Transport issues including the M6 and the West cost Rail Line are issues of constant interest to constituents. This section brings together some of the articles on these matters.  

• M6 - will traffic management replace widening?
  04 March 2008 M6 WIDENING – WILL ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TAKE ITS PLACE? Responding to Ruth Kelly’s speech about road congestion today, Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney says that the...
  
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• David welcomes the extension of free bus travel for pensioners
  S08038 NEW FREE BUS TRAVEL SCHEME FOR DISABLED AND OLDER PEOPLE TODAY Today’s expansion of the free off-peak national bus travel for disabled and over 60’s passengers is brilliant, says...
  
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• Welcome to the deal for longer trains
  S08047 06 May 2008 DAVID KIDNEY WELCOMES DEAL FOR LONGER TRAINS Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney has welcomed the news of an agreement between...
  
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• consultation on improving teaching of driving skills
  S08049 08 May 2008 SAFER ROADS WITH IMPROVED “L” DRIVER TRAINING & TESTING The Government has launched a "Learning to drive" consultation on how...
  
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• Welcome the drop in Road Deaths
  26 June 2008 ROAD DEATHS DROP BELOW 3,000 Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney has welcomed the news of a drop in road deaths to below 3,000 for last year. The...
  
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• Welcome to "high Speed Two"
  10 July 2008 MP SUPPORTS NEW HIGH SPEED RAIL LINE TO WEST MIDLANDS Stafford’s Labour MP, David Kidney, last night attended a Parliamentary meeting with rail lobby group Greengauge 21...
  
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• David keeps an eye on the test of Hard Shoulder Running
  16 January 2007. HARD SHOULDER RUNNING ON M42 IS OFF TO A GOOD START In answer to a Parliamentary Question from Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney, the Roads Minister Stephen...
  
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• we need regional eurostar
  28 February 2007. WE NEED REGIONAL EUROSTAR RAIL SERVICES Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney is campaigning for regional rail services so that Stafford residents can eventually get on a train...
  
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• campaigning for accessible buses and trains
  28 March 2007. MP SUPPORTS CAMPAIGN FOR ACCESSIBLE BUSES, TRAINS & TAXIS Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney says he completely supports a new campaign by the Disability Rights Commission for...
  
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• Insurers call for improved training for drivers
  18 April 2007. INSURERS CALL FOR TOUGHER TRAINING FOR YOUNG DRIVERS Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney was one of 50 MPs who today heard the Association of British Insurers (ABI)...
  
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• David presses fro hard Shoulder running on Motorways
  15 May 2007. STAFFORD’S MP PRESSES FOR MORE MOTORWAY HARD SHOULDERS TO BE RUNNING LANES Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney is asking Questions in Parliament to make the case for...
  
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• David advocates Hard Shoulder Running
  15 May 2007. STAFFORD’S MP PRESSES FOR MORE MOTORWAY HARD SHOULDERS TO BE RUNNING LANES Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney is asking Questions in Parliament to make the case for...
  
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• drink driving campaign
  25 July 2007. DAVID KIDNEY WELCOMES NEW DRINK DRIVE CAMPAIGN Stafford’s Labour MP David Kidney, now part of the Government Department for Transport, sets out his personal views on this...
  
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• Driving for work cutting casualties
  25 July 2007. STAFFORD’S MP TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE: CUTTING CASUALTIES INVOLVING DRIVING FOR WORK Stafford’s Labour MP is one of the guest speakers at a conference in London in...
  
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• more funding to put freight on rails
  . 29 October 2007 RAIL MINISTER ANNOUNCES EXTRA FUNDING FOR FREIGHT Rail Minister Tom Harris MP has announced a further £132 million of Government funding for rail freight. The money...
  
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• welcome for the opening of St pancras station
  QUEEN OPENS RENEWED ST. PANCRAS STATION The Queen today launched ‘High Speed 1’, the UK’s first section of high speed railway, and officially opened the magnificently restored St Pancras International...
  
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• welcome to the local transport bill
  20 November 2007 BUS PASSENGERS IN STAFFORD CONSTITUENCY TO BENEFIT FROM LOCAL TRANSPORT BILL Stafford’s Labour MP welcomes today’s start of the new Local Transport Bill on its passage through...
  
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