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1002645

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Trains
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the new Azuma Trains to commence services on the East Coast Main Line Service between London and Doncaster.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	188829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>LNER plan to bring the new trains into service from early 2019, to ensure passengers get the best possible customer experience. The department is working with Hitachi, the ORR, LNER, and Network Rail to ensure that these new trains enter service on the ECML as soon as possible, with rollout scheduled to be complete by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 14:02:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1059842

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of UK seafarers employed on offshore (a) supply and (b) accommodation vessels chartered by oil and gas companies for North Sea operations in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	220193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK issues Certificates of Competency and Proficiency to UK seafarers against the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978. As these qualifications are not sector specific to (a) supply or (b) accommodation vessels, and the vessels operating within this region are registered to Administrations based around the world, it is not possible to provide an estimate of UK seafarers operating on these types of vessel in the North Sea.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/02/2019 15:18:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1061122

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's 5 February 2019 news story, Thousands of green taxis to benefit from new chargepoints, if any of the new chargepoints for green taxis will be located in (a) Barnsley and (b) the Sheffield City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	221688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ultra-Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Competition, awarded a share of over £6m to 17 local authorities to support the installation of chargepoint infrastructure dedicated to ultra-low emission taxis and private hire vehicles. Sheffield City Council was awarded £487,000 to install 20 chargepoints, in 10 charging units, to be located at seven key locations across Sheffield city area. We expect this to support the introduction of approximately 45 ultra-low emission Hackney Carriages and around 200 ultra-low emission private hire vehicles to the city. The competition was UK wide, and we have been able to fund all projects submitted to the competition in full. We did not receive a bid covering Barnsley.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 14:10:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1088443

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	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 effect of employment practices of shipping companies contracted to work in the offshore wind sector on employment levels for UK-resident seafarer (a) Ratings and (b) Officers.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	231986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the honourable gentleman to my previous answer 220193 in which I explained that it is not possible to provide an estimate of UK seafarers operating on vessels in the offshore oil and gas sector. It is also not possible to estimate the numbers working in the UK offshore wind sector.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2019 15:28:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1107745

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Inshore Fishing: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to facilitate the employment of non-EU nationals on inshore fishing vessels based in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
	uin	238615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK has ratified the International Labour Organisation’s Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), which sets minimum global standards for living and working conditions for fishermen. Regardless of employment status or nationality, all those working on UK fishing vessels, including fishing vessels in Northern Ireland, are therefore protected by the UK legislation implementing that Convention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/04/2019 12:20:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

1567323

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Flusso: Shanghai Sierchi Enterprise Management Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to review the takeover of semiconductor start-up Flusso by Shanghai Sierchi Enterprise Management Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	124157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The acquisition of Flusso was screened and issued with a Final Notification in June 2022 by the then Secretary of State Kwasi Kwarteng.</p><p> </p><p>As with any transaction, should the company be sold on, that, or any subsequent acquisition, could be called in if the thresholds under the NSI Act are met. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, acquisitions called in for screening that are subsequently cleared by the National Security and Investment Act are not routinely publicised. The Government will not comment further on the detail of the transaction, or any national security assessment made.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/01/2023 16:16:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1567326

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Investment Security Unit: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has taken steps to ensure that (a) reviews and (b) interventions made by the Investment Security Unit under the National Security and Investment Act are subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	124158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Transparency and accountability to Parliament are fundamental parts of effective government. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is therefore considering a Memorandum of Understanding regarding scrutiny of his use of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 with the BEIS Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/01/2023 15:39:00 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 48637 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1579807

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet with trade union representatives to discuss developments in the UK steel industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	129769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>My most recent meeting with steel trade union representatives took place on 24 January with Roy Rickhuss CBE, General Secretary of Community Trade Union. BEIS officials and I continue to actively engage with trade unions, companies and wider to support the UK steel sector to develop a viable, long-term solution for the UK steel industry.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/01/2023 17:37:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1690781

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	15103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade ensures compliance with this principle through the delivery of the following;</p><p>Provision of workplaces and equipment that comply with applicable legislation and standards. Arrangements that ensure any colleagues that may require workplace, equipment, or procedural adaptations are assessed and acted on, where reasonably practicable</p><p>HR line manager arrangements that ensure stimulating and engaging objectives are set, and flexible work arrangements that offer colleagues flexibility in how they work and deliver their tasks.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/02/2024 17:17:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

992666

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Universal Credit
	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 (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department who are in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	182220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the requested information as the Department for Transport and its Executive Agencies do not record or collate information on staff in receipt of universal credit as standard.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/10/2018 17:49:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens