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registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will open the Aviation Consumer Policy consultation as part of the Government’s aviation strategy; and whether changes are planned to the scope of that consultation in response to covid-related events that have affected the sector.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	100418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains absolutely committed to ensuring consumers are protected when travelling by air. As announced in both the Global Travel Taskforce report in April, and the recent announcement by Government on Regulatory reforms, we will consult on additional, flexible and modern tools to enforce consumer rights. We will publish the consultation in due course at an appropriate time.</p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/01/2022 13:24:07 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1360208

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Joint Biosecurity Centre's risk assessment in July 2021 found Germany to be a higher risk for international travel than Croatia.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	56766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Decisions on border measures are taken by Ministers, who take into account Joint Biosecurity Centre risk assessments of countries and territories, alongside wider public health factors.</p><p>In July 2021, Germany was on the amber list. Croatia was removed from the amber list and added to the green list from 19 July 2021. The countries and territories on the green list in July 2021 were those that presented the lowest risk to the UK.</p><p>From Monday 4 October, the traffic light system was replaced with a single red list of countries and simplified travel measures for arrivals from the rest of the world, depending on vaccination status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/10/2021 14:51:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1357841

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Government Ministers have been exempted from quarantine in a hotel after returning from the UK from a covid-19 red list country to which they have travelled for the purposes of conducting officials business.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	53830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>Ministers from the Department for Transport have not claimed any exemptions from the requirement to quarantine in a managed quarantine facility that is required after returning from a red list country. The Department for Transport does not hold information on exemption usage by ministers from other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/10/2021 14:13:57 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287904

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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, with reference to ACI Europe’s 2020 Airport Industry Connectivity Report published in December 2020, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the collapse of the UK’s regional aviation network on the number of (a) air routes lost between the UK and Europe and (b) redundancies among aviation companies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	156248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges faced by the aviation sector at this time. The Government is committed to maintaining critical connectivity and through policies like Public Service Obligations the Department for Transport subsidises routes into London.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is keen to find ways to work closely with the industry to ease restrictions on international travel gradually and sustainably. The Secretary of State for Transport will lead a successor to the Global Travel Taskforce to develop a framework that can facilitate greater travel when the time is right, while still managing the risk from imported cases and variants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is working on a strategic framework for the recovery of the sector. It will explore the return to growth of the aviation sector, and will include consideration of workforce and skills, regional connectivity, noise, innovation and regulation, and consumer issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/03/2021 16:08:20 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287586

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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, how many meetings he has had with representatives of the aviation industry to discuss the planned aviation recovery package.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	154720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Since the onset of the pandemic, the Department for Transport has engaged very regularly with the industry, including through both Ministerial meetings and official led sessions.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 22nd February as part of the roadmap for the phased lifting of restrictions in England, the Secretary of State for Transport will also now lead a successor to the Global Travel Taskforce to develop a framework that can facilitate greater international travel when the time is right, while still managing the risk from imported cases and variants.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also developing a forward looking strategic framework on the recovery of the sector, which we engage with the industry on and will publish later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/03/2021 12:34:15 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287588

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the loss of air routes in Europe on the UK’s ability to trade with Europe.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	154721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The new UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) does not place any restriction on air services between points in the UK and points in the EU, ensuring that UK-EU trade can continue to travel freely by air. Furthermore, the TCA recognises that, at their discretion, EU Member states may permit UK airlines to operate non-scheduled air services within and beyond the EU. The TCA also allows the UK and individual EU Member States to negotiate and agree a bilateral exchange of additional “5th Freedom” all-cargo rights. My officials are engaging closely with EU Member States and with industry on these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/02/2021 15:36:58 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287590

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	154722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises the severe impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on travel, and work continues to understand how best the industry can be supported at this time. The Government is working on a strategic framework for the recovery of the sector. It will explore the return to growth of the aviation sector, and will include consideration of workforce and skills, regional connectivity, noise, innovation and regulation, and consumer issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Aviation businesses have access to the unprecedented economic support package that the Chancellor has put in place to help businesses to manage the challenges they are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Firms can continue to draw upon the package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including a Bank of England scheme for firms to raise capital, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Time to Pay flexibilities with tax bills, financial support for employees including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and VAT deferrals.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) opened for applications on 29 January to provide support for eligible commercial airports and ground handlers in England. It will provide support up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities or COVID-19 losses – whichever is lower – in the 2020/21 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £8m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Global Travel Taskforce, the Government will work closely with the industry to find ways to safely and gradually ease restrictions on international travel. We will set out more detail on this soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 24/02/2021 15:36:24 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287591

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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, what steps he plans to take to support the aviation sector to increase connectivity to pre-covid-19 pandemic levels.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	154723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises the severe impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on travel, and work continues to understand how best the industry can be supported at this time. The Government is working on a strategic framework for the recovery of the sector. It will explore the return to growth of the aviation sector, and will include consideration of workforce and skills, regional connectivity, noise, innovation and regulation, and consumer issues.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, through the Global Travel Taskforce, the Government will work closely with the industry to find ways to safely and gradually ease restrictions on international travel.<strong> </strong>We will set out more detail on this soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/02/2021 15:07:15 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287592

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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, what assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of the downturn in the aviation industry as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	154724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Before Covid-19, aviation directly contributed at least £22 billion to GDP to the UK economy and supported around half a million jobs. This included the air transport and aerospace sectors, as well as the wider supply chain. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the aviation sector has been one of the worst affected sectors in the UK. Passenger numbers at UK airports fell by 99% at the height of the pandemic. Overall volumes of flight traffic in the UK is currently around 80% below equivalent 2019 levels. The air transport sector’s contribution to the UK economy dropped by 74% in 2020 compared to 2019 and tens of thousands of redundancy notifications have been made. In addition to the direct impact to the UK air transport sector, the wider supply-chain and economy has also been adversely impacted by the severe reduction in air passenger demand, jobs and air connectivity, with impacts on consumer spending and investment across the rest of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the severe impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on travel, and work continues to understand how best the industry can be supported at this time. The Government is working on a strategic framework for the recovery of the sector. It will explore the return to growth of the aviation sector, and will include consideration of workforce and skills, regional connectivity, noise, innovation and regulation, and consumer issues.</p><p> </p><p>Aviation businesses have access to the unprecedented economic support package that the Chancellor has put in place to help businesses to manage the challenges they are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) opened for applications on 29 January to provide support for eligible commercial airports and ground handlers in England.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Global Travel Taskforce, the Government will work closely with the industry to find ways to safely and gradually ease restrictions on international travel. We will set out more detail on this soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/03/2021 12:57:16 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287595

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what economic forecasts his Department has made for the recovery and growth of (a) air transport and (b) the travel sector after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	154727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>DfT has not produced economic forecasts of recovery and growth in the air transport or travel sectors. DfT maintain a capability to produce a range of passenger demand <em>scenarios</em>, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding the potential shape of recovery, for internal use.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the severe impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on travel, and work continues to understand how best the industry can be supported at this time. The Government is working on a strategic framework for the recovery of the sector. It will explore the return to growth of the aviation sector, and will include consideration of workforce and skills, regional connectivity, noise, innovation and regulation, and consumer issues.</p><p> </p><p>Aviation businesses have access to the unprecedented economic support package that the Chancellor has put in place to help businesses to manage the challenges they are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) opened for applications on 29 January to provide support for eligible commercial airports and ground handlers in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/02/2021 15:26:04 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw