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1020644

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many in-flight files of EU legislation exist that affect the policy areas managed by his Department; and which in-flight files of EU legislation his Department intends to implement in UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	199835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>During the time-limited implementation period, EU law will continue to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.</p><p>In the unlikely event that the backstop were to come into effect, a small fraction of EU rules applying today would apply in Northern Ireland and EU rules on state aid would apply in the UK. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed – and even if it ever were ever to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p>The Official Journal of the European Union publishes upcoming EU legislation for implementation. This is publicly available online:</p><p><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/12/2018 16:27:14 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1020376

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union White Paper, published on 12 July 2018, what progress has been made since that white paper was published; and what steps his Department is taking to secure bilateral agreements with (a) France, (b) Belgium and (c) the Netherlands for continued transport of goods and passengers through the Channel Tunnel after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	199389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has agreed in principle the terms of the UK’s smooth and orderly exit from the EU, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. The UK has also agreed with the EU the broad terms of our future relationship as set out in the outline Political Declaration.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a commitment to agree bilateral arrangements with Member States to ensure the continued smooth functioning and operation of services through the Channel Tunnel.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is engaging with a range of European counterparts, including relevant Member States, in relation to the continued operation of cross-border rail services, following preparations for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. These discussions are ongoing and include consideration of arrangements needed both following the implementation period, as well as preparations for the unlikely event of no deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the continued success of the Channel Tunnel, including rail freight services that run through it, and we want to see these grow in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The arrangements we are seeking to negotiate bilaterally are intended to ensure that both current operators of passenger and freight services, and any prospective operators seeking to run new services in future, can do so as seamlessly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/12/2018 14:26:21 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1020377

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Section 1.7.4 Rail in The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union White Paper, published on 12 July 2018, how his Department defines the unique characteristics of the UK rail network.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	199390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The uniqueness of the UK rail industry is characterised by its long history of market liberalisation and competition, with more private operators than any other EU country and with parts of our network running to almost full capacity. The UK uses a different gauge and also differs from many of our European neighbours in that our network is largely domestic with only two cross-border services.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/12/2018 14:53:43 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1020378

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the liability for errors in drafting technical standards for interoperability that is currently held by the European Commission under a no-deal scenario.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	199391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>In a no-deal scenario, the UK will be a third country unbound by EU law. UK technical specifications for interoperability will be published by the Secretary of State for Transport, and the European Commission will not hold liability for their content. The UK will also have the flexibility to align with or diverge from new technical standards developed by the EU after exit. We will only diverge where there are clear arguments for doing so and after engaging fully with industry to assess the impact. The Department is currently considering issues relating to liability for UK technical standards and continues to engage closely with stakeholders on this point.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/12/2018 14:32:09 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1020380

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to protect the future growth of cross-border rail freight after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	199393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has agreed in principle the terms of the UK’s smooth and orderly exit from the EU, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. The UK has also agreed with the EU the broad terms of our future relationship as set out in the outline Political Declaration.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a commitment to agree bilateral arrangements with Member States to ensure the continued smooth functioning and operation of services through the Channel Tunnel.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is engaging with a range of European counterparts, including relevant Member States, in relation to the continued operation of cross-border rail services, following preparations for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. These discussions are ongoing and include consideration of arrangements needed both following the implementation period, as well as preparations for the unlikely event of no deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the continued success of the Channel Tunnel, including rail freight services that run through it, and we want to see these grow in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The arrangements we are seeking to negotiate bilaterally are intended to ensure that both current operators of passenger and freight services, and any prospective operators seeking to run new services in future, can do so as seamlessly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 12/12/2018 15:12:27 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1020132

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity of English sea ports to facilitate international trade after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	908054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK ports sector is in an excellent position to facilitate growth in trade, both from the EU and from other countries, after we leave the EU. Several ports have invested strongly in capacity, to handle the largest container ships in global fleets and to adapt to changing patterns of energy generation. We will also see new investment proceeding at other ports such as at Dover Western Docks.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 06/12/2018 17:12:15 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1016248

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on maintaining safe and efficient air traffic management beyond 29th March 2019, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	196720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions on a wide range of issues relating to aviation, including on air traffic management with my EU counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>The Political Declaration sets out the terms of our future relationship with the EU and includes a commitment that the UK and the EU will establish a Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement that will cover air traffic management.</p><p> </p><p>There would be no disruption to the UK’s provision of air navigation services in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 03/12/2018 14:45:18 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1015041

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the aviation industry can continue without disruption after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	195528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government and EU have agreed the text of a Withdrawal Agreement which includes provision for a transition or implementation period after we leave the EU. During this period flights will continue as now. We have also agreed a Political Declaration on the broad terms of our future relationship with the EU. This confirms that the future relationship for aviation will be set out in a Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement which will provide for market access for UK and EU airlines.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 29/11/2018 16:38:40 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1011623

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed EU Mobility Package 1 on the (a) posting, (b) driving and (c) rest time of workers in the UK road transport industry.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest proposals in the EU Mobility Package establish a road transport sector-specific regime for the posting of workers. This is intended to provide an enforceable and proportionate set of rules, based on harmonised administrative requirements for drivers and operators and on information exchange between Member State authorities. The Government’s assessment is that this will reduce administrative burdens that can be placed on UK-based drivers operating abroad. It is also proposed to introduce a limited exemption from posting rules for bilateral international operations. UK-based drivers may therefore in some circumstances be exempt from the prevailing local minimum wage rate while working in other Member States, although this would not be expected to entail a change to their contractual entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The latest proposals in the EU Mobility Package are that the driving and rest time rules would be modified to enable a driver to return to their base at least once every four weeks. In this context, to enable more of a driver’s rest time to be taken at home, it is proposed to enable drivers to take two consecutive reduced weekly rests, provided the reduction is compensated for. The Government considers that these rules would have a very limited effect on UK-based drivers, whose working patterns do not normally entail multiple weeks away from home.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 29/11/2018 11:43:29 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1006023

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has made in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	190942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>28 NDAs relating to Brexit Preparations have been signed between DfT and its stakeholders since July 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Government Departments continue to engage with a wide range of businesses to understand their priorities and issues as we leave the European Union, both to inform our negotiating position, and our preparations in the unlikely event of there being no deal.</p><p> </p><p>Departments can make use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when structuring their engagements on preparations for leaving the EU, which is a crucial component of planning. It is for departments to determine the manner in which engagement with stakeholders takes place. Given the sensitive nature of some discussions, there may be limited circumstances in which departments have used NDAs to enable those conversations, thereby reaching more stakeholders than would otherwise be the case.</p><p> </p><p>NDAs are also a common component of contractual arrangements that are used to protect commercial considerations of the parties involved or to protect sensitives around the development of Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>It is entirely normal practice to use such agreements and they are therefore sometimes necessary for Government departments that are responsible for managing their preparations for leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 19/11/2018 17:18:38 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran