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1581186

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to require buses to display audio-visual passenger information for people with sight and hearing loss.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	133614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>We plan to require the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across Great Britain, and will introduce the Accessible Information Regulations shortly.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 01/02/2023 16:31:12 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1546843

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government is taking steps to help mitigate against (a) train and (b) tube strikes.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	99820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is focused on resolving this dispute so that critically needed workforce reforms can take place, supported by a fair pay deal.</p><p> </p><p>We are very clear that it is for employers and Trade Unions to negotiate the details of essential workforce reforms that would enable an affordable pay deal. Ministers’ role is to facilitate and support the ongoing discussions between the rail industry and Trade Unions regarding workforce reform and pay.</p><p>During industrial action, my Department will support operators to do all they can to minimise the impact of strike action on passengers and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL), this includes action to mitigate TfL strikes. However, the Secretary of State for Transport is regularly updated on impacts of industrial action on passengers of the London Underground (and other rail services).</p><p> </p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 06/12/2022 13:18:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1543709

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how long he plans to retain the shortlist of potential headquarters for Great British Railways announced on 5 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	90902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The competition to decide on the location of the headquarters for Great British Railways (GBR) launched on 5 February 2022, generating expressions of interest from 42 locations across the country. These were assessed against a range of criteria to generate a shortlist of six locations, which were then put to a public vote.  During the six-week voting period more than 200,000 votes were cast for the shortlisted locations, which the previous Rail Minister visited during July and August 2022. A decision on the final location will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/11/2022 15:27:00 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1535341

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how long she plans to retain the shortlist of potential headquarters for Great British Railways announced on 5 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	69613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>A final decision will be made on the location for the GBR headquarters shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 31/10/2022 15:16:14 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1472267

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to help simplify the process for claiming compensation for (a) flight cancellations and (b) the cost of alternative travel arrangements.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	22420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>There is already a framework of legislation in place to protect consumer’s rights when travelling by air, including in the event of cancellations. It is of vital importance that passengers know their rights. Airlines and the Civil Aviation Authority already provide to passengers on what to do if something goes wrong with their flight. To further support this, we are developing an Aviation Passenger Charter, alongside industry and consumer groups, to further support passengers to understand their rights, responsibilities and reasonable expectations when travelling by air, from booking to if something goes wrong.</p><p>We also recently consulted on a range of consumer policy reforms, including additional powers for the Civil Aviation Authority to enforce consumer rights, and mandatory alternative dispute resolution for all airlines operating in the UK, to enable individuals to seek redress. We are currently reviewing all responses and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p>Air passenger rights remains a key priority for Government, which we recently reaffirmed in the Flightpath to the Future publication, which commits to ensuring consumers are protected and have the confidence to fly. We will continue to work with the Civil Aviation Authority to ensure consumer laws are being adhered to and consumers protected.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 27/06/2022 14:32:05 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1359912

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: South Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussion he has had with officials in South Africa on South Africa's covid-19 red travel list designation.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	57008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>South Africa was removed from the red list at 4am on Monday 11 October.</p><p>The UK government regularly engages with countries affected by red listing including South Africa.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/10/2021 12:29:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1346454

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
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 support learner drivers whose receipt of a provisional drivers licence has been affected by delays at the Driver and Vehicle License Agency.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	32373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) online services have been available throughout the pandemic and are the quickest and easiest way to renew a driving licence. There are no delays in successful online applications and customers should receive their driving licence within a few days.</p><p> </p><p>To enable more customers to apply online for a provisional driving licence the DVLA has introduced changes to the service. Since 24 June, customers applying for their provisional driver’s licence can upload their signature for the first time and track or update their application.</p><p> </p><p>However, many people still choose or have to make a paper application for a driving licence. The DVLA receives around 60,000 items of mail every day which must be dealt with in person. Ongoing industrial action by members of the Public and Commercial Services union, along with fewer operational staff on site to allow for social distancing in line with Welsh Government requirements and an increased demand for its services has led to delays in dealing with paper applications. The DVLA has leased an additional building to accommodate more operational staff.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, paper applications are likely to take between six and ten weeks to process. There may be additional delays in processing more complex transactions, for example, if medical investigations are needed as part of a driving licence application. The latest information on turnaround times for paper driving licence applications can be found <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 19/07/2021 14:41:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1343581

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will work with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to ensure that covid-19-related guidance for travel issued by that Department is in-line with the guidance issued by his Department via its travel lists.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	27144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice, and the “traffic light&quot; country allocation system are two independent processes based on different risks.</p><p>FCDO travel advice considers the risk to British nationals travelling overseas, while measures at the UK border aim to mitigate the overall risk to UK public health of inbound travel to the UK.</p><p>Passengers are advised to check foreign travel advice for the country or territory they wish to travel to and the rules for testing and quarantine on return to England before they book any foreign travel.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/07/2021 11:01:58 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1341423

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of 2019 outbound travel passenger flows do destinations on the covid-19 green list represent.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	23175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>Data collected by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) shows that countries and territories which are currently on the green list accounted for 7% of departing international air passengers on direct flights handled at UK airports in 2019.</p><p>There were no direct sea or international rail passenger services in 2019 between the UK and countries or territories that are currently on the green list.</p><p>This analysis is based on countries and territories on the green list for COVID-19 as of 04:00 hours on Wednesday 30 June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/07/2021 11:29:04 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1338874

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the set-up costs of Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	20388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>Transformation on this scale cannot happen overnight. The government is setting up a Rail Transformation Programme within the department and the rail industry to establish a common understanding of the vision, set out the phases of delivery and work collectively with the sector to design and implement this major programme. As a respected leader in the sector, Andrew Haines has been asked to develop plans for establishing interim arrangement, drawing on expertise across industry and beyond.</p><p>Great British Railways will be able to make substantial net savings without detriment to service or fare levels by reducing duplication, interface costs and complexity. Savings from reform will take several years to realise, but industry experts suggest that after an initial five-year implementation period, substantial annual costs savings could be achieved.</p><p>We will make an announcement on next steps in relation to setting up Great British Railways in due course.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 20389 question first answered 30/06/2021 10:51:02 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy