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672187

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities are awaiting transposition into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	59848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is aware of the following directives relating to the Department’s responsibilities for which transposition is planned:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Directive 2003/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 April 2003 amending Council Directive 91/671/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to compulsory use of safety belts in vehicles of less than 3,5 tonnes</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL</del><br /><del class="ministerial"> of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’)</del><br /><del class="ministerial"> (Text with EEA relevance)</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Directive 2013/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (20th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) and repealing Directive 2004/40/EC.</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/882 of 1 June 2016 amending Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards language requirements (Text with EEA relevance).</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commission Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE 2014/94/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>amending Annex II to Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2014/112 of 19 December 2014 implementing the European Agreement concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/652 of 20 April 2015 laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/719 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/413 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 March 2015 facilitating cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Directive 2014/52/EU on the assessment of the effects of public and private projects on the environment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE 2014/45/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014<br /> on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC<br /> (Text with EEA relevance)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE 2014/46/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014<br /> amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE 2014/47/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014<br /> on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/EC<br /> (Text with EEA relevance).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Co-decided (EU) Directive 2015/1513 amending Directive 98/70/EC on the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on promotion of use of energy from renewable sources)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Directive (EU) 2015/1794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC and 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Council Directives 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC, as regards seafarers (1)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br /> Commission Directive (EU) 2016/1106 of 7 July 2016 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/797 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016<br /> on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union<br /> (recast).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/798 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016<br /> on railway safety (recast).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Directive (EU) 2016/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure.</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/01/2017 10:36:20 question first ministerially corrected 02/02/2017 12:36:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 31081 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

758956

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff in his Department are (a) female, (b) BAME and (c) part time; and what proportion of the staff in his Department who received an annual performance award were in each of those categories in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	9664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of staff in his Department which are (a) female, (b) BAME and (c) part time can be found in the link below:-</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatisticsdatasummarytool" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatisticsdatasummarytool</a></p><p> </p><p>The proportion of the staff in his Department who received an annual performance award in each of those categories above for the last three years can be found in the table below:-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Box 1 Performance Award as percentage each diverse group in scope (Award is limited to 25% of staff)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>BAME</p></td><td><p>Part-time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Please note:- SCS are not included in the above table as they appraised by a separate Performance Management system set by the Cabinet Office. Also box mark 1 is only available to the top 25% of staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 13:54:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

769633

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials employed in his Department in June 2016 had substantial experience of international trade negotiation.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	107345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has a strong and capable trade policy function which has grown significantly over the past year. In particular we have a dedicated team working on trade policy as well as a team focused on international trade in Financial Services. HM Treasury continues to work closely with other government departments, including the Department for International Trade, to build a world class trade policy that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/10/2017 11:33:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

769639

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials employed in his Department as of 12 October 2017 have substantial experience of international trade negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	107365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has a strong and capable trade policy function which has grown significantly over the past year. In particular we have a dedicated team working on trade policy as well as a team focused on international trade in Financial Services. HM Treasury continues to work closely with other government departments, including the Department for International Trade, to build a world class trade policy that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/10/2017 13:43:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

670325

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many children under the age of three have a blue parking badge in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	59049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>This response only covers England because the Blue Badge scheme is devolved.</p><p> </p><p>There are 2311 Blue Badges on issue to children in England under the age of three who are either dependent upon bulky medical equipment or need to be kept near a vehicle for emergency medical treatment.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold records for children between the ages of two and three who have been issued a Blue Badge under the general walking criterion as this criterion is open to anyone over the age of 2 years. Local authorities would have this data.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/01/2017 14:31:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

451706

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure that bus service levels are maintained during the transition period before the introduction of a bus franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
	uin	26488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>We have given careful thought to the practical implications of the transition period and the possible safeguards that can be built in to the Bill to help maintain bus service levels for passengers. The Bill is still being drafted and it is therefore too early to confirm the detail of the process that may be proposed through the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/02/2016 14:19:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

451707

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria he plans that local authorities will be expected to meet in order to justify bus franchising in their areas; and whether he plans that assessment will be subject to independent assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
	uin	26489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Buses Bill will introduce new powers for local authorities to franchise their local bus services. The Bill is still being drafted and it is therefore too early to confirm the detail of the process that may be proposed through the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/02/2016 14:28:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

451708

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the costs of bus franchising outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
	uin	26490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The actual costs and benefits will depend on how franchising is implemented at the local level. The potential impacts of the Buses Bill proposals will be set out in the Impact Assessment which will accompany the introduction of the Bill.</p><p> </p><p>When considering the costs of bus franchising it will be important for the authority to consider alternatives as well as the costs and benefits of proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/02/2016 14:32:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

451709

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
	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 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effect of bus franchising on the vehicle manufacturing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
	uin	26533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department has not yet entered into discussions with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effect of bus franchising on the vehicle manufacturing sector. My officials have, however, discussed proposals with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/02/2016 14:52:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

451710

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
	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 bus operators are incentivised to invest in new vehicles when franchising is an option open to local authorities after plans for the devolution of that policy are implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
	uin	26623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>Local transport authority with access to bus franchising powers will wish to ensure that local operators are aware of their intentions, so that investment decisions can be taken and services continue to be provided in the best interests of passengers</p><p> </p><p>Any authority that chooses to implement franchising will have the ability to specify its requirements of operators as part of any franchise contract. This could include requirements relating to the standards of vehicles to be used by operators.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/02/2016 14:56:56 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady