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1037254

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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, whether he has issued any Ministerial directions in relation to spending for preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	205972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Bernadette Kelly, the Accounting Officer for DfT, sought a written ministerial direction on 7 February 2018 in relation to the department’s work on haulage permits and the trailer registration scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The details can be found here</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-preparations-dft-ministerial-direction" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-preparations-dft-ministerial-direction</a>.</p><p> </p><p>No other ministerial directions have been sought.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/01/2019 16:29:02 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1086544

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Eurotunnel
	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 February 2019 to Question 221788, what the final legal costs are with respect to the court proceedings and the subsequent settlement agreed with Eurotunnel.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	230778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We are still in the process of scrutinising the figures provided by our specialist legal advisers.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/03/2019 11:11:55 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1086550

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Brittany Ferries and DFDS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 7 January 2019, Haulage Update, HCWS 1233, how much and what proportion of the monies awarded to (a) Brittany Ferries and (b) DFDS for the contingency transport provisions outlined in that Written Statement will be retained by the public purse in the event that the UK agrees a withdrawal agreement with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	230779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The agreements with both Freight Operators are still live, and as a responsible Government we have a duty to prepare for all scenarios. In the event that a deal is implemented the Department will review its options and exercise its rights where appropriate, noting that the amount retained will be dependent on the specific scenario at the time.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/03/2019 11:14:15 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1091063

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Eurotunnel: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's financial settlement with Eurotunnel was designated under the category of payments for preparations in the event of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	233638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s financial settlement with Eurotunnel is being financially categorised as part of the overall preparations for the UK leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/03/2019 15:08:15 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1091064

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to detail, what risks relating to spending on procurement in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal were identified by external consultants Slaughter and May, Deloitte and Mott MacDonald; and whether legal action from other commercial companies was one of those risks identified.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	233639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Legal, commercial and operational risks were all assessed as part of the Department’s procurement of additional maritime freight capacity.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/03/2019 14:53:04 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1091065

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the efficient supply of medicines is covered by the legal settlement between the Government and Eurotunnel.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	233640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The purpose of the Settlement Agreement with Eurotunnel was to secure the vital freight capacity that Government has purchased with DFDS and Brittany Ferries – enabling the unhindered supply of critical priority goods for the health service into the UK in the 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 21/03/2019 15:04:34 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1091406

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Eurotunnel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role his Department has in the selection and prioritisation of projects listed under paragraph 1 (a) to (f) of the Eurotunnel obligations under the Government settlement agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	234284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The principal role of the Government has been to agree the specific areas of expenditure, ensuring that they have wider security and infrastructure resilience benefits. It is for Eurotunnel, not Government, to determine the selection and prioritisation of projects. Government will, consistent with the Settlement Agreement, consider how the expenditure is committed or expended. If there are concerns about whether it is being used for a permitted purpose it would fully exercise its rights under the dispute resolution process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/03/2019 12:33:50 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1091407

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Eurotunnel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the process is for parties to agree additional or alternate projects as set out in paragraph 1, sub section (f) of the Eurotunnel obligations under government settlement agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	234285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government fully expects the initial commitment of expenditure to be on the projects identified in paragraphs 1 (a) to (e). It expects to discuss and agree any other projects under 1 (f) as part of its ongoing engagement with Eurotunnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/03/2019 12:37:59 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1091408

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Eurotunnel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken to ensure that projects that will be undertaken by Eurotunnel under the terms of the Government settlement agreement are new projects and not projects or measures that Eurotunnel would otherwise have committed to using separate funding streams.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	234286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Settlement Agreement does not limit the expenditure to specifically new projects. However, the settlement, by requiring expenditure on security and infrastructure resilience, secures specific commitments by Eurotunnel to spending on these areas – securing the benefits that such improvements provide. The money cannot be spent on routine maintenance or operational costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/03/2019 12:42:54 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1091409

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Eurotunnel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds are recoverable to the Department from the Government settlement agreement if Eurotunnel do not spend the £33 million within a 45-month period as set out in paragraph (3) of the agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	234287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>If Eurotunnel do not commit to spend the full £33 million within the agreed timeframe then they will be in breach of the conditions in the Settlement Agreement. The Government would then be able to take appropriate action, including action through the Courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/03/2019 12:46:13 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown