Mark Harper
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 54 |
Date of birth | February 26,1970 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Swindon |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Margaret Harper |
Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Party | Conservative Party |
Official site | parliament.uk |
Previous position | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom (2015–2016) |
Prime minist | David Cameron |
Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2005 | |
Education | Brasenose College |
University of Oxford | |
Nationality | British |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 406332 |
Mark Harper Life story
Mark James Harper is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Transport since 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean since 2005. Harper was born in Swindon and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Greeks broke promise not to raise Parthenon Sculptures, No 10 says
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday that it was a " matter of regret" that no meeting would take place between the two countries after Mr Mitsotakis declined a secondary offer to meet Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden instead...
Rishi Sunak sets out how pothole funding from HS2 savings to be used
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it was up to local authorities how to spend their allocation, but part of the reason for the " significant increase" was so they could " improve the quality of road surfaces in the future" rather than just focusing on fixing existing potholes...
Channel deaths: Government orders inquiry into mass drowning
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper said an inquiry would look at the circumstances of the deaths to give victims families the clarity they deserved...
Thousands join pro-Palestinian protests across UK
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he had given an order to allow police to stop the protest...
Plans to close rail ticket offices in England scrapped
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the proposals did not meet " the high thresholds" set by the government...
HS2: England's buses get £150m boost from cancelled leg
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper told the funds for transport projects would " benefit people more quickly" than the second phase of HS2...
HS2: Labour criticises 'back of fag packet' transport plan
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper told the Commons Network North " creates more winners in more places" than HS2 and " prioritises people s every day journeys"...
HS2: Are the transport links replacing high-speed rail new?
... Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said only that " hundreds of millions" of the £36bn will be available in the next few years...
HS2: Are the transport links replacing high-speed rail new?
Every penny of the £36bn saved by scrapping high-speed rail to Manchester will be used for alternative rail, road and bus schemes, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says.
But some of the schemes announced in place of HS2 have been promised before and there are question marks over others.
Will Manchester get longer platforms?Although the high-speed line to Manchester has been cancelled, HS2 trains from Birmingham will still continue into The City - albeit on existing tracks.
HS2 trains need longer platforms, so it raises questions about whether passengers will only be able to get off from some carriages.
BBC Verify asked The Department for Transport whether there would be funding for longer platforms at Manchester Piccadilly .
We were pointed towards the £12bn to better connect Manchester with Liverpool. Some of this money could be used to improve the platforms, but official documents don't say that's what it's for.
Upgrading the A1 announced againA dual carriageway Between Morpeth and Ellingham in North East England was announced.
This has been promised before. People in the area have been waiting for this development since at least 1990, when other parts of the A1 were brought up to motorway standard.
In December 2014, former Prime Minister David Cameron announced £290m for this stretch of road. It was scheduled to be completed before 2020.
Planning permission because a decision to go ahead had not been made.
A tram for West YorkshireWork on a Mass Transit system linking Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Wakefield will receive £2. 5bn.
The scheme was announced in the government's 2021 Integrated Rail Plan, but only £100m was granted for a project then expected to cost over £2bn.
Leeds in particular has been waiting a long time for improved transport links.
A previous supertram project for The City was cancelled by Labour in 2005 and a trolleybus was scrapped in 2016 after being denied planning permission.
A new station for BradfordThere will be investment of £2bn to include a " brand new" Railway Station in Bradford.
That was previously cancelled in 2021 by Boris Johnson 's government, reinstated by Liz Truss in 2022 when Rishi Sunak took office.
Quick changes to some transport schemesAlmost as quickly as they were announced, The Details of some projects were amended.
Reopening the North East's Leamside rail line - Between Pelaw, Gateshead and Tursdale, County Durham - was included in The Network North report on how the £36bn would be reinvested.
But This Was soon and the government now says money for the region its reopening.
A259 from Bognor
Another scheme aimed to, according to the full Network North document.
However, the government has since confirmed, which is in a different direction.
Bristol tram
£100m was also announced for a tram " in and around Bristol" as.
That's been changed to say it's £100m for The West of England Combined Authority, which " could" be used for an extension of the MetroWest rail project.
North Wales electrification costsElectrification of the North Wales Main Line has been given £1bn.
But electrifying the Maidenhead-Cardiff line - roughly the same length - Hit nearly £2. 8bn in 2016, when money went further.
So, there are questions about whether the funding will be enough.
Overall, Network North has announced more money for The South of England than for Wales.
Already deliveredManchester Airport Metrolink
Nearly £1bn was announced for Manchester's City region, with possible projects including " extending the Manchester Metrolink to Heywood, Bolton, Wigan and Manchester Airport ".
However, many people pointed out that the Metrolink was extended to Manchester Airport in 2014, and this line was later dropped.
Clifton South Tram extension
Similarly, the £1. 5bn for The East Midlands mentioned the possibility of extending the Nottingham tram system to Clifton South.
However, that project was completed in 2015.
Nottinghamshire MP and county council leader Ben Bradley that what " it refers to, in a Westminster not-quite-involved-in-the-detail kind of way, is opportunities around Ratcliffe-on-Soar. "
Upgrading the A75 and A77 in ScotlandAlthough the Scottish Government is in charge of Transport Infrastructure in Scotland, Mr Sunak said there would be UK government money to address pinch points on the A75 Between Gretna and Stranraer.
He also said there would be better links Between the Cairnryan ferry terminals serving Northern Ireland and Southwest Scotland and the A77 towards Glasgow.
Councils in the areas say upgrading to dual carriageways would bring " £5bn of positive benefits".
However, as with many of these schemes, the costs are not known and the government has not said how much will be allocated.
Will 'every penny' of savings be reinvested?Of the £36bn in savings announced by the government, the majority (£30bn) will come from cancelling future work.
The rest is from scaling back plans for Euston Station and.
We have counted about £32bn of spending announced for new schemes.
There are about 15 smaller projects still to be given cash values which could account for the rest of The Money .
When will The Projects arrive?The government says the schemes will be delivered " more quickly than HS2".
Much of the spending for cancelled parts of HS2 was scheduled for the 2030s.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said only that " hundreds of millions" of the £36bn will be available in The Next few years.
The Most immediate impact of The Money would be the continuation of £2 bus fares.
There is also some money for local leaders to begin planning The Projects that the funding will eventually pay for.
However, schemes will still need approval before they can truly get under way.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com