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	registered interest
	date	18/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Table SFR0303 of the Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry statistics, published on 24 February 2021, what proportion of (a) UK, (b) EEA and (c) non-EEA seafarers in each seafarer type has received at least one shot of vaccine against covid-19; and if he will outline the procedures in place to monitor covid-19 vaccination rates in countries supplying labour to the UK shipping industry.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	18530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>A person’s occupation is not recorded when administering the Covid-19 vaccination. Seafarers in the UK are being vaccinated as part of the general population, with all adults aged 18 and over now eligible. Proof of Covid vaccination is not required to obtain a permit to work in the UK maritime sector.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/06/2021 11:52:59 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1344098

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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, if he will publish the full scientific advice that the Government has received to support the current Government advice against travel to amber list countries for leisure purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	28175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that we are taking a cautious approach in restarting international travel in order to protect public health and our domestic COVID-19 vaccination programme.</p><p>Evidence shows that transmissibility of COVID-19 variants of concern and the virus is significantly lower for people who have had both doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. Consequently, the success of our vaccination programme means that the blanket message for people not to travel to amber countries will be removed from 19 July.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/07/2021 11:06:53 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1354522

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2021
	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, if he will remove Pakistan from the covid-19 red list of countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	46980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Decisions on Red, Amber or Green List assignment and associated border measures are taken by Ministers, who take into account Joint Biosecurity Centre risk assessments of countries and territories, alongside wider public health factors.</p><p> </p><p>Further engagement is planned between senior officials and Pakistan’s officials. This is in part to further understand the strategies employed by Pakistan, and to establish stable and long-term access to the outcome of Pakistan’s in-country genomic surveillance and sequencing.</p><p> </p><p>These are intended to be temporary measures and the government keeps data for countries and territories under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/09/2021 07:58:25 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1388042

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	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 recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies and the formation of his covid-19 international travel policies of the WHO document entitled Policy considerations for implementing a risk-based approach to international travel in the context of COVID-19, published on 2 July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	93757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government’s international travel policies are aligned with the WHO recommendations on a range of issues, including regular risk assessments; proof of COVID-19 vaccination not being a condition of entry; and testing and quarantine.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government also takes into consideration recommendations from guidance documents issued by relevant multilateral organisations, including the OECD’s Blueprint for safe international mobility, and the ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Task Force’s (CART) recommendations. The government will continue to engage with multilateral organisations to inform its policymaking.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 05/01/2022 10:09:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1454006

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 23 March 2022 that he will be taking steps to ensure all mariners who are working in UK waters are paid the living wage, what steps he plans to take to achieve that; and whether those steps will apply to mariners working in UK waters on vessels making international voyages.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	146643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We have already strengthened the minimum wage to apply to all seafarers ordinarily working in our territorial waters regardless of their nationality of where the vessel they are working on is registered. This means that routes operating within the UK, such as the Cairnryan - Larne route, are protected by our minimum wage. The other P&amp;O Ferry routes are international and we are unable to apply our legislation to those vessels as they are outside our jurisdiction.</p><p>We will soon announce a package of measures that will ensure that the outcomes that P&amp;O Ferries is seeking to achieve through this disastrous move cannot be seen through.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/03/2022 11:16:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1456243

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to review public sector contracts with (a) P&O Ferries and (b) DP World.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	151129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Government is urgently undertaking a thorough review all the contracts currently in place with P&amp;O Ferries and DP World.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/04/2022 08:28:32 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1456617

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what policy objectives his Department intended to achieve through The Seafarers (Transnational Information and Consultation, Collective Redundancies and Insolvency Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/26), in relation to the enforcement of employers' duty to notify authorities of an intention to dismiss workers as redundant.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	151140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>These regulations were introduced to implement EU Directive 2015/1794 (Seafarers). The UK was required to implement this Directive as a member of the European Union.</p><p>The regulations introduce the requirement on shipping companies to inform the competent authorities of the flag State of seafarer redundancies. The period in which such notice should be given is 45 days’ notice where there are 100 or more redundancies planned. This gives the authorities an opportunity to engage with employer and employees to identify what assistance can be provided.</p><p>The Government is strongly committed protecting UK seafarers and those who work in UK waters continue to be protected by National Minimum Wage laws despite the 2018 legal change. The Secretary of State made a statement in Parliament on Wednesday 30 March regarding a further package of measures the UK Government is introducing to ensure there is no repeat of P&amp;O Ferries actions.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/04/2022 08:36:04 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1459260

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts
	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 19 April 2022 to Question 151129, on DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts, if he will list the contracts with P&O Ferries and DP World that the Government has so far identified through its review.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	157377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Our thorough review of government contracts with P&amp;O Ferries and DP World continues, and we will not hesitate to take action where it is appropriate to do so. Naturally, due to commercial sensitives findings will be reviewed and disclosed on a case-by-case basis as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/04/2022 13:17:51 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1463333

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 157377 on DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts, how many such contracts have been (a) identified, (b) reviewed and (c) disclosed to date.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	2501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Our review indicates that P&amp;O Ferries and DP World are not currently providing any direct services to HM Government. We will provide a further update on this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/05/2022 15:01:55 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

65791

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Framework Agreement between his Department and Network Rail on the reclassification of Network Rail will ensure that the Freedom of Information Act 2000 applies to Network Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	203914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 17th December 2013, the ONS announced that under new EU statistical rules (ESA10) which come into force on 1st September 2014, Network Rail will be reclassified to the public sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is currently working with Network Rail to decide on the details of how Network Rail will operate in the public sector. A Framework Agreement explaining these decisions will be published before 1st September.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Framework Agreement will address a number of issues, and this is likely to include our intended approach to the FOIA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/07/2014 15:06:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham