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1138664

registered interest
date	12/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight
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 11 July 2019 to Question 273804 on Freight, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the freight network capacity plans that he announced in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	276542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Ahead of letting the freight contracts in December 2018, the Department undertook all relevant value for money assessments and clearances, in line with good practice.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the procurement process, price benchmarking was undertaken to ensure contracted prices for Government were commensurate with market rates.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/07/2019 13:07:21 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138666

registered interest
date	12/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight
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 11 July 2019 to Question 273804 on Freight, what comparative assessment he has made of the value for money of the plans for new freight network capacity made in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	276543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The framework that my Department is setting up on behalf of wider Government will provide a long-term approach to securing freight capacity when needed. This approach, which is different from that adopted in December 2018, will provide additional flexibility and resilience.</p><p>At this stage in the procurement process the Government is not committed to buying or reserving any freight capacity. The costs associated with any capacity secured through the framework will be determined later in the process, once the framework is in place and Government has ‘called-off’ the capacity it requires.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/07/2019 13:10:05 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138187

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manston Airport
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 implications of the purchase of Manston airport site by Riveroak Strategic Partners from Stone Hill Park in July 2019 for (a) his freight network capacity plan in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal and (b) the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Manston Airport) Special Development Order 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	275761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department worked with both Stone Hill Park and River Oak Strategic Partners prior to the completion of sale of Manston Airport, and are satisfied that the sale does not have any implications for our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 275762 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:41:50 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138189

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manston Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what due diligence his Department undertook on Riveroak Strategic Partners before that company's purchase of Manston Airport in July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	275762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department worked with both Stone Hill Park and River Oak Strategic Partners prior to the completion of sale of Manston Airport, and are satisfied that the sale does not have any implications for our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 275761 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:41:50 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137210

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's plans announced in June 2019 to increase freight network capacity in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal will deliver value for money for the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	273804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The framework that my Department is setting up on behalf of wider Government will both provide access to freight capacity for our critical supply chains and deliver value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Establishing a freight capacity framework will improve the UK’s resilience by providing public bodies with a list of operators who can provide capacity as and when needed, including in the event of ‘no deal’ departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/07/2019 12:51:31 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1134543

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurotunnel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his legal settlement with Eurotunnel cost in (a) VAT and (b) departmental officials' time.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	269067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The VAT paid on the legal fees for the litigation associated with the Eurotunnel settlement was around £200,000, subject to final checks being made on legal costs incurred. Given the interrelated nature of the litigation and the settlement, a discrete figure for the settlement only aspects is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department did incur costs associated with officials’ time, but these are not accounted for separately, so the Department does not hold that information.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 02/07/2019 14:45:56 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1043028

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 206828 on Channel Ferries: freight, whether essential (a) food supplies and (b) medicines will be prioritised through those ports by the Government in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and on what basis ferry ports will be prioritised.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	209798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The additional ferry capacity Government has secured utilises the ports of Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Felixstowe and Immingham.</p><p> </p><p>This Government-secured ferry capacity will be used for the import of critical goods, primarily medicines and medical supplies.</p><p> </p><p>There is no proposal to prioritise between ferry ports.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 23/01/2019 12:46:38 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1038566

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Eastern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he had issued to the operator of the Southeastern rail franchise in relation to potential disruption as a result of a requirement for additional paths for rail freight services to Dover and Folkstone in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	206824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>We have not issued any guidance to Southeastern in relation to arrangements for cross-border rail freight services in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. This is because potential contingency options we are currently exploring would not disrupt passenger services and do not involve any changes to passenger services.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 17/01/2019 15:51:57 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1038571

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the volume of freight ferry traffic that would move from the Channel ports to (a) Purfleet, (b) Tilbury (c) Harwich and (d) Humber in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	206828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>In the event of constriction of capacity on the short Strait in a no-deal scenario, traffic would be expected to switch in varying proportions to a range of Channel and North Sea ports including those mentioned. The Department has made no specific estimates.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 16/01/2019 16:00:30 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1011623

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
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 potential effect of proposed EU Mobility Package 1 on the (a) posting, (b) driving and (c) rest time of workers in the UK road transport industry.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest proposals in the EU Mobility Package establish a road transport sector-specific regime for the posting of workers. This is intended to provide an enforceable and proportionate set of rules, based on harmonised administrative requirements for drivers and operators and on information exchange between Member State authorities. The Government’s assessment is that this will reduce administrative burdens that can be placed on UK-based drivers operating abroad. It is also proposed to introduce a limited exemption from posting rules for bilateral international operations. UK-based drivers may therefore in some circumstances be exempt from the prevailing local minimum wage rate while working in other Member States, although this would not be expected to entail a change to their contractual entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The latest proposals in the EU Mobility Package are that the driving and rest time rules would be modified to enable a driver to return to their base at least once every four weeks. In this context, to enable more of a driver’s rest time to be taken at home, it is proposed to enable drivers to take two consecutive reduced weekly rests, provided the reduction is compensated for. The Government considers that these rules would have a very limited effect on UK-based drivers, whose working patterns do not normally entail multiple weeks away from home.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 29/11/2018 11:43:29 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald