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1365138

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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 steps his Department is taking to help make international travel (a) easier and (b) less expensive during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	904031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Thanks to our successful vaccine rollout, the government has made international travel easier and cheaper for fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and over 135 countries and territories covered by our inbound vaccination policy.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving in the UK now only require a lateral flow test on arrival. From 1 November, we removed the last 7 countries from the red list.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to keep travel under review and ensure that health measures for international travel remain proportionate and necessary.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 04/11/2021 07:28:09 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1328934

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what criteria countries are assigned to the red, amber and green lists for international travel.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	8583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Decisions on red, amber and green list countries are taken by Ministers, who take into account risk assessments produced by the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC), alongside wider public health factors. Risk assessments are based on factors such as the level of community transmission of variants of concern or variant under investigation, levels of testing, genomic sequencing and reporting. Details of the in-country and territory vaccination profile are included as contextual information in the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the JBC methodology has been published on GOV.UK, alongside key data that supports ministers’ decisions.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 8584 question first answered 07/06/2021 15:45:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1328935

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the thresholds are for (a) vaccination rates and (b) infection rates when assigning countries to red, amber and green lists for international travel.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	8584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Decisions on red, amber and green list countries are taken by Ministers, who take into account risk assessments produced by the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC), alongside wider public health factors. Risk assessments are based on factors such as the level of community transmission of variants of concern or variant under investigation, levels of testing, genomic sequencing and reporting. Details of the in-country and territory vaccination profile are included as contextual information in the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the JBC methodology has been published on GOV.UK, alongside key data that supports ministers’ decisions.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 8583 question first answered 07/06/2021 15:45:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1313026

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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, whether the Government is taking steps ahead of the UK’s Presidency of the G7 in summer 2021 to ensure (a) the safe reopening of borders and (b) that the restart of international aviation is a priority of the G7.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport met with G7 Transport Leaders on 5 May to begin setting out a strategy for the safe reopening of international travel.</p><p>This will focus on the need for a coordinated and sustainable reopening of travel through a number of aligned international measures including best practice for sharing scientific data and promoting coordination on universally recognised travel certificates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2021 11:34:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1311025

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
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 US counterparts on resuming trans-Atlantic travel at pre-covid-19 pandemic levels as the covid-19 vaccine roll-out continues.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	185341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Global Travel Taskforce recommendations, we are engaging bilaterally with international partners to explore how we can open international travel safely, including the potential piloting of digital and non-digital COVID-19 certification. We continue to work with a range of international partners to look at the technology and evidence as it emerges, assessing if it could be applicable to international travel in the future.</p><p> </p><p>These are diplomatically sensitive discussions, and we cannot comment further at this stage. However, the Department for Transport, with colleagues from across UK Government, is now working at all levels to continue dialogue with the US on the specifics of our future travel arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/04/2021 10:54:57 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1284911

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will remodel the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme to allow ground handlers to use the grant for other fixed costs as well as business rates relief so that the package equally supports all parts of the aviation supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	150760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>Payments are not limited to use on business rates cost only.</p><p> </p><p>The Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) opened for applications on 29 January to provide support for eligible commercial airports and ground handlers in England. It will provide support up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities in the 2020/21 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £8m.</p><p> </p><p>Grant payments made to successful applicants can be applied toward costs which are essential to enable the operation of a commercial airport or ground handling operations and falls within the list of eligible expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/02/2021 11:26:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1249567

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Global Travel Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Global Travel Taskforce has made and what proposals it has put forward in response to the challenges posed by covid-19 to international travel, since its establishment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	113058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport jointly chairs the Global Travel Taskforce with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. They and other Ministers have very regular discussions about its work with officials and industry partners.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce has undertaken extensive consultation with the transport industry, international partners, the tourism sector, business leaders, and the private testing sector, and invited submissions from all of these partners on its work.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce will submit its recommendations to the Prime Minister in November.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/11/2020 15:37:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1243894

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on the potential merits of introducing a 12-month waiver for Air Passenger Duty to support vital trade and connectivity during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	104092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>Air Passenger Duty is led by HM Treasury. The Department for Transport works closely with HM Treasury and both Departments have engaged closely with the aviation sector to understand their assessment of the outlook for the sector and implications of any sector specific support measures.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/10/2020 13:27:59 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1202996

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates he had discussions with chief executives of UK airports in (a) March, (b) April, (c) May and (d) June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	58684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>In recognition of the challenging times that the aviation sector continues to face due to Covid-19, the Secretary of State has kept an open dialogue with UK airports. Engagement has included regular structured round tables with the Minister for Aviation as well as one-to-one calls, considered on a case by case basis. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual engagements or their frequency.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/06/2020 11:42:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1203011

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on establishing air bridges to other countries.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	58690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is actively considering the concept of international travel corridors, including air bridges, and how they could be implemented in practice along with other measures.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, we will be guided by the science, and the health of the public will always come first.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/06/2020 11:37:18 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith