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1141288

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Registration
	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 using British Model Flying Association drone registration data to avoid duplicate registrations in the UK Drone Registration Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
	uin	281036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>Small unmanned aircraft (SUAs) can be enormously beneficial, both commercially and as a leisure pursuit. However, SUAs also have the potential to pose a safety and security threat so it is important that those operating them understand the law and their responsibilities as a remote pilot of an aircraft in UK airspace.</p><p> </p><p>The changes to the Air Navigation Order laid before Parliament in May 2018 require that all operators of SUAs of all types weighing 250g – 20kg must register their aircraft by 30 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is working with the British Model Flying Association to see whether, as a service to their members, they may want to assist in the initial upload of data. The CAA will be launching an awareness-raising campaign to ensure that new and existing operators and remote pilots of small unmanned aircraft (SUAs) are aware of the requirement to register and take a competency test by 30 November 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 281037 question first answered 05/08/2019 15:49:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1141289

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Registration
	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 publicise the UK Drone Registration Scheme to (a) new and (b) drone owners.
	tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
	uin	281037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>Small unmanned aircraft (SUAs) can be enormously beneficial, both commercially and as a leisure pursuit. However, SUAs also have the potential to pose a safety and security threat so it is important that those operating them understand the law and their responsibilities as a remote pilot of an aircraft in UK airspace.</p><p> </p><p>The changes to the Air Navigation Order laid before Parliament in May 2018 require that all operators of SUAs of all types weighing 250g – 20kg must register their aircraft by 30 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is working with the British Model Flying Association to see whether, as a service to their members, they may want to assist in the initial upload of data. The CAA will be launching an awareness-raising campaign to ensure that new and existing operators and remote pilots of small unmanned aircraft (SUAs) are aware of the requirement to register and take a competency test by 30 November 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 281036 question first answered 05/08/2019 15:49:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1141325

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of settlement agreements entered into by HS2 Ltd with former staff included non-disclosure provisions.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	280910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>As of the end of August, a total of 48 former staff have signed Settlement Agreements with HS2 Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>The Settlement Agreements that have been signed all contain mutual confidentiality obligations which protect personal information such as what monies are owed. These obligations do not apply where information is required to be disclosed by law or where a protected disclosure is made by the employee under whistleblowing legislation. It should be noted that no former employee of HS2 Ltd has raised any such protected disclosure.</p><p> </p><p>Before any Settlement Agreement is signed by HS2 Ltd and the employee, a certificate from an independent legal adviser must be provided, evidencing that legal advice has been given to the employee as to the effect of the terms of the Agreement. This process can lead to requests for changes to the template Agreement, which HS2 Ltd accepts where feasible.</p><p> </p><p>As noted in the response to PQ 281612 and PQ 281613, HS2 Ltd has not entered into any Non-Disclosure Agreements with any HS2 employee.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 280911 question first answered 03/09/2019 12:26:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1141326

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many compromise agreements entered into by HS2 Ltd with former staff included non-disclosure provisions.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	280911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>As of the end of August, a total of 48 former staff have signed Settlement Agreements with HS2 Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>The Settlement Agreements that have been signed all contain mutual confidentiality obligations which protect personal information such as what monies are owed. These obligations do not apply where information is required to be disclosed by law or where a protected disclosure is made by the employee under whistleblowing legislation. It should be noted that no former employee of HS2 Ltd has raised any such protected disclosure.</p><p> </p><p>Before any Settlement Agreement is signed by HS2 Ltd and the employee, a certificate from an independent legal adviser must be provided, evidencing that legal advice has been given to the employee as to the effect of the terms of the Agreement. This process can lead to requests for changes to the template Agreement, which HS2 Ltd accepts where feasible.</p><p> </p><p>As noted in the response to PQ 281612 and PQ 281613, HS2 Ltd has not entered into any Non-Disclosure Agreements with any HS2 employee.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 280910 question first answered 03/09/2019 12:26:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1141327

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost of redundancy payments to former HS2 Ltd staff is.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	280912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>HS2 publish Annual Reports and Accounts which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hs2-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hs2-annual-reports-and-accounts</a> The Annual Reports and Accounts provide details about the cost of redundancy payments in each year since HS2 Ltd was established.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/09/2019 12:32:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1141328

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what authorised scheme redundancy payments were made to former HS2 Ltd staff.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	280913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has authorisation to offer redundancies on statutory terms.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/09/2019 11:52:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1141733

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Scotland
	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 support Scottish civil aviation.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to expanding and liberalising air access to new and existing global markets, ensuring enhanced connectivity for Scotland and all of the UK.</p><p>The government has joint-funded an air route, alongside Dundee City Council and Transport Scotland, from Dundee to London through a public service obligation (PSO) since 2014. This protects an important connection from the Tay Cities region into the capital, allowing business passengers to complete a full day of work without the need for an overnight stay.</p><p>Last year, as part of the Tays cities deal, the UK Government invested £8.1 million in the Aviation Academy for Scotland, a Tayside-wide partnership project aimed at providing specialist training and skills in the aviation industry.</p><p>In addition, the UK government has also agreed and legislated to devolve powers over Air Passenger Duty (APD) to the Scottish Government. This will enable the devolved administration to design and collect revenue through its own Air Departure Tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 15:04:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141734

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aberdeen 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 contribution of Aberdeen City airport to the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>AGS Airports who own and operate the airport, suggest that Aberdeen International Airport contributes more than £110 million a year to the local economy. Approximately 300 people are employed directly by the airport which supports 3,400 jobs across the north-east of Scotland.</p><p> </p><p /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/09/2019 12:08:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141799

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff HS2 Limited made redundant in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	281612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2015 to end of August 2019, HS2 Ltd have made a number of organisational changes (including the relocation of HS2 Ltd’s head office to Birmingham). These changes have resulted in a total 115 redundancies – details of which are published in each years’ Annual Report and Accounts. The details of how many people and the costs by financial year are published in HS2 Ltd’s annual report and accounts.</p><p>Of the 115 made redundant no one from HS2 Ltd has entered into a Non-Disclosure agreement. However, 31 of these individuals have entered into Settlement Agreements which contain mutual confidentiality obligations to protect individuals’ personal information such as what monies are owed. These obligations do not apply where information is required to be disclosed by law or where a protected disclosure is made by the employee under whistleblowing legislation. It should be noted that no one made redundant from HS2 Ltd has raised any such protected disclosure.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 281613 question first answered 03/09/2019 11:59:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1141801

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff made redundant by HS2 Limited in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019 had non-disclosure requirements included in their redundancy settlements.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	281613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2015 to end of August 2019, HS2 Ltd have made a number of organisational changes (including the relocation of HS2 Ltd’s head office to Birmingham). These changes have resulted in a total 115 redundancies – details of which are published in each years’ Annual Report and Accounts. The details of how many people and the costs by financial year are published in HS2 Ltd’s annual report and accounts.</p><p>Of the 115 made redundant no one from HS2 Ltd has entered into a Non-Disclosure agreement. However, 31 of these individuals have entered into Settlement Agreements which contain mutual confidentiality obligations to protect individuals’ personal information such as what monies are owed. These obligations do not apply where information is required to be disclosed by law or where a protected disclosure is made by the employee under whistleblowing legislation. It should be noted that no one made redundant from HS2 Ltd has raised any such protected disclosure.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 281612 question first answered 03/09/2019 11:59:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis