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1138664

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2019 to Question 273804 on Freight, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the freight network capacity plans that he announced in December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	276542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Ahead of letting the freight contracts in December 2018, the Department undertook all relevant value for money assessments and clearances, in line with good practice.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the procurement process, price benchmarking was undertaken to ensure contracted prices for Government were commensurate with market rates.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/07/2019 13:07:21 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138666

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2019 to Question 273804 on Freight, what comparative assessment he has made of the value for money of the plans for new freight network capacity made in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	276543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The framework that my Department is setting up on behalf of wider Government will provide a long-term approach to securing freight capacity when needed. This approach, which is different from that adopted in December 2018, will provide additional flexibility and resilience.</p><p>At this stage in the procurement process the Government is not committed to buying or reserving any freight capacity. The costs associated with any capacity secured through the framework will be determined later in the process, once the framework is in place and Government has ‘called-off’ the capacity it requires.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/07/2019 13:10:05 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

1138189

	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 due diligence his Department undertook on Riveroak Strategic Partners before that company's purchase of Manston Airport in July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	275762
	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 275761 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

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

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