Sentences with phrase «transport secretary»

After the 2010 general election she became shadow transport secretary.

He was for it when he was transport secretary in 2009.

Shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling said that although he accepted the need for short - term projects, such as cutting congestion on certain roads, Britain's long - term transport needs may require some new major infrastructure projects.

«My main concern is about whether it is appropriate for all three London airports to be in the hands of the same company with all of the implications that has for future levels of service and investment,» said shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling.

The Laidlaw review, ordered by new transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin into the west coast fiasco, blamed civil servants for the failures in the original decision - making process that awarded the franchise to First Group.

Transport Secretary says May's common sense and determination make her the woman to lead the country

On ConservativeHome next week Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villiers will defend the policy and her plan for a # 20bn high speed rail alternative.

«Boris Johnson leads Conservative resistance against Clegg's mansion taxes Main New Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin insists he is «open - minded» about third Heathrow runway»

There is also uncertainty over the long term future of Theresa May as Prime Minister, however her reappointment of Chris Grayling as Transport Secretary could help to bring some stability to the sector.

The «spadework», as shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle says, was done by Andrew Adonis.

The # 4.5 billion Intercity Express Programme (IEP) was given the go - ahead by transport secretary Philip Hammond and will see the procurement of 500 new carriages.

The Fair Fares campaign is protesting at Waterloo station against «train toffs» after former transport secretary Philip Hammond accepted the railway was a «rich man's toy».

«The impacts on property are some of the most direct and personal effects of HS2,» then transport secretary Justine Greening said early in 2012.

In 2009, the then Transport Secretary Lord Adonis outlined a policy for high - speed rail in the UK as an alternative to domestic air travel, with particular emphasis on travel between the major cities of Scotland and England.

The M25 toll increase was pushed through by the then Labour transport secretary Douglas Alexander, a Scottish MP.

Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry also flagged what she described as «fake news» that Mr Corbyn did not support nuclear power as contributing to the defeat, while Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald also attacked the New Labour figures.

In October 2008, newly appointed transport secretary Geoff Hoon announced in a written statement to parliament that he had decided to grant permission for the increase in passenger numbers and air traffic movements sought by BAA plc and Stansted Airport Ltd., which will result in 10 million more passengers and 23,000 more flights going through Stansted each year.

Miliband's call for a de-centralising of power to the regions comes from a series of recommendations made by the former Labour transport secretary Lord Adonis.

And if he becomes Transport Secretary on 8 May, a few more of the public may get to know «what sort of bloke» he is too.

That's my firm prediction and I think Lord Adonis, the Labour Transport Secretary who pioneered the idea, knows it too.

A mixed market will deliver the best deal, says former transport secretary Andrew Adonis

Michael Fabricant, Conservative MP for Lichfield, reveals his extraordinary relationship with high - speed trains in an exchange with Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly in the House of Commons.

One option is to move Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to the Department for Transport — with Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin expected to be sidelined.

In the early 1990s then Shadow Transport Secretary John Prescott agreed with Michael Heseltine that the visionary route chosen for HS1 was best; it would hug the M20 in Kent, minimise impact in the AONB, approach London from the east and not from the south, as proposed by British Rail and civil servants.

The shadow transport secretary told the official mag for MPs and peers that the Top Gear presenter was «basically an idiot».

Transport Secretary under John Major, currently chairman of Parliament's standards committee.

Also on Monday, former shadow transport secretary Lilian Greenwood revealed she resigned her post because she was fed up with Corbyn's «incompetent» leadership.

He is a supporter of expanding Heathrow Airport having tried to push through a third runway for the airport while transport secretary in the previous UK government in 2009/10.

An abridged version of the speech the former shadow Transport secretary gave to her constituency party members.

It was finally given the green light by then transport secretary Stephen Byers in November 2001.

Later in the week transport secretary John MacGregor announced a research programme which will lead to electronic tolls on British motorways in 1998.

A Labour MP has contacted the police after footage emerged of transport secretary hitting a cyclist off the road by opening his car door.

Orange Booker David Laws has been wooed and praise has been poured on to the head of schools reformer and now Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.

Evidence given by transport secretary Alistair Darling and Transec, the department responsible for ensuring transport security, were «broadly reassuring», it says.

Philip, I sense a serious scandal over [transport secretary] Chris Grayling's decision last week to bail out Stagecoach / Virgin on East Coast.

'' [Transport Secretary] Stephen Byers was first aware of this e-mail on Monday and had discussions with Jo Moore.

Shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher told the New Statesman that the establishment of the hard - left Momentum group was «crazy» at a time when Labour is trying to win back the public's trust.

UK transport secretary Chris Grayling has set out plans for improved coordination across track renewal and train operations in England.

Today Transport secretary Justine Greening and tourism minister John Penrose speak at an event concerning the travel and tourism industry

Changes have already been made to around 50 % of the route after transport secretary Philip Hammond visited the areas affected in the autumn.

Justine Greening's lateral move from Transport Secretary to International Development was predicted by many, and sparked a late August «Battle for Justine» campaign amongst West London residents, who saw her removal as a shift in government policy in favour of a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

He had fallen out spectacularly with the current transport secretary Chris Grayling over a decision Grayling took in late November over the future of the East Coast rail line.

Transport secretary Chis Grayling is facing pressure to resign after a leaked letter showed he opposed rail devolution to keep it «out of the clutches» of Labour.

Shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh, whose own constituency of Wakefield would feature on the route, adopted a guarded approach before the cost - benefit analysis publication.

Should the relevant party take office, the Shadow Secretary would be a likely candidate to become Transport Secretary.

Claim: The Daily Telegraph reported that the shadow transport secretary claimed nearly # 16,000 in stamp duty and fees for a south London flat, despite having another house in London only 14 miles from Westminster.

Rather unfair, I think - Ruth Kelly wasn't Transport Secretary when this happened, and even if she had been it wouldn't have been her fault.