Huw Merriman
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 50 |
| Date of birth | July 13,1973 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Brackley |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | City Law School |
| Durham University | |
| The City Law School | |
| University College • Durham University | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 | |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | 4 |
| Prime minist | Rishi Sunak |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 455540 |
Huw Merriman Life story
Huw William Merriman is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle in East Sussex since the 2015 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as Minister of State for Rail and HS2 since October 2022.
Train strikes: Drivers vote to continue walkouts
... Rail Minister Huw Merriman said: " Aslef is now not just the only rail union still striking, but the only union not to even put an offer to its members...
Northeye: Government spent £15. 3m on Bexhill detention site
... " Last month local MP Huw Merriman said revised plans meant the Bexhill site would now likely become a detention centre for illegal migrants and existing buildings would be demolished...
Railway ticket office closure plans go too far, too fast, say MPs
... In the letter, addressed to Rail Minister Huw Merriman, transport committee chair Iain Stewart said that MPs had been looking into the potential effect of the proposals on disabled travellers...
London day travelcards to be phased out
... In a letter sent to Transport Secretary Huw Merriman on Friday, Mr Dance said " the current price paid to TfL for these tickets is well below the price paid for the same tickets sold within London"...
Railway ticket office closures: Legal bid over ‘finding where the humans are'
... The Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, is set to meet with accessibility groups, the BBC understands...
Train strikes: Disruption expected as rail workers walk out
... Last week, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle challenged rail minister Huw Merriman over the planned closures...
New rail strikes ballot to start soon - RMT's Mick Lynch
... " Ministers have told me that face to face - Mark Harper and (transport minister) Huw Merriman - that they can t offer us anything fresh because it would set a precedent for nurses and other public sector workers, and they want to hold this line...
Transpennine Express boss apologises for poor services
... Rail Minister Huw Merriman has previously said that if Transpennine " can t be turned round then decisions will be made"...
London day travelcards to be phased out
By Harry LowBBC News
Day travelcards will be phased out, The Deputy mayor of London has confirmed.
The Daily paper tickets will no longer be sold or accepted on Transport for London (TfL) services including Tube, bus, rail, tram and London Overground .
Seb Dance told The Transport secretary " TfL can no longer afford" to fund the £40m Travelcard Agreement " which represents a subsidy by Londoners".
Passengers travelling from outside the capital will be expected to use contactless or Oyster cards on arrival.
Last Year , 12m day travelcards were sold, double The Number in Covid-hit 2020, but down from 27m in 2018.
Weekly and annual travelcards will still be issued but Last Year just 20,000 of the latter were sold, down from 185,000 in 2018.
Travelcards offer unlimited travel on services within London, where in March.
In a letter sent to Transport Secretary Huw Merriman on Friday, Mr Dance said " the current price paid to TfL for these tickets is well below The Price paid for the same tickets sold within London".
A sets out The Changes , which would see The End of paper travelcards altogether.
" We anticipate that, if TfL ceases to accept day travelcards, rail operators will also stop selling Zone 1-6 travelcards, " it states.
Child day travelcards would no longer be available, meaning those outside of London would have to apply for a Zipcard, which provides free and discounted travel for those aged under 18, in advance of coming to the capital.
A spokesperson for The Mayor of London said: " The Mayor is only considering the withdrawal of day travelcards in order to meet the requirements of TfL's funding settlement with Government - a deal that was required solely because of the impact of the pandemic.
" He has been clear he does not want to do so but feels that he has been left with no viable alternative. "
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: " We have provided TfL with More Than £6bn in funding support to keep Public Transport moving.
" Transport in London is devolved, and any decision to withdraw from the travelcard agreement is a matter for The Mayor . "
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