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1047031

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessment he has made of new diabetes monitoring technologies for drivers and (b) discussions his Department has had with the DVLA on updating the DVLA guidance on new diabetes monitoring technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	211830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has worked closely with the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes mellitus to understand the potential impacts of allowing the use of alternative methods of glucose monitoring. Following consultation with key stakeholders the panel agreed that the evidence demonstrated that interstitial fluid glucose monitoring systems could be used to monitor glucose levels for the purpose of driving cars and motorcycles once the DVLA had published the revised guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/01/2019 12:12:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1046046

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority: Certification
	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 certificates provided by the Civil Aviation Authority to British companies will be valid within the EU after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	211084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is seeking continued participation in the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) system in order to facilitate the continued frictionless trade in aerospace goods between the UK and EU. The UK, with the second largest aerospace sector in the world, supplies vital components to aerospace exporters within the EU. It is not in the interests of the UK or the EU to disrupt the ‘just in time’ supply chains of our integrated aerospace sector.</p><p>The Commission has proposed a regulation which, when agreed, would provide an extension of the validity of certain safety certificates issued to or by UK based organisations. In addition, The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations which were laid in draft on 26 November 2018 provide that certificates issued by EASA or an EU Member State shall remain valid for a period of up to 2 years.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 211085 question first answered 28/01/2019 15:37:38 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1046047

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	European Aviation Safety Agency
	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 British aviation supply companies will be able to qualify for work certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	211085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is seeking continued participation in the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) system in order to facilitate the continued frictionless trade in aerospace goods between the UK and EU. The UK, with the second largest aerospace sector in the world, supplies vital components to aerospace exporters within the EU. It is not in the interests of the UK or the EU to disrupt the ‘just in time’ supply chains of our integrated aerospace sector.</p><p>The Commission has proposed a regulation which, when agreed, would provide an extension of the validity of certain safety certificates issued to or by UK based organisations. In addition, The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations which were laid in draft on 26 November 2018 provide that certificates issued by EASA or an EU Member State shall remain valid for a period of up to 2 years.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 211084 question first answered 28/01/2019 15:37:37 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1041241

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to announce a new road safety action plan as recommended by the recent Road Safety Management Capacity Review commissioned by the Department for Transport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
	uin	HL12823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport intends to publish a refreshed road safety statement and the two-year road safety action plan later this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 12:38:36 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

1041196

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the number of trains, per hour and per direction, planned for the section of HS2 from London to Birmingham Interchange when Phases (1) 1, (2) 1 and 2A, (3) 1, 2A and 2B are operational.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL12778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The HS2 Development Agreement requires that the HS2 infrastructure to be capable of operating 10 trains per hour in each direction in phase 1, 10 trains per hours in each direction at phase 2a and 18 trains per hours in each direction at phase 2b.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 16:31:18 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1041198

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who will set charges for trucks to use Seaborne Freight on the Ramsgate to Ostend service; and whether Seaborne Freight ferries will carry both unaccompanied freight as well as driver accompanied freight.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL12780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Seaborne Freight will set charges for its customers while the Government will be responsible for allocating the capacity procured for priority users. The company's intention is to carry driver-accompanied freight but this is a commercial matter for the parties concerned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 13:07:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1042079

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Ostend
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Port of Ostend about any frontier control requirements for operating post-Brexit ferry services from that port; and what commitment, if any, they have made to funding any such requirements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL12824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Ostend does not have juxtaposed border controls, so there are no UK frontier controls in operation there. However, Border Force has engaged in a series of discussions with the Port of Ostend and with Belgian authorities about facilities required for the reinstatement of a ferry service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 14:30:52 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1047022

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) procurement processes his Department has run for contracts for after the UK leaves the EU since 23 June 2016 and (b) bids his Department has received from suppliers for services for after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	211945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>In line with transparency obligations contracts over £10k are published on Contracts Finder.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts Finder provides a facility to search for information about contracts worth over £10,000 with the DfT and its agencies. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 28/01/2019 14:42:34 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1045655

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that disabled people have suitable transport access when seeking employment opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	210711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that disabled people have the same access to transport and opportunities to seek employment as everyone else. In July 2018 the Government launched the Inclusive Transport Strategy (ITS) which sets out key policy and investment priorities to deliver an inclusive transport system.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support programme that aims to help more disabled people start, or stay in, work. It can provide practical and financial support for people who have a disability or long term physical or mental health condition. The scheme is demand-led and offers a discretionary grant, administered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP). Support for disabled workers can include travel to work and travel within work as well as specialised aids, equipment and support workers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/01/2019 15:52:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1045614

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what unforeseeable events led his Department to award contracts for additional shipping freight capacity under Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
	tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
	uin	210601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my Rt hon Friend's <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/haulage-update-7-january-2019" target="_blank">Written Statement</a> of 7 January [HCWS 1233].</p><p>A negotiated procurement procedure without prior publication was concluded as allowed for by Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. An accelerated competitive process was carried out in order to ensure that capacity can be in place in time for a No Deal exit whilst at the same time securing value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 210602 210603 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:02:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry