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1241744

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Jet Skis: Accidents
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 8 September 2020 to Question 82606, what progress he has made on those enforcement measures; when he plans to publish those measures; whether he plans to ensure that those measures cover England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	100899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department is continuing to develop draft legislation which will provide powers for enforcement authorities to ensure that anyone who wilfully or neglectfully causes an accident when using a personal water craft can be prosecuted. A consultation on the draft legislation, which would be applicable to the whole of the United Kingdom, will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Local and harbour authorities already have significant powers to introduce measures deal with any issues in the waters they manage through byelaws and harbour directions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/10/2020 16:10:36 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1241813

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the categories of people exempt from the requirement to self-isolate for 14 days when returning to the UK from a country not on the travel corridor list; what plans he has to amend that list; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	100894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Exemptions to the self-isolation requirement are in place primarily to meet the UK’s international obligations, provide for continued security of supply into the UK and so as not to impede work supporting national security or critical infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The full list of exemptions is available on gov.uk at the link below: full list here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The list of exemptions is kept under regular review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/10/2020 16:22:16 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1241814

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
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 level of compliance with the requirement to self-isolate when returning to the UK from a country not on the travel corridor list; what provisions exist to verify that those meant to self-isolate are doing so; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	100895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>These measures are　subject to review every　28 days and supported by an Impact Summary, to ensure they are in line with the latest scientific evidence and remain effective and necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On arrival Border Force conduct spot checks on passenger forms which include contact details, passport number and address while in the United Kingdom (UK).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further compliance checks are carried out by Public Health England’s Isolation Assurance Service (IAS) who attempt to contact randomly sampled arriving passengers to ensure that they are self-isolating. IAS will only contact passengers with a quarantine address in England and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If IAS are not satisfied that the individual is self-isolating, their information will be passed to Border Force and the police for potential enforcement action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Failure to self-isolate if required following international travel already attracts a £1,000 penalty. Anyone who commits a second offence will receive a penalty of £2,000. Further repeat offences will attract penalties of £4,000 and then £10,000 for each repeat offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/10/2020 16:27:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1241253

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Namibia: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce an air bridge to Namibia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	100271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Namibia is not currently on the list of countries exempt from self-isolation requirements. The Government takes a range of factors into account when deciding which countries to add or remove from the Travel Corridor list. These include an estimate of the proportion of the population that is currently infectious in each country, virus incidence rates, trends and rates of change, transmission status and international epidemic intelligence, information on a country’s testing capacity, testing regime and test positivity rate, an assessment of the quality of the data available, the effectiveness of measures being deployed by a country and the volume of travel between the UK and that country. ​The Government keeps the list of travel corridors under constant review. We will make further exemptions when we are sure that we can do so safely and responsibly.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/10/2020 13:58:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1241349

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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 his Department has had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on maritime decarbonisation.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	100473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has frequent discussions with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in relation to maritime decarbonisation and climate change matters.</p><p> </p><p>DfT and BEIS officials meet regularly to discuss the decarbonisation of both the domestic and international maritime sectors, and in relation to wider decarbonisation issues including the maritime aspects of offshore renewable energy, the role of advanced fuels including hydrogen in the UK economy, and the resulting opportunities for green growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/10/2020 14:36:10 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1240942

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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 financial support his Department is making available to the maritime industry to support the decarbonisation of that industry.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	99560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>To date the Department for Transport has funded a £1.5m competition for innovation in clean maritime and provided £193,897 in grant support through the Department’s Transport Technology Research Innovation Grant Programme to early stage research projects related to clean maritime.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/10/2020 13:59:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1240943

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential economic effect of providing Government funding to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	99561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department has undertaken extensive research, in consultation with the shipping sector and other Government Departments, on the economic opportunities for the UK from the design, development and commercialisation of those technologies that are expected to be critical to achieving zero emission shipping by 2050. This research had been published in support of the Clean Maritime Plan on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/10/2020 14:02:41 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1240944

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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 Chancellor the Exchequer on the provision of Government funding for the maritime industry to support the decarbonisation of that industry.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	99562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department has undertaken extensive research considering the level of investment required for the UK’s domestic maritime sector to achieve net zero by 2050. This research comprises a range of scenarios assessing different policy options, including both costs and benefits, and has been published in support of the Clean Maritime Plan on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/10/2020 13:38:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1240959

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allocating funding to the maritime sector to help support growth in the production of offshore wind energy.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	99656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of our economy-wide net zero target, Government has commissioned and published extensive work considering the options for decarbonising the maritime sector, including the role of public funding. This research suggests that maritime decarbonisation could result in economic benefits to the UK of up to £510 million per year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made a specific assessment of the potential merits of allocating funding to the maritime sector for the purpose of supporting the growth in the production of offshore wind energy.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/10/2020 12:55:26 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1240032

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has responded to the letter sent to the Prime Minister on 27 August 2020 from the British Educational Travel Association; and what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues copied into that letter on its contents.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	98722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The letter copied to the Secretary of State has been received. However due to the high number of correspondence the Department has received we have been unable to respond. However, I would like to assure the honourable member for Midlothian, that a response will be sent shortly.</p><p>The Department for Transport is in regular contact with the travel industry regarding the challenges facing the sector as a result of COVID-19. The sector is crucial to the UK’s economy and businesses across the industry are able to draw on the unprecedented package of economic measures we have put in place during this time.</p><p>This includes a Bank of England scheme for firms to raise capital, two business interruption loan guarantee schemes for different sizes of business, Time to Pay flexibilities with tax bills, financial support for employees and VAT deferrals.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/10/2020 16:40:09 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson