Maria Eagle

Type: Person

Name: Maria Eagle

Title: Minister for Disabled People, Parliamentary Undersecretary - Department for Work and Pensions (United Kingdom)

First reported 8 mins ago - Updated 8 mins ago - 1 reports

Government argument for re-privatising East Coast rail line demolished by Adonis

A KEY Government argument for re-privatising the flagship East Coast rail line is demolished today, ahead of a Commons debate.Ministers have repeatedly defended the bitterly-fought move on the grounds that it is supported by Lord Adonis, Labour’s respected ... [Published Northern Echo - 8 mins ago]

Entities: Maria Eagle, Simon Burns, National Express Group PLC, Transport Secretary, FirstGroup plc

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Trades Union Congress

Siemens confirmed for £1.6bn Thameslink contract

A consortium led by Siemens has been confirmed as the winner of the 1.6bn contract to make Thameslink train carriages.The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that it was standing by the government's controversial decision in 2011 to choose a group ... [Published Insider Media Limited - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Siemens AG, Consortium, Maria Eagle, Trades Union Congress, Frances O'Grady

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Siemens confirmed for Thameslink contract

A consortium led by Siemens has been controversially confirmed as the winner of the 1.6bn contract to make Thameslink train carriages. At the time of winning preferred bidder status, Siemens said up to 300 jobs would be created at its Hebburn factory ... [Published Insider Media Limited - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Siemens AG, Consortium, Maria Eagle, Trades Union Congress, Frances O'Grady

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Siemens AG

Siemens confirmed as Thameslink winner

The Department for Transport has given the 1.6bn rolling stock contract for the Thameslink north-to-south London rail service to a consortium led by Siemens instead of Bombardier. Siemens is a German-based company while Bombardier has its headquarters ... [Published Public Service - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Siemens AG, Bombardier Inc, Maria Eagle, European Union, Frances O'Grady

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

David Cameron

Maria Eagle: Cameron and his Ministers must come clean if they are preparing to take over Great Western rail services

Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary Maria Eagle says David Cameron and his Ministers 'must come clean if they are preparing to take over Great Western rail services'. ... [Published PoliticsHome - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Maria Eagle, David Cameron, Transport Secretary

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

European Parliament

A councillor from Burnley is on shortlist for next year's European Parliament elections

A LECTURER and councillor from Burnley is in the running to become one of the North West’s MEPs.Coun Wajid Khan, who has represented the borough council’s Daneshouse and Stoneyholme ward, has made the Labour shortlist of eight for next year’s electio ... [Published Lancashire Evening Telegraph - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Wajid Khan, European Parliament, Elections, Gerald Kaufman, Julie Cooper

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 3 reports

Department For Transport

Staff working for controversial high-speed rail project earn more than PM

Two members of staff employed by the firm tasked with creating the controversial High Speed 2 rail link earn more than the David Cameron, Parliamentary papers have revealed. HS2 Ltd employ 206 staff, Transport Minister Simon Burns said, one of whom earns ... [Published London 24 - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: High-Speed Rail, Maria Eagle, Simon Burns, Transport Secretary, Department For Transport

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 3 reports

Future of East Coast Mainline debated

The current government agrees with Maria Eagle's Labour predecessors who were always completely clear that taking East Coast into public ownership was only ever a temporary measure.Like them, we recognise that franchising has delivered huge benefits to ... [Published itv.com - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: MainLine (Water Solutions) Ltd., Franchising, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, National Express East Coast, privatise

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 6 reports

Network Rail boss gets £100,000 bonus in 'reward for failure' as one in 10 trains is late

The boss of Network Rail triggered outrage yesterday after pocketing a lavish £100,000 bonus at a time when passengers face soaring fares and overcrowded trains.One in ten trains ran late last year, but Sir David Higgins was one of five rail executives ... [Published This Is Money - May 30 2013]

Entities: Network Rail, Richard Parry-Jones, Maria Eagle, David Higgins

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 3 reports

Armed forces veterans should get concessions on rail travel says Labour

Labour has said train companies should be forced to offer concessionary rail travel to armed forces veterans.Serving members of the armed forces, and their spouses, can already buy an HM Forces Railcard, allowing them to buy rail tickets at a discount, ... [Published Big News Network - May 29 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Concession, Maria Eagle

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

All veterans should get a railcard - Labour

Labour is planning to extend the HM Forces railcard scheme to all veterans, not just serving military personnel.The party encouraged train operators to make the change now – as otherwise they will be forced to by the next Labour Government.According to ... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - May 29 2013]

Entities: Maria Eagle, Transport Secretary, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

Out of touch Ministers should have acted on out of control Network Rail bonuses - Maria Eagle

Maria Eagle MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, commenting on bonuses being paid at Network Rail, said:“Commuters facing inflation-busting fare rises will be outraged at the scale of the bonus packages being enjoyed by a few at the top of the rail ... [Published Labour Party - May 29 2013]

Entities: Network Rail, Maria Eagle, Transport Secretary, Anger

Quotes

A message backed by Maria Eagle MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, who said: "at a time of low growth and high unemployment caused by tory economic failure, it would be a scandal if crossrail trains end up being built oversees."

Crossrail deal 'last hope' to secure future of UK's last trainmaker Bombardier after Thameslink blow [Published Mirror.co.uk - Jun 15 2013]

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Government argument for re-privatising East Coa... [Published Northern Echo - 8 mins ago]
Rail companies condemned for 'failing to delive... [Published Scottish Daily Express - 6 hours ago]
Siemens confirmed for £1.6bn Thameslink contract [Published Insider Media Limited - 8 hours ago]
Siemens confirmed for Thameslink contract [Published Insider Media Limited - Jun 18 2013]
Crossrail deal 'last hope' to secure future of ... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Jun 15 2013]
Siemens confirmed as Thameslink winner [Published Railnews UK - Jun 14 2013]
Siemens confirmed as Thameslink winner [Published Public Service - Jun 14 2013]
Government denies First Great Western franchise... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 12 2013]
Maria Eagle: Cameron and his Ministers must com... [Published PoliticsHome - Jun 12 2013]
A councillor from Burnley is on shortlist for n... [Published Lancashire Evening Telegraph - Jun 12 2013]
Railway pledge [Published Morning Star Online - Jun 10 2013]
Parliamentary Answers – to 6th June 2013 [Published Think Defence - Jun 09 2013]
London’s Crossrail: An act of faith [Published Deccan Chronicle - Jun 09 2013]
Network Fail! Rail chiefs miss all their punctu... [Published Mail Online UK - Jun 08 2013]
Government ‘will rush through new runway plans’ [Published London Evening Standard - Jun 07 2013]
Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
Staff working for controversial high-speed rail... [Published London 24 - Jun 06 2013]
Two HS2 staff 'earn more than PM' [Published Daventry Today - Jun 06 2013]
Two HS2 staff earn more than Prime Minister [Published Birmingham Mail - Jun 06 2013]
Two HS2 staff 'earn more than the Prime Minister' [Published itv.com - Jun 06 2013]
Ave Maria [Published Progress Labour's Progressives - Jun 06 2013]
‘Keep East Coast services in public hands’, Lab... [Published Rail Technology Magazine - Jun 05 2013]
Thameslink rolling stock delays threatening 201... [Published Public Sector Executive - Jun 05 2013]
Heavy toll for UK road to nowhere [Published Abu Dhabi National - Jun 05 2013]
Future of East Coast Mainline debated [Published itv.com - Jun 05 2013]
Watchdog questions if Thameslink will meet dead... [Published Institution of Electrical Engineers - Jun 05 2013]
Labour Ministers Urge Against Privatisation Of ... [Published The Yorkshire Times - Jun 05 2013]
Thameslink deadline fears raised [Published BBC - Jun 05 2013]
Labour to oppose rail line plans [Published Yorkshire Post - Jun 05 2013]
Teen Labour Councillor Rebels Against 'Script O... [Published Huffington Post UK - Jun 04 2013]

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Parliamentary Answers – to 6th June 2013 [Published Think Defence - Jun 09 2013] This is a regular round up of Parliamentary questions and answers from ministers relevant to defence issues. In addition to oral questions, MPs and Peers can ask government ministers questions for written answer. These are often used to obtain detailed ...
Anyone Would Think That Rail Fare Rises Were New! [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Jan 02 2013] Watching Labour Transport spokeswoman Maria Eagle touring the TV studios today, you’d think Labour had never put rail fares up during their time in office. If only that were true. Since 2004 fares have risen by inflation plus 1% under a formula put ...