As I am sure you are aware, State Pensions long-standing rules enable the co-ordination of social security entitlements for people moving within the EU. The rules also apply to EEA countries, i.e. the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and Switzerland – the last 4 of which are not in the EU.
Thanks to Southern Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway CEO, Charles Horton, for showing me around the Network Rail Regional Operating Centre Three Bridges. It provided an insight into how they are dealing with punctuality problems. I then travelled to London Victoria Station in the cab of a train to understand the problems and challenges train drivers encounter.
Tim Loughton MP (East Worthing and Shoreham) has arranged a public meeting with Southern Rail (GTR) managers to challenge them on their poor service, the potential closure of Shoreham, Lancing and Worthing ticket offices, and the reopening of Shoreham station underpass.
Tim Loughton MP is backing a campaign calling for the Chancellor George Osborne to slash Air Passenger Duty (APD) to at least half the current levels across all of the UK in tomorrows’ Budget.
Chancellor, this plea is to you. Drop the duty once more on spirits and, this time, do the same for wine – and let’s start to put the nightmare of Labour’s ADE firmly behind our constituents and their business ambitions.
Tim Loughton MP (East Worthing and Shoreham) has welcomed today’s findings the AAIB’s second interim report into the tragic Shoreham Air Show accident, which occurred in his constituency last August and claimed the lives of 11 men, making it the biggest civilian loss of life in the UK since 7/7.
The number of cancelled trains on the Brighton Mainline have come down, which is of course welcome - although Monday and Tuesday did see a high number of services delayed for between 5 and 30 mins.
