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1136882

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	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 announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, what proportion of the additional £700,000 in funding will be allocated to the Scottish Government to administer.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	273396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273395 273397 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1136881

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	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 announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, how much of the additional £700,000 in funding will be allocated to the Scottish Government to administer safety training.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	273395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273396 273397 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1136883

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	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 announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, how many personal floatation devices fitted with locator beacons will be made available to Scottish fishermen.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	273397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273395 273396 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1135268

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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: Toton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the costs of constructing an underground High Speed Two East Midlands hub station at Toton Sidings.
	tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
	tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
	uin	270337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Some of the tunnel options that have been looked at in the East Midlands Hub area included variants of a station, both at grade and below ground. Tunnel options in this area have not been progressed due to the significant length of the tunnel, significant cost impacts and flood risk. HS2 Ltd continues to refine the station design, taking into consideration the environment, cost and views of local stakeholders. The current station proposal has been well received by local leaders across the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/07/2019 15:15:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

1135264

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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: Broxtowe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of constructing a bored tunnel beneath Broxtowe for High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
	tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
	uin	270336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has considered a number of tunnel options in the East Midlands Hub area including those set out in the Working Draft Environmental Statement Alternatives Report. However, tunnel options in this area have not been progressed due to the significant length of the tunnel, significant cost impacts and flood risk. HS2 Ltd will continue to work with the local community to minimise the impact of HS2, including appropriate mitigation where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/07/2019 15:07:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

1135263

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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: Broxtowe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy in Broxtowe of the proposed route for HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
	tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
	uin	270335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment of the effect of HS2 on the economy of Broxtowe has taken place, I am aware that the East Midlands HS2 Growth Strategy, published by East Midlands Councils, reports that HS2 has the potential to deliver an additional 74,000 jobs and £4bn of Gross Value Added to East Midlands region by 2043.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/07/2019 15:04:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

1136076

	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	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to (a) promote and (b) support shipping businesses in achieving the International Maritime Organization’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 50 per cent by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	271350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK played a key role in the agreement of an ambitious IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy in April 2018. The Government is committed to the IMO’s 2050 goal and broader ambition to fully decarbonise the international shipping industry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to play an active role at the IMO to ensure that the ambitions in the strategy are met, and that short and mid-term measures are agreed and adopted as soon as possible. The UK is working with international partners and industry on measures to encourage a global transition to low and zero carbon marine energy sources.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing the UK’s first ‘Clean Maritime Plan’ later this summer, which will outline how we intend to support the transition to zero emissions shipping in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 15:04:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1136077

	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	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to create incentives for shipping companies to reduce (a) nitrogen dioxide, (b) nitric oxide and (c) carbon dioxide emissions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	271351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>In January 2019 the Government published Maritime 2050, which set out strategic ambitions for the future of the maritime sector, including a vision for zero emission shipping. In Maritime 2050, we committed to assess how economic instruments could support the transition to zero emission shipping in the medium to long term. We also committed to consider whether and how the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) could be used to encourage the uptake of low carbon fuels in maritime.</p><p> </p><p>Government will this week publish the Clean Maritime Plan, which will set out further detail on our plans to create incentives for shipping companies to reduce both air quality pollutant emissions and carbon dioxide. I will make a further statement to the House on the measures included within the plan on the day of publication.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 15:10:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1136195

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals to reform the taxi and private hire industry.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	272232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Government will bring forward legislation in respect of the commitments made in the response to the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing when time allows.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 13:42:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1136301

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on taking steps to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s interim goal of reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	272124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working closely with other Government departments, international partners and industry to develop measures to meet the IMO’s ambition of reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050</p><p> </p><p>I regularly meet with Ministers from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss a wide range of issues including the maritime environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 16:10:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas