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1224451

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: 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 prevent individuals form removing their face coverings on public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	73761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <ul><li><p>The regulation makes it mandatory for passengers to wear a face covering, if they are able to, whilst travelling on public transport in England. We are working closely with operators to ensure passengers follow this requirement closely but recognise that reasonable adjustments need to be made to allow people to eat or drink if necessary or they have a medical need to do so, to take essential medication, or there is a medical emergency.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>If someone is not complying with the regulations, operators have new powers under the Public Health Act 1984 to deny access to a service or to direct someone to leave a service if they do not wear a face covering when asked to. As a final step, operators are able to involve police, including the British Transport Police, where there is a clear breach of the rules without a reasonable excuse.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/07/2020 12:55:35 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1690822

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the decision by Avanti West Coast to withdraw the daily direct service between Shrewsbury and London after June 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	15035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>While Avanti will be withdrawing this service due to the very low number of passengers who use it, West Midlands Trains has plans to ramp up the number of trains between Shropshire towns and Birmingham, while Avanti is looking to increase fast services between Birmingham and London. This will bring greater benefits to more passengers in the West Midlands. Furthermore, the Wrexham, Shropshire &amp; Midlands Railway Company has applied to operate services between Wrexham General and London Euston, which would include calling at Shrewsbury and other stations in North Wales and the West Midlands. While it is ultimately a decision for the Office of Rail and Road whether to approve this application, the Rail Minister has set out his support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/02/2024 12:22:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1188467

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support the Government is making available to the transport sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	37541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that the Covid-19 outbreak has had unprecedented effects across the transport sector. The government has provided a comprehensive support package for businesses. This includes measures to support workers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and support to businesses through the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, the Coronavirus Interruption Loan Scheme and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with the transport sector on a regular basis to understand the impacts of Covid-19 on their businesses and providing guidance on how to access the government’s business support schemes.</p><p> </p><p>On Friday 24 April the government announced a multi-million-pound support package for essential freight services, including up to £17 million for critical routes between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, up to £10.5 million for lifeline ferry and freight services to the Isle of Wight and the Scilly Isles, and further support for critical routes between Britain and the European mainland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport also confirmed that the Department for Transport has been working with the Northern Ireland Executive to develop a support package which will ensure passenger flights from Belfast and Derry-Londonderry to Great Britain are maintained during this Covid-19 response period. This will ensure that routes which are vital for those who need to travel remain open. The Department is in discussions with the relevant airlines, airports and the Northern Ireland Executive to finalise this package, guaranteeing lifeline air passenger services.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, government has provided funding totalling £167 million over 3 months to support bus services in England, to keep key routes running and to provide a lifeline for those who cannot work from home.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 28/04/2020 14:54:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1252463

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether people who have recently recovered from covid-19, and who have a recent positive antibody test, can be exempt of quarantine measures, upon entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	115550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>There is currently no exemption for those with a recent positive antibody test.</p><p> </p><p>For those planning to travel into England, they should check the current travel corridor list to see whether they need to isolate for 14 days. They will still be required to abide by the new national restrictions set out here even if they do not need to self-isolate on arrival.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is actively working on the practicalities of using testing to release people from self-isolation earlier than 14 days. The Global Travel Taskforce is working at pace to consider how testing, technology and innovation can drive a recovery for international travel and tourism, without adding to infection risk or infringing on our overall NHS test capacity.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/11/2020 16:57:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1315159

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Shropshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to Shropshire Council for pot hole repairs in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	2249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>There is a duty placed on highway authorities such as Shropshire Council, by Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) to maintain the highways network in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The highways maintenance funding provided by Government is entirely for each highway authority to determine how it is utilised to meet local needs in their respective areas, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Maintenance Funding allocated to Shropshire UA (total)</p></td><td><p>16,002,000</p></td><td><p>24,328,234</p></td><td><p>16,948,396</p></td><td><p>27,610,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Funding includes Highways Maintenance Block, Pothole Fund, Flood/Resilience Funding, and the Pothole Action Fund funding streams</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/05/2021 11:15:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1201915

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to implement proposed cross-border road schemes to improve connectivity between Wales and border counties in England.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	57138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The second Road Investment Strategy, published with the Budget, confirmed funding for the development of the A483 Pant-Llanymynech bypass proposal in cooperation with the Welsh Government. The case for constructing this scheme and others proposed along the border between England and Wales will be considered as part of future investment decisions for the strategic and major road networks.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/06/2020 15:02:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1678482

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Shrewsbury
	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 merits of increasing the number of daily direct trains between Shrewsbury and London.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	7309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The pandemic has changed travel habits, and we have seen some substantial changes in passenger demand for rail travel. Operators are using this opportunity to reassess their services to ensure they provide rail timetables that meet new passenger travel patterns, are fit for the future, and carefully balance cost, capacity and performance.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/01/2024 16:22:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1201904

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Network: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to better link the national rail network in Wales and the private rail network in England.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	57132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The ownership status of the national railway infrastructure in Wales and England is identical on both sides of the border, however Welsh Government have delegated authority for the Wales &amp; Borders franchise and associated train services.</p><p> </p><p>Rail links between Wales and England have been strengthened recently by the electrification of the Severn Tunnel, meaning that for the first time ever an electric railway will run from Cardiff and Newport in south Wales, through the Severn Tunnel and all the way to London Paddington.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/06/2020 15:06:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1127325

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Trespass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the fine is for trespassing on national rail lines; whether his Department plans to increase the penalties for such trespass; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such trespassers are prosecuted.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	255666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The offence of trespass is subject to a fine up to £1000. DfT is not aware of any plans for this to be increased. In addition a Penalty Notice for Disorder can be issued to any offender over 18 years of age and the amount is currently £60.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecutions are a matter for the police and the courts. However, as well as prosecutions there are other measures available to the police including a caution, community resolution, or other outcomes outside of the justice system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 14:10:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1228749

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A49: Shropshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) accidents and (b) fatalities occurred on the A49 in Shropshire between the Bayston Hill junction with the A5 and Church Stretton in (i) 2019, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	81723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The number of reported personal injury road accidents, and fatalities on the A49 between the Bayston Hill junction with the A5 and Church Stretton between 2016 and 2018 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Reported road accidents and fatalities on the A49 between the Bayston Hill junction and Church Stretton, 2016-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal injury accidents</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fatal casualties</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: DfT, STATS19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Detailed final statistics on reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain for 2019 will be published on 30 September 2020. The latest annual published statistics are for 2018.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/09/2020 16:25:21 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski