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1188869

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will suspend all HS2 (a) preparation and (b) construction work during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	38409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s current policy is that construction activity, including HS2, should continue where it can be undertaken in accordance with the Public Health England guidance and industry best practice. I have asked HS2 Ltd to work closely with their construction partners to ensure compliance with these guidelines in order to protect local communities and their workforce. Sites will not operate where this cannot be achieved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/04/2020 13:31:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1189135

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will extend the validity period of learner driver theory test certificates to ensure learner drivers who cannot take a practical driving test as a result of the outbreak of covid-19 do not have to retake the theory test.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	38624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is aware of the issue of theory tests that are about to expire shortly. We are currently considering options on this matter. People can still apply for an emergency practical driving test if their work is critical to the COVID-19 response.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2020 15:46:54 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1188205

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions he is putting in place for key workers not able to secure an annual MOT test for their vehicle before 30 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	37728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Drivers, including key workers, whose vehicles were due an MOT up to and including 29 March 2020 will need to get their vehicle tested if they need to use it.</p><p>MOT centres and garages are allowed to stay open to carry out MOTs, and retests, of vehicles that had an MOT due before 30 March 2020. Garages can also stay open to carry out essential repairs or services.</p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has provided advice to MOT garages on what they can do to limit the spread of the coronavirus by:</p><ul><li><p>following social distancing advice and keeping at least 2 metres between customers and members of staff at all times;</p></li><li><p>reminding employees and customers to wash their hands for 20 seconds more frequently than normal;</p></li><li><p>frequently clean and disinfect objects and surfaces that are touched regularly;</p></li><li><p>using seat covers and new disposable gloves for every test;</p></li><li><p>avoiding handling cash and instead use mobile or contactless card payments where possible (the contactless payment limit in the UK increased from £30 to £45 on 1 April 2020); and</p></li><li><p>the MOT centre not issuing a paper copy of the MOT certificate (a copy of the certificate can be downloaded after the test).</p></li></ul><p>A vehicle cannot be driven on the road if the MOT has run out. The only exceptions to this are driving to a pre-arranged MOT test, and driving to or from somewhere for repairs to be carried out.</p><p>MOT due dates for cars, motorcycles and light vans will be extended by six months if the MOT test was due on or after 30 March 2020, but it is essential that vehicles are kept in a roadworthy condition and safe to drive.</p><p>The introduction of MOT exemptions for cars, motorcycles and light vans required new legislation. It was not possible for this legislation to come into effect before 30 March, or for it to be applied retrospectively.</p><p>The Department for Transport is working with insurers and the police to make sure people are not unfairly penalised for not being able to get an MOT whilst they are unable to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2020 15:44:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1188382

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A63: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the A63 improvement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	37821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State will lay a Written Ministerial Statement in Parliament announcing a new date for the A63 Castle Street Improvement Hull - Development Consent Order.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2020 15:41:00 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1188403

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money will be allocated from the £2.5 billion pothole fund to each local authority in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Kate Griffiths
uin	37840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Funding for 2020/21 for individual authorities in England and Staffordshire from the £2.5 billion Pothole Fund will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2020 16:27:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4773 label Biography information for Kate Kniveton

1188529

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) is taking to ensure that HS2 workers observe social distancing requirements; and if he will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	37363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s current policy is that construction activity should continue where it can be undertaken in accordance with the Public Health England guidance and industry best practice. I have asked HS2 Ltd to work closely with their construction partners to ensure compliance with these guidelines in order to protect their workforce and local communities. Sites will not operate where this cannot be achieved.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/04/2020 14:12:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1188602

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with train operating companies to compensate key workers commuting to work by train using a reduced train service during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	37932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>We greatly value the vital role that our heroic key workers are playing, which is why we are focused on protecting the public transport services they rely upon to get to and from work.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken decisive action to financially support rail operators to ensure services can continue to operate.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers are entitled to claim delay compensation in the normal way for delays experienced against the new timetables.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/04/2020 16:16:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1188629

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assurances were sought and (b) undertakings were obtained from each of the companies and consortia given notice to proceed on HS2 construction on 15 April 2020 that their financial position was not at risk as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	37364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The contracting organisations associated with the notice to proceed instruction given by HS2 Ltd are formed of joint ventures. All of the Joint Ventures that have received a Notice to Proceed are joint and severally liable for their contractual requirements and therefore provide mitigation to any financial risk that materialises. Each contracting company was also required to provide a Parent Company Guarantee from a parent of sufficient financial standing.</p><p> </p><p>Both the contracting companies and Parent Companies have had their financial standing tested and scrutinised during both procurement and then again at the point of award for their contracts. Since the point of award HS2 Ltd have continuously monitored financial indicators.</p><p> </p><p>In the run up to notice to proceed, at which point the Covid-19 outbreak materially impacted operations, the contracting structures negotiated with the joint venture organisations were moderated to recognise the event.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/04/2020 13:49:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1188630

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of demand for public transport.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	37365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Latest data on public transport usage is made available each day as part of the daily coronavirus update. The data and slides can be found at the following webpage</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/slides-and-datasets-to-accompany-coronavirus-press-conferences</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/04/2020 15:21:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1188631

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's 14 April 2020 finding that GDP could fall by 35 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, whether his Department has made an assessment of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of demand for railway travel.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	37366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>This crisis will have a long-lasting impact on our society – but it is too early to predict what that may mean in practice. There are a number of factors that will determine the demand for rail travel, including when lockdown restrictions are lifted, the nature of social distancing guidelines put in place going forward, and how people’s attitudes towards rail travel may have changed.</p><p> </p><p>In the short term, we have stabilised the industry to ensure essential services are still running, and goods and rail passengers can get where they are needed most.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/04/2020 16:19:40 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan