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810705

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Maritime Law: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to maintain London's position as an international centre for maritime dispute resolution after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	121050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pre-eminent position that the UK enjoys in matters of maritime dispute resolution and is in regular dialogue with industry to ensure London’s global maritime position is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 13:33:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

810109

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Pollution
	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 effect of a third runway at Heathrow on the ability of the Government to meet the 2050 emissions reductions required under the Climate Change Act 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>As noted in the Revised Draft Airports National Policy Statement, the Government agrees with the Airports Commission’s assessment that a new runway at Heathrow could be delivered within the UK’s climate change obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Updated Appraisal Report, published alongside the Revised Draft Airports National Policy Statement in October 2017, presents updated carbon scenarios using latest passenger forecasts.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 13:37:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

810084

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures his Department assesses are required to keep aviation emissions to 37.5MegaTonnes as modelled in the 4th and 5th carbon budgets.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains open to considering all feasible measures to ensure that the aviation sector contributes fairly to UK emissions reductions, and is committed to meeting its emissions reduction targets under the Climate Change Act.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of measures available to reduce carbon emissions from aviation, including biofuels, airspace reform and improvements in technology.</p><p> </p><p>As mentioned in the Clean Growth Strategy, the Government will set out its strategic approach to the aviation sector in a series of consultations leading to the publication of a new Aviation Strategy for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will consider what the best approach and combination of policy measures are to ensure we effectively address carbon emissions from aviation.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 13:40:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

810114

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to undertake a full Health Impact Assessment on the proposed construction of a third runway at Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>Alongside the publication of the Draft Airports National Policy Statement on 2 February 2017, the Department also published an Appraisal of Sustainability and Health Impact Analysis. The Department’s strategic assessment of the potential impacts of a new runway at Heathrow on health are set out in those documents.</p><p> </p><p>Should the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement be designated, then it would be for the scheme promoter to undertake a detailed assessment of health impacts, and put forward an appropriate package of mitigation measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 13:42:51 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

810081

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he or the Civil Aviation Authority have received from the operators of Heathrow Airport on the effect of expansion at Heathrow on the company's Regulated Asset Base.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport and the CAA regularly meet with Heathrow Airport Limited to discuss a number of issues, including the preference for expansion via a new Northwest Runway at Heathrow Airport.</p><p> </p><p>The period of further consultation on the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement has now closed, and the Department will consider all responses made to both periods of consultations before deciding on next steps.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA has also started the process to define the shape and nature of a regulatory settlement, including examining the potential impacts of any expansion. It has done so through a series of public consultations, the latest <a href="https://www.caa.co.uk/CAP1610" target="_blank">CAP1610</a> is currently out for comment.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, The Airports Commission considered the effects of expansion on Heathrow’s Regulatory Asset Base as part of its assessment of financeability. The Government subsequently validated that work.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 13:47:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

810110

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	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 potential effect of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on (a) noise and (b) air quality in West London.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Appraisal of Sustainability that accompanies the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement provides a strategic level assessment of the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts of expansion, including on noise and air quality.</p><p> </p><p>Should the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement be designated, then it would be for the promoter to undertake a detailed assessment of the noise and air quality impacts of the scheme, and put forward an appropriate package of mitigation measures.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 13:49:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

810112

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of additional daily trips on the public transport network arising from expansion at Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>In October 2017 the Department published within its <em>Updated Appraisal Report: Airport Capacity in the South East</em>, details of the estimated surface access trips for both highway and public transport trips for each of the airport expansion options as inputs to its non-flight carbon assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the estimates for annual public transport trips for the Heathrow Airport options are set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><p><em><br> </em></p><p><strong>Annual public transport trips by passengers and employees at Heathrow, DfT17 central forecasts (millions)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Public transport trips</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2026</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2030</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2040</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2050</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Expansion</p></td><td><p>41.3</p></td><td><p>43.6</p></td><td><p>48.8</p></td><td><p>53.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LHR Extended Northern Runway</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td><td><p>58.1</p></td><td><p>64.5</p></td><td><p>70.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LHR Northwest Runway</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td><td><p>60.1</p></td><td><p>66.6</p></td><td><p>73.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Transport: Table A.4 Updated Appraisal Report: Airport Capacity in the South East (October 2017)</p><p> </p><p>As part of the surface access requirements in the draft Airports National Policy Statement, Government has specified that any applicant must submit a surface access strategy as part of any Development Consent Order application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 13:52:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

810706

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	European Maritime Safety Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to maintain UK membership of the European Maritime Safety Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	121051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The government is considering carefully how best to continue collaborating with our European partners on maritime safety, security and environmental issues, including our continued engagement with the European Maritime Safety Agency.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 14:01:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

810544

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the title was of each set of regulations introduced by his Department in each month since May 2010; which of those regulations have been (a) subject to the (i) one in one out and (ii) one in two out procedure and (b) (i) revoked and (ii) amended; and what the net cost to (A) the public purse; and (B) business of those regulations is.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>A table giving the titles of new and amended regulations which have been introduced by the department since May 2010 and indicating which of those have been revoked is attached.</p><p> </p><p>All regulations that regulated or deregulated business were subject to the one-in, one-out rule from January 2011 and subsequently the one-in, two-out rule from January 2013. The changes to regulations affecting business during the 2010-15 Parliament are recorded in Statements of New Regulation that were published every six months and which included accounts of departments’ performance against the one-in, one-out/one-in, two-out rule. These are available on:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation</a></p><p> </p><p>For the 2015-17 Parliament, the Government will shortly publish its final report on the savings to business delivered during that Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the cost of regulation to the private sector and the public purse are detailed in the Impact Assessments which are published on the legislation.gov.uk website. The table listing regulations includes links to the relevant Impact Assessments. These Impact Assessments show the expected public sector costs and costs to business of each of those regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 14:19:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani attachment 1 file name 120889 - Regulations introduced by DfT since May 2010.docx title 120889 - Regs introduced by DfT since May 2010
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

810631

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes his Department has put in place to (a) monitor, (b) collate cost information on, (c) review and (d) respond to requests to amend or revoke regulations introduced by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to maintaining a proportionate approach to regulation to enable business growth while maintaining public protections. This will be monitored through the Business Impact Target that the Government is required to set under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.</p><p> </p><p>All new policies, programmes and projects are subject to a proportionate assessment of their impact. Where there is a statutory review clause a report of the findings of the review will be published on the Gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Department always welcomes practical suggestions on how to improve or reduce the burden of regulation.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/01/2018 14:23:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel