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928659

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from people with disabilities who are holders of parking permits and from other key stakeholders on the ability of people with disabilities to continue to benefit from all associated parking facilities in EU countries after the UK leaves the EU and vice versa.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	156360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport receives occasional enquiries from members of the public and Members of Parliament on this issue. The Government recognises the benefits of mutual recognition of disabled parking cards across the EU for UK citizens, and vice versa. We are considering carefully the future of these arrangements. Until we leave, and during the implementation period, we expect to continue applying the current arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/06/2018 13:38:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

928698

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the EU regulations or directives which underpin the operation of (a) Eurotunnel services and (b) the cross-border train service between Belfast and Dublin.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	156362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>EU legislation provides the regulatory framework for cross-border rail services, including the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise service. This makes provision for market access rights; safety and interoperability requirements; train driver licensing; as well as the rights of passengers and cross-border rail workers. On 27 November the Department for Exiting the European Union provided analysis covering 58 sectors of the economy to the House of Commons Committee on Exiting the EU and the House of Lords European Union Committee. The rail sectoral report included a full analysis of the current EU rail regulatory regime and is available at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Exiting-the-European-Union/17-19/Sectoral%20Analyses/29-Rail-Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Exiting-the-European-Union/17-19/Sectoral%20Analyses/29-Rail-Report.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a series of bilateral or multilateral international agreements, including the Treaty of Canterbury, the Concession Agreement and the Rail Usage Contract, provide the legal framework which underpins the operation of the Channel Tunnel Fixed Link and Eurotunnel’s services.</p><p> </p><p>The cross-border rail services that link us with the EU, both through the Channel Tunnel and on the island of Ireland, have greatly benefited citizens and businesses in both the UK and the EU. It is in our mutual interests to ensure these services continue to be a success.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/06/2018 10:20:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

928701

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the exemption from MOT testing of classic vehicles which are at least 40 years old.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	156364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>EU Directive 2014/45 enabled Member States to exempt vehicles over 30 years old from periodic roadworthiness testing. Following implementation of this Directive, changes to the MOT exemption criteria for vehicles of historic interest came into force on 20 May 2018, in Great Britain. These changes were made following public consultation and publication of an impact assessment. No further formal review of the effectiveness of these changes has been conducted.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/06/2018 16:07:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

928764

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money from the public purse has been provided to (a) Medway, (b) Kent and (c) the South East for the repair of potholes and the prevention of potholes.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	156409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is providing Medway Local Highway Authority £10.577 million from 2015/16 to 2018/19 for local highways maintenance. This funding includes £0.619 million from the Pothole Action Fund to allow the repair of potholes or stop them forming in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing Kent Local Highway Authority £113.334 million from 2015/16 to 2018/19 for local highways maintenance. This funding includes £6.764 million from the Pothole Action Fund to allow the repair of potholes or stop them forming in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing the South East’s highway authorities £619.145 million from 2015/16 to 2018/19 for local highways maintenance. This funding includes £36.503 million from the Pothole Action Fund to allow the repair of potholes or stop them forming in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport announced in January 2017 that it is undertaking an innovative trial on the way potholes are identified and managed, working in partnership with Thurrock, York and Wiltshire councils and two private sector SMEs, Soenecs and Gaist. This trial allows high-definition cameras to be mounted to refuse collection vehicles and by deploying innovative intelligent software will identify road surface problems before they become potholes. The trial recently won an award for the best use of new technology in the highways sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced, in March 2018, that it is investing more than £900,000 in innovations using connected vehicles to help councils manage and plan maintenance works more efficiently. These trials will ultimately help to provide councils with data to enable them to repair potholes before they occur as well as to maintain their other assets more effectively as part of their asset management plans.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the Department for Transport is providing funding to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) to work on technological and innovative improvements to future-proof the local road network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/06/2018 16:14:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

928806

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2018 to Question 151195 on Bus Services: Franchises, how many interested (a) local authorities and (b) Mayoral Combined Authorities his Department is assisting to determine which of the powers provided in the Bus Services Act 2017 are best able to support bus networks in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	156441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 gave Mayoral Combined Authorities the powers to franchise buses and all local authorities the powers to introduce Enhanced Partnerships or Advance Quality Partnerships, without further intervention from the Department for Transport. Officials from the Department meet regularly with a range of local authorities to provide advice and support on issues related to buses, but we cannot provide an exhaustive list of local authorities which are considering using these powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 also enabled the Department for Transport to grant franchising powers to local authorities who seek these powers. To date, no local authorities have sought these powers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 156442 156443 question first answered 29/06/2018 09:57:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

928807

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many expressions of interest in Enhanced Partnerships from local authorities his Department has received since the Bus Services Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	156442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 gave Mayoral Combined Authorities the powers to franchise buses and all local authorities the powers to introduce Enhanced Partnerships or Advance Quality Partnerships, without further intervention from the Department for Transport. Officials from the Department meet regularly with a range of local authorities to provide advice and support on issues related to buses, but we cannot provide an exhaustive list of local authorities which are considering using these powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 also enabled the Department for Transport to grant franchising powers to local authorities who seek these powers. To date, no local authorities have sought these powers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 156441 156443 question first answered 29/06/2018 09:57:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

928808

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many expressions of interest in Advanced Quality Partnerships from local authorities his Department has received since the Bus Services Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	156443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 gave Mayoral Combined Authorities the powers to franchise buses and all local authorities the powers to introduce Enhanced Partnerships or Advance Quality Partnerships, without further intervention from the Department for Transport. Officials from the Department meet regularly with a range of local authorities to provide advice and support on issues related to buses, but we cannot provide an exhaustive list of local authorities which are considering using these powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 also enabled the Department for Transport to grant franchising powers to local authorities who seek these powers. To date, no local authorities have sought these powers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 156441 156442 question first answered 29/06/2018 09:57:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

927724

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the validity of the negotiating position of seafarer representatives ahead of the meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission's Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva on 20 to 21 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	155776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Joint Maritime Commission’s Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers is a bipartite meeting between representatives of the seafarers and the shipowners. Government representatives do not normally attend or take part and the composition of the sub-Committee should not be influenced by Governments.</p><p>The participants who attend are a matter only for the seafarers and the shipowners groups respectively and those who attend the sub-Committee will be recognised as being representative of their sector by the social partners and the ILO.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/06/2018 10:46:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

927725

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in businesses directly affected by Network Rail's decision to sell its commercial assets.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	155877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail’s commercial estate in England and Wales comprises over 3,000 business tenants. Network Rail does not hold figures for the number of people employed by its tenants.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/06/2018 09:20:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

927726

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Govia Thameslink Railway on whether all sections of new routes implemented as part of the new rail timetable must be covered in a classroom setting before a driver covers the route.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	155766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The training of drivers on new or upgraded routes is a matter for the operator and may be undertaken by a variety of training methods.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/06/2018 10:18:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas