Nick had a meeting in Parliament with John Halsall, South East Route Managing Director at Network Rail, and Nick Brown, GTR's Chief Operating Officer, to raise his constituents' concerns over the local rail service. He raised a range of issues, including the ongoing disruption and specific issues arising from the new timetable changes. Nick asked GTR to review the recent timetable changes, particularly those affecting Hassocks station, and he wrote directly to Nick Brown to raise constituents' specific concerns.
Read MoreNick spoke in a debate in Westminster Hall, which he secured, about rail services to and from Hassocks. He raised the ongoing issues with disruption on the rail network, and the withdrawal of direct Clapham Junction services under the new timetable.
Nick was interviewed by BBC Radio Sussex following the debate, and you can read his accompanying news release to the local media here.
Read MoreNick wrote to Charles Horton, Chief Executive Officer of GTR/Southern and Jo Johnson MP, the Rail Minister, to ask them to reinstate peak time direct services from Hassocks to Clapham Junction. Nick also appeared on BBC South East Today to speak about the timetable changes. This week Nick met the Rail Minister in Parliament to raise his constituents' concerns over the removal of the peak Clapham Junction services.
Read MoreNick, in a delegation of West Sussex MPs, met with the Education Secretary and Schools Minister to discuss school funding and standards across the county. To see Nick's tweet about this meeting, click here.
Read MoreNick attended a meeting of the APPG on Southern Rail with Nick Brown, the Chief Operating Officer of GTR/Southern and John Halsall, Route Managing Director South East at Network Rail, to hear about planned works on the network and the introduction of the new timetable. Nick raised the need for further major investment in the local rail network as well as the issue of peak trains not stopping at Hassocks under new timetable.
Read MoreWest Sussex MPs met Regional Schools Commissioner for the South East, Dominic Herrington, to discuss school funding, governance and standards.
Read MoreWest Sussex MPs met at County Hall in Chichester to discuss the education system in West Sussex with local officials.
Read MoreNick visited the Ormiston Six Villages Academy to discuss their funding situation and standards.
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