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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

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

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

1239661

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Package Holidays: 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 (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) international counterparts on the viability of establishing covid-tested, resort based package holidays with British holiday companies.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	98207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling this virus while enabling a sustainable and responsible return to international travel, and keep our approach to border measures under regular review to ensure that they remain effective and practical. To that effect, the Transport Secretary discusses a range of topics relating to COVID-19 with Cabinet colleagues and international counterparts.</p><p>On 7 October 2020, the Government announced the new Global Travel Taskforce, to support the travel industry and support the safe recovery of international travel. The Taskforce will accelerate work to inform proposals on a future testing regime, and develop options for how this could be introduced.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/10/2020 09:22:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1239183

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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 Cabinet colleagues on a green shipping fund ahead of COP 26.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	97690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>Officials have undertaken extensive research, in consultation with the shipping sector and other Government Departments, on the level of investment required for the UK’s domestic maritime sector to achieve net zero 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 08/10/2020 12:15:17 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1239234

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to implement the Airspace Modernisation strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
uin	97638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>Airspace modernisation is vital to the future of aviation, to delivering net zero and create opportunities for airports to manage the noise impact on local communities. It is a critical infrastructure programme of national importance that will support the aviation sector’s recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>However, in light of the pandemic, we recognise that the timescales in which airspace modernisation will take place will change. We are working with the CAA to review the Airspace Modernisation Strategy, to consider the recommendations from ACOG’s recent report ‘Remobilising the Airspace Change Programme’, and will advise stakeholders of our preferred approach later in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/10/2020 09:26:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

1238806

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ryanair: 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 Ryanair on (a) continuing to fly to countries where British holidaymakers will not be admitted due to covid-19 restrictions, and (b) Ryanair's policies on refunds to passengers on the grounds that those flights have gone ahead.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	96780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>It is a commercial decision for airlines on whether to continue to fly to countries where COVID-19 related border restrictions apply as the restrictions may not apply equally to all customers. We have urged airlines and travel agents to be reasonable and flexible in their refund and rescheduling policies. Customers who are restricted by destination border conditions, applied after they booked travel, should discuss any compensation claims with the airline or their travel insurance provider, in the first instance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/10/2020 14:42:49 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1238871

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Environment Protection
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 effect of a potential growth in green shipping on the UK's environmental targets ahead of COP26.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	97010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions target for Net Zero by 2050 covers domestic shipping, and the sector will need to be decarbonised as part of our national effort to tackle climate change.</p><p> </p><p>Research carried out for the Department as part of the 2019 Clean Maritime Plan included a scenario analysis that assessed the factors that will drive the growth of green shipping and the resulting emission pathways to Net Zero. This research informs the Department’s work on this issue and has been published on Gov.UK.</p><p> </p><p>At UN level the UK is actively engaged in the work of the International Maritime Organization to decarbonise the global shipping industry and we have supported the IMO’s recent ‘4<sup>th</sup> Greenhouse Gas Study’ that considers the relationship between growth and global emissions targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/10/2020 16:43:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1238882

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
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 support carbon-free air travel.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	96895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The recently formed Jet Zero Council will focus on developing UK capability to deliver net zero emission commercial flight. This includes considering how to develop and industrialise clean aviation and aerospace technologies, establish UK production facilities for sustainable aviation fuels and develop a coordinated approach to the policy and regulatory framework needed to deliver net zero aviation by 2050.</p><p>The Government has a range of additional programmes to support research and technology on electric flight. These include the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme (£1.95 billion public funding commitment, 2013 to 2026) and the Future Flight Challenge (£125 million public funding).</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also supported the establishment of an Innovation Hub within the Civil Aviation Authority which supports the regulator to engage with innovative companies - such as those developing electric flight - to bring products to market safely.</p><p> </p><p>Recent changes to the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation make renewable aviation fuels eligible for reward. The Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition makes £20 million of capital funding available to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels to be used in aeroplanes and lorries</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to consult shortly to update the Government’s position on aviation and climate change. It is critical that aviation plays its part in delivering the UK’s net zero ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/10/2020 16:41:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon