorrow the South Terminal at Gatwick is due to open
Here is a statement that was made in the House of Commons on the 15th March, which was commenced by Henry Smith, the MP for Crawley and which was endorsed by Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport. Henry … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Gatwick Airport, Grant Shapps, Henry Smith
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Peter should resign, and so should Boris
The call for Peter Hebblethwaite to resign is very clear – he has led to 800 people to be sacked in P&O Ferries. However given that Boris and Grant Shapps have called for him to resign, it seems vital that … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, COVID, Grant Shapps, Peter Hebblethwaite
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Another very disturbing comment regarding NI
All of us were very aware of the claims made by Boris Johnson prior to the EU deal that he promised to a group of businesses in Northern Ireland in a public session. The EU deal that he then negotiated … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps, Ian Paisley Junior
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Several Sussex MPs need to focus on Disability provision
Over the last few weeks an vital theme emerged from Parliament through the Conservative MP from Daventry who is one of the Ministers of State for the Department for Transport. Chris Heaton-Harris is part of a team who work under … Continue reading
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
MPs & Councils, please work together to improve public transport
A couple of weeks ago in Parliament just before they closed down for Easter there was a debate on the subject of “National Bus Strategy: England” and although the debate was focused on the whole of England, it became clear … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Big Lemon, Grant Shapps, Huw Merriman, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Sussex
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Does Grant Shapps understand what “guiding mind” means?
Last Thursday in the House of Commons the session for Transport Sector: Support and Covid-19 Emergency Funding was a series of questions by MPs and responses by Grant Shapps. The challenge of course is for the responses to sound credible … Continue reading
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