John urges Government to level with public on HS2
John has urged the Government to clarify its plans for rail in the north, after reports the HS2 leg running through South Yorkshire has been halted. Mr Healey met the [...]
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07, 2021
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06, 2021
John meets Transport Secretary over HS2
John recently met the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP, to discuss HS2 and share the views of local residents, businesses and councils. "Top priority must be regional [...]
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10, 2019
John makes submission to HS2 review
John has contributed to a joint submission with local MP colleagues Ed Miliband and Kevin Barron to the Oakervee Review into HS2. John has a number of serious concerns about [...]
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07, 2017
John responds to HS2 Phase 2b route announcement
I am bitterly disappointed but not surprised by the Government’s HS2 announcement. Ministers have rejected the very strong case against this new route which as MPs we’ve worked with local [...]
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07, 2017
Last bid for HS2 Meadowhall route
AN MP has made a last ditch attempt to persuade the Government to back the original HS2 route via Meadowhall. Based on the original timetable, the Transport Secretary is expected [...]
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03, 2017
New HS2 route a badly thought-out, ill-judged option say MPs
In a joint submission to the Government, MPs from Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield have made clear their opposition to the new HS2 route proposed in Summer 2016. Ed Miliband, [...]
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01, 2017
Transport secretary ‘stretching truth’ on HS2
TWO Rotherham MPs have accused the Transport Secretary of stretching the truth about visiting South Yorkshire and listening to concerns about HS2. A Freedom of Information (FoI) Act request by [...]
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12, 2016
John challenges location of HS2 consultation event
Rotherham MPs have slammed HS2 bosses for the location of the Bramley consultation event – because it’s in Thurcroft. The Government has recently announced a consultation until March on the [...]