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date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether representatives of the business travel sector will be included in his Department's aviation restart and recovery unit.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	55922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The business travel sector is represented on the Restart and Recovery Unit’s Expert Steering Group by the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA). In addition, I most recently met with the BBGA on a bilateral basis on 11 June.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/06/2020 16:27:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1201278

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Coronavirus
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 number of P&O Ferries employees on furlough who will be made redundant by the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	55949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>My Department’s officials and I have been working closely with operators across the maritime sector including P&amp;O Ferries, to understand the impacts and challenges they face from the global COVID-19 crisis. The Department recognises the contribution UK seafarers make to the economy and we remain committed to supporting them.</p><p> </p><p>The government has announced an unprecedented package of financial measures to support businesses and employees through the Covid-19 pandemic, worth £350 billion. This package includes the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which will continue until the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>On May 11 P&amp;O issued notice that a 45-day statutory consultation period would commence over plans to make 1,100 staff redundant. The consultation covers all staff who work for P&amp;O both on shore and in seafaring roles regardless of whether they are currently furloughed or not.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/06/2020 15:08:23 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1201340

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which UK produce and products, by value, comprise the main freighted items transported by air to international markets; and what the primary destinations are of those products.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	55920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Information on the value of goods by mode of transport is only available for goods exported to non-EU countries that are cleared for customs purposes at UK airports from HMRC. Table 1 displays the top five product categories exported by air by value in 2018, and the associated top five export partner countries for these goods.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Main UK good exports by air to non-EU countries by value, 2018</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods category exported by air, and top 5 export countries</p></td><td><p>Exports, £ billions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Precious metals, stones and jewellery</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30.18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>14.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>4.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>2.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>2.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>1.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Machinery and mechanical appliances</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19.96</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>5.12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>2.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>1.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>1.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pharmaceutical products</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.41</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>3.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>1.02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>0.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>0.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electrical machinery and equipment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.28</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>2.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>0.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>0.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>0.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>0.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Optical, measuring, medical or surgical instruments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6.79</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>0.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>0.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>0.23</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/06/2020 16:31:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1201478

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) airports and (b) their associated industries in the (i) East and (ii) West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	55861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging times facing the aviation sector as a result of COVID-19, and has been engaging regularly with airports throughout all regions of the UK, including the East and West Midlands, to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on their operational and financial positions. This engagement is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>It is of vital importance that key sectors such as aviation are protected, and this means not just airports, but also the wider supply chain, including ground handlers and associated industries, who keep the sector running. We are working closely with the sector to support it to ensure there is sufficient capacity to protect global travel routes, continue repatriation, freight and maintain vital connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses across the aviation industry, including airports, ground handlers and companies in their supply chains, are able to draw on the unprecedented package of economic measures we have put in place during this time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/06/2020 16:37:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1201483

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the (a) mental and (b) physical health of seafarers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	56163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The mental and physical health of seafarers is an important issue. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has just published two complementary publications ‘Wellbeing at Sea: A guide for organisations’ and ‘Wellbeing at Sea: A pocket guide for seafarers’ to support organisations and individuals to prioritise wellbeing onboard. I welcome the framework that was issued by the IMO which seeks to address crew change issues that have emerged due to the pandemic and have had adverse impacts on the health and wellbeing of seafarers. I have previously written to UN organisations asking for an international solution to this issue, confirming the UK’s position on crew changes, and also urged other countries to allow crew changes to take place. DfT Officials have been working with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board and support the steps taken by the working group to aid the mental and physical health of seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Government guidance for operators and passengers has been updated to provide greater detail on how social distancing can be maintained in the maritime sector and customer-facing roles to reduce the risk to staff health whilst ensuring services keep running. Under the new PPE guidance, DfT officials are working with industry to ensure seafarers and passengers have adequate access to face masks prior to boarding vessels in order to protect their physical health.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/06/2020 16:41:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan