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...But Harper told the committee that the necessary legislation was “unlikely” to make it through parliament before the general election, which is expected next year....
...Transport secretary Mark Harper met the French company’s chief executive Henri Poupart-Lafarge in the UK capital on Tuesday to discuss an order for 10 new Elizabeth Line trains for Transport for London....
...For a party that is “proudly pro-car”, in the words of transport secretary Mark Harper, the state of Britain’s roads is a serious problem, reflecting on years of constraints on the local councils charged...
...Sustainable aviation fuel protects the future of the UK aviation, the thousands of British jobs that depend on it, and the holidays and business travel flights that we all rely on,” said transport secretary Mark Harper...
...Transport secretary Mark Harper this week did not deny that the government had asked for the extra conditions to be put into the deal....
...Transport secretary Mark Harper agreed a contract extension of up to nine years in September 2023....
...Although transport secretary Mark Harper last year acknowledged the existing set-up was “nonsense” and “mad”, the government’s reform agenda has stalled....
...“The UK is leading the world with its rollout of this technology, but it’s important we give those airports yet to meet the deadline a second chance to get the job done,” said transport secretary Mark Harper...
...Mark Harper, transport secretary, last month said in a letter to the opposition Labour party that he could not update existing contracts “at the stroke of a pen” due to the risk of legal challenges and complexities...
...Harper said he remained “open-minded” about how best to structure such a support mechanism and that the government would have to launch a consultation because of mixed signals from industry as to exactly...
...“The proposals that have resulted from this process do not meet the high thresholds set by ministers,” Harper said....
...Alan Strickland, Labour candidate for the new seat of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, wrote to transport secretary Mark Harper a few days ago, saying the government was failing to support Hitachi....
...Transport secretary Mark Harper this week urged Aslef’s leadership to put the pay and reform offer back to its members, days after the RMT union reached an agreement with train operators to end its national...
...Transport Secretary Mark Harper said Aslef should “follow the RMT’s lead and give their members a say”....
...Mark Harper, transport secretary, said the deal with the RMT was “welcome news for passengers and a significant step towards resolving industrial disputes on the railway”....
...Last week, transport secretary Mark Harper told train operators to scrap plans for the mass closure of railway ticket offices in England following a public backlash....
...The rejected offer would have raised average pay for a driver from £60,000 a year to £65,000, Harper said....
...Harper in February said that only “major reform” could break a “cycle of decline” in UK railways....
...Harper called for Aslef, which in April rejected a pay offer from Britain’s 16 train companies, to end its long-running industrial action....
...That includes with operators, but only where it drives the best outcomes,” Harper said....
...Giving evidence to MPs on Wednesday at a House of Commons transport select committee, Harper said: “In itself, delaying delivering something doesn’t save money.”...
...Harper said construction work on the Birmingham to Crewe leg, known as phase 2a, would be delayed by two years....
...Philip Georgiadis and Jim Pickard’s excellent write-up is here....
...But transport secretary Mark Harper said more work was needed to reduce cancellations, run a more reliable weekend service and communicate with passengers....
...The chair of industry body The Rail Delivery Group said a “more sensible discussion” had been held under Harper and new rail minister Huw Merriman....
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