Mark Harper
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| 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 may not run through to central London - report
By Aoife WalshBBC News
The government says it is committed to delivering the HS2 rail line to Manchester after a report the scheme may no longer reach Central London .
That rising inflation and construction costs meant HS2 trains may terminate in The Suburbs of west London instead.
The Paper said bosses were considering pushing back its Euston terminus to 2038, or scrapping it completely.
The government has not denied The Report .
The Move would mean trains would run from a new hub at Old Oak Common, about 8km (Five Miles ) away, and commuters would have to use the Elizabeth Line or Tube to travel to Central London .
A two to five-year delay to the entire project is also being considered, the newspaper said.
A Department for Transport (DfT) spokesperson said the government remained committed to " delivering HS2 to Manchester, as confirmed in the Autumn Statement".
HS2, or High Speed 2, was originally intended to connect London with Birmingham , Manchester and Leeds.
The leg to Leeds has since been scrapped.
Work on The First phase of The Project - Between London and Birmingham - is well under way and That part of The Line is due to open by 2033.
But The Project has faced delays and mounting concerns over the exact route and its potential environmental impact.
Pressure group Stop HS2 said it believed The Project would increase carbon emissions and damage areas of natural beauty. Protesters, including veteran eco-protester Swampy, have built tunnels in an attempt to disrupt HS2 construction.
The estimated cost of HS2 was Between £72bn and £98bn at 2019 prices. A budget of £55. 7bn for the whole of HS2 was set in 2015 - But This Was made before the Leeds leg was cancelled.
A report published last October found it was unlikely That the £40. 3bn target for The First section of The Line would be met.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said HS2 was and it was working with " suppliers actively to mitigate inflationary increases".
Research from The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Office for National Statistics published in September showed That construction materials across the UK experienced inflation of 18% from August 2021 to August 2022.
Mr Harper said inflation was not affecting the " overall affordability of HS2 in real terms" But it was " creating pressures against its existing annual funding settlements".
The Head of The National Infrastructure Commission told Bbc News in November That cutting back on the HS2 rail route.
" I think you've got massive investment, which has happened in Birmingham ahead of HS2 - it just shows what can happen. And Manchester of course equally is now seeing investment off the back of HS2. I think That would be a very strange decision, " He Said .
A senior figure at the DfT warned last week That " quite tough decisions" could lie ahead for the scheme.
Source of news: bbc.com
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