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                           <title><![CDATA[M6 - will traffic management replace widening? ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[04 March 2008 M6 WIDENING &ndash; WILL ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TAKE ITS PLACE? Responding to Ruth Kelly&rsquo;s speech about road congestion today, Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney says that the Government&rsquo;s policy towards M6 widening has not changed, but an alternative to widening is obviously under consideration: &ldquo;The Transport Secretary reflects on the clear successes of the hard-shoulder running on the M42 and says that a feasibility study shows that more of the same is possible. It seems that &ldquo;Active Traffic Management&rdquo; brings with it faster journey times, reduced congestion, lower carbon emissions and, crucially, safer travel. &ldquo;When I consider...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[David welcomes the extension of free bus travel for pensioners]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[S08038 NEW FREE BUS TRAVEL SCHEME FOR DISABLED AND OLDER PEOPLE TODAY Today&rsquo;s expansion of the free off-peak national bus travel for disabled and over 60&rsquo;s passengers is brilliant, says Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney. In his capacity as an unpaid Ministerial aide to the Transport Minister, Rosie Winterton, he attended the national launch of the scheme yesterday at the National Transport Museum in Covent Garden. Mr. Kidney explains why the scheme is such good news: &ldquo;For 11 million people who are disabled or over 60 (or both), free bus travel on scheduled services anywhere in England is a great...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the deal for longer trains]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[S08047  06 May  2008   DAVID KIDNEY WELCOMES DEAL FOR LONGER TRAINS   Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney has welcomed the news of an agreement between Government, Virgin Trains and Alstom to produce more high speed tilting Pendolino trains and carriages, providing over 7,420 additional seats on the busy West Coast rail route.  This is in addition to the 45% increase in long distance services on the line due in December 2008.  David Kidney, a regular passenger on this route, explains: &ldquo;The agreement with Alstom provides for 106 carriages which will create four new...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[consultation on improving teaching of driving skills ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[S08049  08 May  2008   SAFER ROADS WITH IMPROVED &ldquo;L&rdquo; DRIVER TRAINING &amp; TESTING   The Government has launched a "Learning to drive" consultation on how to improve driver training and testing. Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney says the consultation will be of particular interest to young drivers but that everyone has an interest in improving road safety:   &ldquo;This consultation looks at good ideas like a new foundation course offered in schools and colleges leading to a qualification on safe road use and equipping learner drivers with the wider skills needed to be a...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[Welcome the drop in Road Deaths ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[26 June 2008 ROAD DEATHS DROP BELOW 3,000 Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney has welcomed the news of a drop in road deaths to below 3,000 for last year. The news relates to the provisional figures released today by the Department for Transport. David Kidney says: &ldquo;I am glad that, for the first time since 1926, road deaths in Great Britain have dropped below the 3,000 mark. This is a fantastic achievement and a result of hard work undertaken by many, particularly local authorities and the police, to make our roads safer. &ldquo;The trend is definitely towards safer roads, as...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[Welcome to "high Speed Two" ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[10 July 2008 MP SUPPORTS NEW HIGH SPEED RAIL LINE TO WEST MIDLANDS Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP, David Kidney, last night attended a Parliamentary meeting with rail lobby group Greengauge 21 to hear about plans for Britain&rsquo;s second High Speed Rail Line. The first high speed line is the Channel Tunnel Rail Link from Folkestone to St. Pancras, which is now called &ldquo;High Speed 1&rdquo;. Greengauge 21 has published a plan for a second high speed line, entitled &ldquo;High Speed Two&rdquo;. David Kidney says he is very excited by the proposal: &ldquo;This rail group has revisited the evidence that was used...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[David keeps an eye on the test of Hard Shoulder Running]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[16 January 2007. HARD SHOULDER RUNNING ON M42 IS OFF TO A GOOD START In answer to a Parliamentary Question from Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney, the Roads Minister Stephen Ladyman MP has given his initial assessment of the introduction of hard shoulder running on the M42. The Question from David Kidney asked for the Minister&rsquo;s assessment with particular reference to road safety. In his Written Answer, the Minister says that systems are working efficiently, congestion has been reduced and road safety has been improved. The Minister accepts, however, that these are early days and says that a fuller evaluation...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[we need regional eurostar ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[28 February 2007. WE NEED REGIONAL EUROSTAR RAIL SERVICES Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney is campaigning for regional rail services so that Stafford residents can eventually get on a train at Stafford station and get off at their Continental destination. It is something he has raised before but he says that with all the renewed concern about climate change and the damage caused to the environment by flying, there should be a greater urgency today to develop more rail links: &ldquo;I am pressing the Department for Transport to carry out a new assessment of the costs and benefits of making...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[campaigning for accessible buses and trains ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[28 March 2007. MP SUPPORTS CAMPAIGN FOR ACCESSIBLE BUSES, TRAINS &amp; TAXIS Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney says he completely supports a new campaign by the Disability Rights Commission for all buses, trains and taxis to be accessible to disabled travelers as soon as possible. Legislation came into force on 4 December 2006 gives disabled people the right to be treated fairly by transport providers. David Kidney says that the Commission is right to draw attention to this law change: &ldquo;The change to the law is very welcome. Research shows that disabled people want to travel more than they do....]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[Insurers call for improved training for drivers ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[18 April 2007. INSURERS CALL FOR TOUGHER TRAINING FOR YOUNG DRIVERS Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney was one of 50 MPs who today heard the Association of British Insurers (ABI) call for tougher training for young drivers to help save young lives on our roads. The ABI was launching its campaign in Parliament. Every day, four young people are killed or seriously injured in road crashes, amounting to over 1,400 a year. Young male drivers are ten times more likely to be involved in crashes than more experienced motorists. David Kidney supports improvement in driver training to help prevent deaths...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[David presses fro hard Shoulder running on Motorways ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[15 May 2007. STAFFORD&rsquo;S MP PRESSES FOR MORE MOTORWAY HARD SHOULDERS TO BE RUNNING LANES Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney is asking Questions in Parliament to make the case for more use of motorway hard shoulders as extra lanes at key congestion times. The MP has previously investigated the safety aspect of &ldquo;hard shoulder running&rdquo; and believes that a recent trial on the M42 shows that it is safe. The MP&rsquo;s written questions have been answered by the Roads Minister, Dr. Stephen Ladyman MP, and David Kidney says that the answers show that hard shoulder running has a role to...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[David advocates Hard Shoulder Running ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[15 May 2007. STAFFORD&rsquo;S MP PRESSES FOR MORE MOTORWAY HARD SHOULDERS TO BE RUNNING LANES Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney is asking Questions in Parliament to make the case for more use of motorway hard shoulders as extra lanes at key congestion times. The MP has previously investigated the safety aspect of &ldquo;hard shoulder running&rdquo; and believes that a recent trial on the M42 shows that it is safe. The MP&rsquo;s written questions have been answered by the Roads Minister, Dr. Stephen Ladyman MP, and David Kidney says that the answers show that hard shoulder running has a role to...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[drink driving campaign ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[25 July 2007. DAVID KIDNEY WELCOMES NEW DRINK DRIVE CAMPAIGN Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney, now part of the Government Department for Transport, sets out his personal views on this very important issue and on the new campaign launched by the Department to tackle the continuing problem of drink driving. David Kidney says: &ldquo;Drink-drive deaths have remained stubbornly static over the last decade. It is right that the DfT (Department for Transport) review the message given to motorists in general and to young male drivers in particular that the consequences of drinking and driving can be very serious indeed, involving...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[Driving for work cutting casualties ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[25 July 2007. STAFFORD&rsquo;S MP TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE: CUTTING CASUALTIES INVOLVING DRIVING FOR WORK Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP is one of the guest speakers at a conference in London in October designed to cut deaths and serious injuries involving motorists who drive for a living. The conference is called &ldquo;Cutting casualties involving driving for work&rdquo;, it takes place on Tuesday 9 October and is organized by PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety). David Kidney explains: &ldquo;Many people have jobs requiring them to drive &ndash; bus, coach and heavy commercial vehicle drivers. Then there are all those who drive a...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[more funding to put freight on rails ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[. 29 October 2007 RAIL MINISTER ANNOUNCES EXTRA FUNDING FOR FREIGHT Rail Minister Tom Harris MP has announced a further &pound;132 million of Government funding for rail freight. The money will be used especially to improve links between ports and major conurbations and power stations. The additional funding was announced in a Written Statement to the House of Commons today, and Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney is pleased that rail freight is getting the attention it deserves: &ldquo;When people say to me that we should shift more traffic from road to rail, they are mostly thinking about freight traffic. Labour...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[welcome for the opening of St pancras station ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[QUEEN OPENS RENEWED ST. PANCRAS STATION The Queen today launched &lsquo;High Speed 1&rsquo;, the UK&rsquo;s first section of high speed railway, and officially opened the magnificently restored St Pancras International Station. Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney is pleased with the completion of this major project on time and to budget. He says he hopes it becomes a real &ldquo;Gateway to Europe&rdquo; for Stafford constituents: &ldquo;This event marks the successful completion of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) after 9 years construction. This is a tremendous achievement - enabled by sustained funding and support from a Labour Government.  &ldquo;This is...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[welcome to the local transport bill ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[20 November 2007 BUS PASSENGERS IN STAFFORD CONSTITUENCY TO BENEFIT FROM LOCAL TRANSPORT BILL Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP welcomes today&rsquo;s start of the new Local Transport Bill on its passage through Parliament. It&rsquo;s Second Reading debate in the House of Lords begins later today. David Kidney describes the Bill as good news for bus passengers in Staffordshire: &ldquo;I will be giving the Bill my full support when it reaches the House of Commons early next year. I know how important having a good local bus service is to the many people who depend on buses for their journeys to work, to...]]></description>
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