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08:06 Simon Burns: We don't recognise the figures HS2 is being criticised with On air
On Air | Simon Burns MP | Transport minister | Daybreak, ITV1
Simon Burns said he did not recognise figures showing HS2 had no economic benefit. "Those figures they’ve come up with, we don’t recognise. This has been properly costed, it has been constantly reviewed on cost grounds to make sure we do... Continue to article
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08:06 Simon Burns: We don't recognise the figures HS2 is being criticised with On air
On Air | Simon Burns MP | Transport minister | Daybreak, ITV1
Simon Burns said he did not recognise figures showing HS2 had no economic benefit. "Those figures they’ve come up with, we don’t recognise. This has been properly costed, it has been constantly reviewed on cost grounds to make sure we do... Continue to article
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09:17 RMT statement: RMT: May Day protests target rail cuts and social dumping in shipping industry Press Release
09:17| Press Release | RMT
RMT press release RMT May Day protests target rail cuts and social dumping in shipping industry as unions build for General Strike Transport union RMT will be turning the spotlight on rail cuts and social dumping this May Day as the f... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 26th April
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16:57 In Brief Events
16:57 | Events | PoliticsHome
Justice secretary Chris Grayling announces reforms to the prison regime Culture secretary Maria Miller attends the launch of VisitBritain’s growth strategy for tourism in London (13.00) Health minister Dan Poulter speaks at the Vetera... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 25th April
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12:41 Norman Baker: Government is dealing with specifics that cause cycling accidents On air
On Air | Norman Baker MP | Liberal Democrat | Daily Politics, BBC 2
Norman Baker said the Government was dealing with "specific factors" that cause cycling accidents, to encourage more people to use the mode of transport. "I don’t agree it is perilous. We are putting money into dangerous junctions. I’ve ... Continue to article
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10:15 East Coast line 'has reached plateau' House of Commons
East Coast line 'has reached plateau'
The state-run East Coast Mainline has reached a “plateau” and must be returned to the private sector to improve service, ministers have insisted. Speaking in the House of Commons, Transport Minister Simon Burns said there had been “... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 24th April
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11:36 Rail franchising not ideological - Burns PoliticsHome News
Rail franchising not ideological - Burns
The decision to allow private providers to bid for the East Cost Main Line rail franchise was “not ideological", Simon Burns has told MPs. Appearing before the Transport Select Committee, the Transport minister argued that moves to franc... Continue to article
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00:01 Labour statement: Labour: David Cameron has let cyclists down – Maria Eagle Press Release
00:01| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release Maria Eagle, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary speaking on the publication of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’s report: Get Britain Cycling, published today, said: “This Government has slashed support f... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 19th April
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15:27 House of Commons Business Commons Business
15:27 | Commons Business | PoliticsHome
COMMONS CHAMBER 11.30am: Scottish questions 12.00 noon: Prime minister’s questions 12.30pm: Statement by home secretary Theresa May on Abu Qatada Ten minute rule motion: Planning Permission (Financial Penalties) (Jeremy Lefroy, C... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 26th March
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08:05 Simon Burns: Returning East Coast railway to private hands will ensure better service On air
On Air | Simon Burns MP | Transport minister | Sunrise, Sky News
Simon Burns said re-opening the East Coast Mainline as a private rail franchise would make the passenger experience better, as the quality of service had "reached a plateau" whilst it was a publicly owned company. “What we will ensure is... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 15th March
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11:27 Department for Transport: Government wins HS2 phase one judicial review Press Release
11:27| Press ReleaseDepartment for Transport press release Work on a new high speed railway from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds can continue after a High Court judge today threw out attempts to derail the crucial scheme. In a landmark victory... Continue to article
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11:00 Simon Burns: HS2 ruling is a victory for the Government On air
On Air | Simon Burns MP | Transport minister | Sky News
Simon Burns hailed the High Court’s HS2 ruling as a “convincing victory” for ministers. “This has been a convincing victory for the Government. The judge has given us the green light to go ahead with High Speed 2, subject to the necessar... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 1st March
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16:23 House of Commons Business Commons Business
16:23 | Commons Business | PoliticsHome
COMMONS CHAMBER 2.30pm: Education questions (topicals at 3.15pm) Main business Justice and Security Bill: Remaining stages (day 1 of 2) Motion relating to EU documents on markets in financial instruments (no debate) Motion to ... Continue to article
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14:14 Labour statement: Maria Eagle says the Government must come clean and admit how much tax-payers money was wasted on Crossrail Press Release
14:14| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release Maria Eagle MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to the Government’s decision to abandon plans to use private finance to procure rolling stock for Crossrail, said: “This is yet another humiliating tr... Continue to article
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08:39 Written Ministerial Statements Written Ministerial Statements
08:39 | Written Ministerial Statements | PoliticsHome
1. Caste (Culture, Media and Sport) 2. School capital funding (Education) 3. Ministerial corrections (Energy and Climate Change) 4. Post-Council statement – Energy Council, Brussels, February 22 2013 (Energy and Climate Change) ... Continue to article
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15:03 Story (4 links): Fall in NHS expenditure
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Andy Burnham has accused David Cameron of being an "NHS con-man", after it emerged that spending on the health service fell by £26m last year, despite the Prime Minister's pledge to increase it.
The Shadow Health Secretary said Mr Cameron's pre-election promise to increase spending was "about cynical, self-serving re-branding of the Tory Party and nothing much else."
"People will today see David Cameron for the NHS con-man he is: repeatedly cutting the budget on the quiet while letting patients pay the price," the Labour MP said.
“He cynically promised to give the NHS more money, but today it’s clear he’s cut its budget for the second year running."
But the Department of Health has insisted the NHS is in "robust financial health".
Health Minister Simon Burns said the Government had honoured its pledge to provide a real terms increase in the health budget, and insisted frontline spending had risen by £3.4bn, or 3.5%, in cash terms compared to the previous year.
"Our increases in frontline spending are already showing results – waiting times have been kept low, there are more doctors, the NHS has performed more diagnostic tests and planned operations, and infections have been reduced even further," he said.
A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed the Government was "spending more on frontline services in the NHS." -
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06/07/2012 in NHS
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Fall in NHS expenditure
Andy Burnham has accused David Cameron of being an "NHS con-man", after it emerged that spending on the health service fell by £26m last year, despite the Prime Minister's pledge to increase it.
The Shadow Health Secretary said Mr Cameron's pre-election promise to increase spending was "about cynical, self-serving re-branding of the Tory Party and nothing much else."
"People will today see David Cameron for the NHS con-man he is: repeatedly cutting the budget on the quiet while letting patients pay the price," the Labour MP said.
“He cynically promised to give the NHS more money, but today it’s clear he’s cut its budget for the second year running."
But the Department of Health has insisted the NHS is in "robust financial health".
Health Minister Simon Burns said the Government had honoured its pledge to provide a real terms increase in the health budget, and insisted frontline spending had risen by £3.4bn, or 3.5%, in cash terms compared to the previous year.
"Our increases in frontline spending are already showing results – waiting times have been kept low, there are more doctors, the NHS has performed more diagnostic tests and planned operations, and infections have been reduced even further," he said.
A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed the Government was "spending more on frontline services in the NHS."
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30/06/2010
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Minister apologises for 'dwarf' jibe
Health minister Simon Burns has apologised after calling Speaker John Bercow a "stupid, sanctimonious dwarf" yesterday in parliament. In a statement, he said: "If I have caused any offence to any group of people then I unreservedly apologise."
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18/05/2011 in NHS
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NAO slams electronic patient records
The NHS electronic records system is offering "precious little" to patients, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). The report claims the £7bn system is behind schedule and not providing value for money. Health Minister Simon Burns blamed Labour for pouring millions into the project, saying: "Labour’s box-ticking bureaucracy tied doctors and nurses up in red tape and stopped resources getting to where they were really needed ...This report underlines exactly why we need to modernise the NHS".
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13/09/2010
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Plan for free hospital parking shelved
A pledge to abolish hospital car parking charges in England within three years are likely to be abandoned as part of a coalition drive to save billions of pounds by "devolving" spending decisions to local bodies.
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