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997834

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ferries: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on his Department chartering commercial roll-on roll-off ferries on the international market for operation between UK and European Union ports after 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	185570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>We want and expect to see cross-Channel trade continue to move as freely as possible but it is right that we also consider a range of contingency plans to deal with any disruption. It would be premature, at this stage, to rule out any possible mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 06/11/2018 11:59:41 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1020379

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: EU Countries
	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 ensure that UK train operating companies can access European markets after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	199392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>We have welcomed expertise from EU (and broader international) train operating companies in the UK market, as has the EU benefitted from the expertise of British based train operating companies. This has been in the mutual interest of all parties.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to securing a close partnership with the EU across a range of sectors, including effective market access. The exact nature of those arrangements remain a matter for negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 12/12/2018 15:30:50 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1038566

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Eastern Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he had issued to the operator of the Southeastern rail franchise in relation to potential disruption as a result of a requirement for additional paths for rail freight services to Dover and Folkstone in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	206824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>We have not issued any guidance to Southeastern in relation to arrangements for cross-border rail freight services in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. This is because potential contingency options we are currently exploring would not disrupt passenger services and do not involve any changes to passenger services.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 17/01/2019 15:51:57 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1092075

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic: Portsmouth
	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 volume of non-commercial traffic entering Portsmouth in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been working closely with the Hampshire LRF to understand traffic flows in Portsmouth, and to assess the potential for traffic disruption at Portsmouth port in the event of a no deal. Whilst our primary focus has been on freight volumes, as this is where we expect the risk of disruption to be greatest, the LRF have shared modelling with us which covers all traffic volumes, and we have been drawing on this when engaging with them on their proposed mitigations for dealing with potential traffic disruption.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 26/03/2019 14:37:11 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

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

997841

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ferries: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the UK ports with the infrastructure required to handle roll-on roll-off ferry freight units.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	185576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>To verify an exhaustive listing of such ports would entail disproportionate cost. However, in 2017 the following UK ports handled substantial volumes of ro-ro ferry units, including domestic traffic:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Dover</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grimsby &amp; Immingham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heysham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Felixstowe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cairnryan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Larne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loch Ryan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrenpoint</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milford Haven</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newhaven</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fishguard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tyne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orkney</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 06/11/2018 11:23:43 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1123162

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>To date, the Department has allocated £74m specifically to ‘no deal’ preparations. As we further our preparations for EU Exit, we may allocate additional resources for no deal contingencies.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 03/05/2019 09:39:12 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1038857

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What due diligence was undertaken by his Department in advance of its award of a contract to Seaborne Freight.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
	uin	908493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Thorough checks were undertaken by my Department in December. This had the support of professional advisers, including Slaughter and May, Deloitte and Mott Macdonald.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/01/2019 12:15:24 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1037888

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Road Traffic
	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 validity of research commissioned by his Department and undertaken by UCL on the effect of vehicle goods checks on traffic levels in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	206265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>This analysis was procured by the Department and undertaken by a third party consultant two years ago. The modelling relies on a set of stylised assumptions to assess a range of scenarios. Those scenarios were developed to examine the sensitivity of traffic flows to delays. They are not a prediction of likely events.</p><p> </p><p>DfT has been fully preparing for a range of scenarios and has focused on no deal planning for some time. We continue to work closely with a range of partners on plans to ensure that trade and traffic can continue to move as freely as possible between the UK and Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/01/2019 10:51:01 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1035307

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procurement and tender process was followed for contracts to run additional freight ferries in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	205298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>These processes are described in the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 7 January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/01/2019 14:23:00 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock