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High Speed Rail Bexhill

I am working with local Conservative MPs and Councillors and the rail authorities to deliver direct trains from Bexhill to London (via Ashford). A fleet of new trains will deliver a journey time of just 78 minutes.  I will work with our partners to deliver the business case and lobby to turn this into reality. The impact on our community, from increased investment, jobs and tourists, would be vast and would link us to our capital and beyond.

 

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Transport Select Committee Article

Driving the Agenda on UK Transport

Friday, 31 January, 2020

You’d have thought that MPs would have had enough of elections but, inside, we’ve been at it again with the elections for the Chairs of the House of Commons Select Committees.

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Transport Select Committee: Policies and Priorities of the Secretary of State for Transport

Wednesday, 17 July, 2019

This was a one-off oral evidence with the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP.

I asked about the out of court settlement with Euro tunnel for no deal Brexit ferry provision and on whether that was the right decision.

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Transport Select Committee visit to HS2

Thursday, 16 May, 2019

With rail passenger numbers having doubled over the last 20 years, it is vital that we build for new capacity across the UK. With this in mind, the Transport Select Committee, of which I have been a member for the last 4 years, visited the site of the new HS2 development at London Euston.

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Transport Select Committee: Questioning Allan Cook, Chair of HS2

Wednesday, 13 March, 2019

In this week’s Transport Select Committee session, we questioned Allan Cook, the chair of High Speed 2 (HS2), on the progress of the project and discussed potential barriers it faces.

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Huw speaks on Network Rail Services

Wednesday, 23 May, 2018

In a debate in Parliament, I spoke positively in Parliament about our rail industry. Like much in life, there is too much negativity in the media with no focus on the many positives. Compared to our EU neighbours, our safety, performance, passenger numbers and investment is top of the class.

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Local MP Campaigns for East Sussex Infrastructure Improvements

Wednesday, 23 May, 2018

East Sussex MP, Huw Merriman, urged the Chancellor to deliver more investment in East Sussex in the House of Commons today.

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Delivering the case for transport

Friday, 27 April, 2018

This week, I was successful in calling for a Westminster Hall debate on ‘Transport for the South East’. This is the name of a new transport body which has been set up by local authorities and enterprise partnerships spanning 7.5m residents in the south east.

Huw speaks in Opposition Day Debate on Rail Franchising

Opposition Day Debate on Rail Franchising

Wednesday, 10 January, 2018

Today Huw spoke in the Opposition Day Debate on Rail Franchising. You can watch Huw speak here: https://goo.gl/n83nbx and read Huw's speech below. 

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Rail Fares need to be reduced

Friday, 5 January, 2018

The New Year ushers in bad news on fare increases.

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Faster Journeys for Local Passengers

Wednesday, 29 November, 2017

The Department for Transport has today (Wednesday 29 November) published the Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the next South Eastern Franchise. The document set out a plan for high quality, frequent and reliable services, for a railway which is fit for the future and which ensures that South Eastern rail services contribute towards supporting economic growth and opportunity.
The document sets out how faster services will operate between London and Hastings, Rye, Bexhill and Battle. The ITT also explicitly encourages bidders for the next franchise to put forward ambitious and innovative proposals to deliver High Speed services between London St Pancras, Rye, Hastings and Bexhill.

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