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1092741

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours his (a) officials and (b) Ministers have spent on the Seaborne Freight contract.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member for Delyn on 19 February. [UIN 219312].</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 10:47:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092742

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) the time spent by his Department’s officials, (b) outside contractor’s advice and (c) any legal advice on the Seaborne Freight contract.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member for Delyn on 19 February. [UIN 219312].</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 10:50:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1058791

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) due diligence checks and (b) other work carried out by or on behalf of his Department in relation to the Seaborne Freight contract.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	219276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>For all three freight contracts, the combined costs of external legal, financial and project assurance advice up to the end of December 2018 were approximately £800,000. Subsequent costs up to termination cannot yet be derived as contracts are still live and invoices pending.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 10:31:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1058863

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) award and (b) cancellation of the contract between his Department and Seaborne Freight.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	219299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Combined costs of external legal, financial and project assurance advice on all three freight contracts including legal advice up to the end of December 2018 were approximately £800,000. Subsequent costs up to termination cannot yet be derived as contracts are still live and invoices pending.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 17:41:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1058867

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to award the contract formerly held by Seaborne Freight to a new firm.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	219300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department continues to investigate options for promoting freight capacity for the eventuality of a no-deal exit with constriction on the Dover and Channel Tunnel routes.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 13:48:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1058876

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the contract signed between his Department and Seaborne Freight for the provision of ferry services in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal included provision for compensation for that company in the event that a deal for the UK to leave the EU is agreed.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	219301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>No. Nor was any compensation payable for termination of the contract.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 14:30:57 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1058970

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings his officials had with executives of Seaborne Freight; and what the (a) length and (b) cost of those meetings was.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	219310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Several meetings involving executives of Seaborne Freight were held during contract negotiations and subsequently to discuss implementation. The full information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 17:32:47 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1058971

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any expenses were claimed by civil servants undertaking their duties to establish contractual arrangements with Seaborne Freight.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	219311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Limited incidental travelling expenses were claimed by civil servants during the course of discussions. The precise total involved could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 17:37:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1058972

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne 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 10 January 2019 to Question 205963, for what reason the contract with Seaborne Freight was withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	219478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Following the withdrawal of an important prospective backer, Arklow Shipping, the Secretary of State concluded that the core requirements of the contract could no longer be met, and therefore exercised his right to terminate.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 10:17:57 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1058974

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants worked on the (a) contract, (b) due diligence and (c) award of the ferry route to Seaborne Freight.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	219479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The contract awarded to Seaborne was part of a broader procurement exercise to secure additional freight capacity after Brexit. The precise staff time involved could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 11:25:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens