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1126811

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Fares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the cost of rail fares to the EU from the UK will be affected by the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	254788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Fares for international passenger services between the UK and the EU are set by the relevant train operator on a commercial basis. Any potential change in fares is therefore a commercial matter for the operators concerned.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/05/2019 14:35:53 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1126812

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Port of Dover: Large Goods Vehicles
	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 reduce congestion of lorries going to the port of Dover after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	254789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains focused on ensuring the UK’s smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible. As a responsible government, we’ve been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for over two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has worked closely with the Kent Resilience Forum on developing plans, also known as Operation Brock, to be used as a contingency in the event of cross-Channel travel disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, whatever the cause.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Operation Brock has been designed to ensure that the M20 will be kept open and traffic will continue to flow in both directions. It consists of three phases: a contraflow queuing system on the M20, between Junctions 8 and 9; temporary holding areas at Manston Airfield for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) heading to Europe via the Port of Dover; and, if necessary, temporary holding areas on the M26 (Brock M26) for HGVs heading to Europe via Eurotunnel. The M20 contraflow element will allow non-port traffic to continue to use the M20 in both directions when HGVs are stored on the coast-bound carriageway.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also been taking steps to minimise the number of hauliers and other vehicles arriving at Dover and Eurotunnel without the essential documentation for EU border controls in a no deal scenario. This should help to reduce the risk of significant disruption at ports and on the Kent road network from the introduction of new EU customs processes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/05/2019 13:29:52 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1127484

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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, how many officials in his Department have been seconded away from their normal duties to work on the UK's withdrawal from the EU; and what effect that secondment of staff has had on the effectiveness of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	256202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not historically collected information on the internal movement of staff to work on EU Exit and therefore does not hold this information centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continually reviews workforce plans, reprioritises and assesses changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate to ensure the effective delivery of both EU Exit work and wider organisational priorities.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 28/05/2019 15:35:56 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1194734

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) directly and (b) non-directly employed HMCTS staff are currently (i) working from home, (ii) furloughed or (iii) attending the workplace, by grade; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	44950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Our workforce is working in exceptional circumstances to keep the justice system running. We are committed to supporting our key worker staff by enabling them to work from home, work flexible hours or maintain social distancing in a physical location.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has 18,973 staff (including permanent, Fixed Term Contract and Agency and Contractors) of which, as at 13 May 2020 a) the number of directly employed staff in HMCTS who are furloughed is Zero (i) 5293 staff (28%) are working from home (ii) 8303 staff (43%) are attending the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-directly employed agency HMCTS staff as at 30 Apr 2020 is 2383 of which 753 agency workers are currently fully/part furloughed. There are 495 agency workers who are fully furloughed. Therefore, of the overall agency headcount we have 38.3% of the overall agency headcount either fully/part furloughed and the fully furloughed equates to 20.77% of the overall agency headcount are furloughed.</p><p> </p><p>We do not distinguish between our agency and directly employed staff in our data collection so the agency figures for working from home and attending the workplace are included in the overall figures provided above</p><p> </p><p>We have also provided a breakdown of staff working from home by grade, however, we are not able to provide the same breakdown by grade for those attending the workplace. This is because our data collection is by exception rather than on all staff; i.e. we record the details of staff who fall into specific categories of work such as working from home or absence and then calculate the number attending the workplace by deducting all of the various work and absence categories from our overall headcount figure. Please note that all data provided is administrative data.</p><p><strong> Admin Data - Working from Home by Grade as at 13 May 2020</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Row Labels</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Working from Home Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of total Working From Home</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band C (&amp; Fast Streamers)</p></td><td><p>593</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band D</p></td><td><p>983</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band E</p></td><td><p>1569</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band F</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contractors</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5293</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 19/05/2020 13:48:21 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1140092

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress he has made on helping to ensure that flights between the UK and Europe continue after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	912045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK and EU have both put in place measures to ensure that flights can continue in any EU Exit scenario. In a no deal scenario, the EU’s adopted Regulation on connectivity gives UK airlines the right to fly to and from the EU from the day of exit until March 2020, allowing time to progress longer-term arrangements. The UK has stated we will reciprocate these rights for EU airlines. Both sides are committed to maintaining connectivity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 18/07/2019 15:47:14 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1140093

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress he has made on helping to ensure that flights between the UK and Europe continue after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	912046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK and EU have both put in place measures to ensure that flights can continue in any EU Exit scenario. In a no deal scenario, the EU’s adopted Regulation on connectivity gives UK airlines the right to fly to and from the EU from the day of exit until March 2020, allowing time to progress longer-term arrangements. The UK has stated we will reciprocate these rights for EU airlines. Both sides are committed to maintaining connectivity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 18/07/2019 15:48:19 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1136055

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	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 discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	271633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to engaging the devolved administrations fully in preparations for the UK's exit from the EU, and to secure a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom. Officials in my Department are in regular contact with Welsh Government officials to discuss a range of issues including preparations under all EU exit scenarios. DExEU Ministers speak regularly with Ministers from the Welsh government on preparations for EU exit, including through the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations (JMC(EN)).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 09/07/2019 11:24:47 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1134543

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	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, how much his legal settlement with Eurotunnel cost in (a) VAT and (b) departmental officials' time.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	269067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The VAT paid on the legal fees for the litigation associated with the Eurotunnel settlement was around £200,000, subject to final checks being made on legal costs incurred. Given the interrelated nature of the litigation and the settlement, a discrete figure for the settlement only aspects is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department did incur costs associated with officials’ time, but these are not accounted for separately, so the Department does not hold that information.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 02/07/2019 14:45:56 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137210

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's plans announced in June 2019 to increase freight network capacity in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal will deliver value for money for the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	273804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The framework that my Department is setting up on behalf of wider Government will both provide access to freight capacity for our critical supply chains and deliver value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Establishing a freight capacity framework will improve the UK’s resilience by providing public bodies with a list of operators who can provide capacity as and when needed, including in the event of ‘no deal’ departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/07/2019 12:51:31 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138187

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Manston Airport
	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 implications of the purchase of Manston airport site by Riveroak Strategic Partners from Stone Hill Park in July 2019 for (a) his freight network capacity plan in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal and (b) the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Manston Airport) Special Development Order 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	275761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department worked with both Stone Hill Park and River Oak Strategic Partners prior to the completion of sale of Manston Airport, and are satisfied that the sale does not have any implications for our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 275762 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:41:50 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald