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1184529

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help protect seafarers from nationality-based pay discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	901512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 provides protection for EEA seafarers and those from designated States. These Regulations will be reviewed later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 13:44:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1184716

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes: Coronavirus
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 representatives of airlines on the potential relaxation of slot allocation rules during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	28685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport wrote to the European Commission on two separate occasions, asking for urgent action to be taken on alleviation from the 80:20 slot usage rules to avoid ‘ghost planes’, and protect both airlines and the environment. These letters are publicly available and follow ongoing discussions across industry about the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, including two recent airline ‘roundtable’ calls which I hosted. As a result, on 13 March the European Commission granted further alleviation until June 2020. We welcome this response and continue to engage across the sector on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 28687 question first answered 17/03/2020 17:42:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1184718

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes: Coronavirus
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 representatives of the European Commission on the potential relaxation of slot allocation rules during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	28687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport wrote to the European Commission on two separate occasions, asking for urgent action to be taken on alleviation from the 80:20 slot usage rules to avoid ‘ghost planes’, and protect both airlines and the environment. These letters are publicly available and follow ongoing discussions across industry about the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, including two recent airline ‘roundtable’ calls which I hosted. As a result, on 13 March the European Commission granted further alleviation until June 2020. We welcome this response and continue to engage across the sector on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 28685 question first answered 17/03/2020 17:42:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1184367

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A63: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans he has for an early decision on the Development Consent Order for the A63 Castle Street Improvements in Kingston-Upon-Hull.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	28038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently considering the Development Consent Order application for the A63 Castle Street Improvements in Kingston-Upon-Hull. The statutory deadline for determining the application is 24<sup>th</sup> March.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/03/2020 15:45:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1184436

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transforming Cities Fund: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date will Portsmouth city council receive a decision on its application to the Transforming Cities Fund.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	28086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>At Budget, on 11 March, the Government announced that 9 of the 12 shortlisted city regions that were invited to bid for Tranche 2 of the Transforming Cities Fund had made successful bids and will each receive a share of the £1.22 billion available from 2019-20 to 2022-23. Portsmouth were one of three cities whose proposals need to be further refined in order to proceed to investment. The Department will continue to work with Portsmouth this year to develop a package of proposals that could secure them a share of the £1.22 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/03/2020 15:56:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1183528

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Flybe: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any funding from the public purse was formally committed to Flybe prior to its administration.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	26865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>We explored a range of funding options with the company but the directors decided it was not viable to keep Flybe operating. Following a commercial decision by the company Flybe ceased trading. Not a single penny of taxpayer’s money has been given to Flybe.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 16:40:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1183529

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Flybe: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any funding from the public purse was allocated to Flybe prior to its administration.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	26866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>We explored a range of funding options with the company but the directors decided it was not viable to keep Flybe operating. Following a commercial decision by the company Flybe ceased trading. Not a single penny of taxpayer’s money has been given to Flybe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 16:45:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1183530

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: National Policy Statements
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 Cabinet colleagues on a review of the Airports National Policy Statement.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>We do not comment on the details of discussions between Cabinet ministers.</p><p>We are still considering the Court of Appeal’s complex judgment. At this stage the Government will not be able to make any further comment beyond what was set out in the Written Statement on 27 February from the Secretary of State for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 17/03/2020 11:50:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1183531

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: National Policy Statements
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 3 March 2020 to Question 20541, for what reasons his Department has not yet published a review of the Airports National Policy Statement.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal has ruled that the designation of the Airports National Policy Statement has no legal effect unless and until this Government carries out a review.</p><p> </p><p>It is a complex judgment which the Government will need time to consider carefully. At this stage the Government will not be able to make any further comment beyond what was set out in the Written Statement on 27 February from the Secretary of State for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 17/03/2020 11:48:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1183551

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southampton Airport: Air Routes
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 airlines on taking on routes previously served by Flybe from Southampton Airport.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Departmental officials and I have been working closely with airports and airlines to encourage them to act quickly to fill routes which are vital for local communities and businesses, including those from Southampton Airport. A number of airlines, including Loganair and Eastern Airways, will now take on routes previously served by Flybe at Southampton Airport.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 17/03/2020 14:29:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes