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1243857

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-disclosure agreements have been entered into by HS2 Ltd; and if he will list the parties to those agreements.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	104007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are used to protect both HS2 Ltd’s information and the information of the other signatory party and are in accordance with typical business practice. These agreements help to avoid placing homes and businesses in unnecessary blight, protect commercially sensitive information of both parties and the personal information of those potentially affected by any proposed changes to the scheme. HS2 Ltd’s Register shows <del class="ministerial">342</del> <ins class="ministerial">339 </ins>such agreements have been put in place. As this number changes on a frequent basis as the project develops and new agreements are added to the Register we do not intend to publish a list of the parties at the present time.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/10/2020 16:54:46 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2020 18:11:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 55722 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1243976

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting people from covid-19 quarantine rules who due to contractual obligations must travel fortnightly to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	104149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>There is an exemption for people who live in the UK but work in another country and travel between the UK and country of work at least once a week. It is for the individual to assess whether they qualify for an exemption and to ensure they can evidence the criteria as required for the exemption. As with all measures, this list of exemptions remains under regular review.</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> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/10/2020 16:17:05 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1244001

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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 plans his Department has to support decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	104102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Clean Maritime Plan, published in July 2019, is the environmental route map of the Maritime 2050 Strategy, outlining the UK’s pathway to zero carbon emissions in domestic maritime. In launching the Clean Maritime Plan, the UK became one of the first countries to publish a strategy on domestic action to reduce shipping emissions following the agreement of the International Maritime Organization’s initial IMO strategy on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. Government has continued to make good progress in implementing the commitments in the Clean Maritime Plan.</p><p>At the end of March 2020, the Government published a document “Decarbonising Transport: Setting the Challenge” kicking off our work on preparing a Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which will include further details of the Government plans regarding the decarbonisation of the maritime sector. Following extensive consultation, the Transport Decarbonisation Plan will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/10/2020 15:46:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1242356

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Leeds Station: Coronavirus
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 protect staff (a) employed by Northern Trains and (b) employed at Leeds City Station from contracting covid-19 during the course of their employment.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	102120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance has been issued and updated throughout the pandemic. Our priority is the safety of staff and passengers and our operators remain committed to ensuring their stations are safe for everyone.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/10/2020 15:05:09 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1242357

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Trains: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what enhancements have been made to cleaning regimes at (a) Leeds City Station and (b) all Northern Trains stations in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	102121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>Northern Trains Ltd (NTL) has received and confirms that it has followed Rail Delivery Group guidelines on the cleaning of its stations and has carried out a robust cleaning schedule since the outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to routine cleaning regimes, NTL’s process is that all stations are treated at least once per week with a long-lasting broad spectrum; anti-bacterial; anti-viral, anti-fungal; and anti-algal cleaning product either by static cleaning staff or by mobile teams.</p><p> </p><p>Once applied (by aerosol or by direct application) it bonds to surfaces and delivers persistent protection, even after regular washing and cleaning. The protective layer or “invisible shield” attracts and kills organisms mechanically, removing the risk of cross contamination, resistance or mutation.</p><p> </p><p>The teams target high-touch areas like ticket vending machines. NTL has also worked with its services contractor, ISS, to recruit and train additional staff and provide additional transportation to facilitate this heightened cleaning regime</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/10/2020 15:07:09 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1242358

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Trains: 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 provisions of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 and Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, what steps he is taking to consult on matters relating to covid-19 with safety representatives at (a) Leeds City Station and (b) all Northern Trains stations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	102122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>Engaging on health and safety matters at Leeds station is the responsibility of employers and service providers amongst others on the site as well as the station operator, Network Rail. Northern Trains Ltd has similar responsibilities as employer and operator of its own managed stations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/10/2020 15:12:34 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1242369

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Environment Protection
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 (a) encourage and (b) incentivise the use of environmentally sustainable (a) Heavy and (b) Medium Goods Vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	101954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is currently working to produce a Transport Decarbonisation Plan that will deliver a cross-modal approach to decarbonising transport, including road freight. We are also promoting best practice and effective actions to enable operators to reduce emissions and improve the environmental sustainability of their vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>A number of local authorities are implementing Clean Air Zones (CAZ) in order to reduce NO2 emissions to legal levels. The Government is providing funding to these areas to allow them to offer grants to businesses operating HGVs impacted by CAZ charges to help them upgrade their vehicles to cleaner, compliant models.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/10/2020 15:16:26 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1242370

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Air Pollution
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 incentivise the use of air quality monitors on Heavy Goods Vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	101955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not currently have plans to incentivise the use of air quality monitors on Heavy Goods Vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/10/2020 16:30:08 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1242371

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Delivery Services: Air Pollution
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 incentivise fleet delivery companies to install air quality monitors on their vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	101956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not currently have plans to incentivise the use of air quality monitors by fleet delivery companies in their vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/10/2020 16:37:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1242390

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that would be created through the provision of funding for maritime decarbonisation.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	102126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2019, the Department published the Clean Maritime Plan, which noted the potential for clean economic growth in the UK as a result of the transition to zero emission shipping.</p><p>Alongside the Plan, the Department published an assessment of the potential economic opportunities from low and zero emission shipping. While this does not estimate the number of potential new jobs that could be created through the decarbonisation of the maritime sector, it identifies a large potential global market for the elements of alternative maritime fuel production technologies in which the UK has a particular competitive advantage (for example, upfront design), which could result in economic benefits to the UK of around £360–£510 million per year by the middle of the century.</p><p>Maritime UK has published its views that investment in maritime decarbonisation could in future create more than 15 thousand jobs as well as tens of thousands of jobs when considering the wider supply chain<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. Industry research estimates that in 2017 the UK maritime sector as a whole directly supported more than 220 thousand jobs for UK employees<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="https://www.maritimeuk.org/spending-review/bid/" target="_blank">https://www.maritimeuk.org/spending-review/bid/</a></p><p><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> <a href="https://www.maritimeuk.org/documents/429/Maritime_UK_-_state_of_the_maritime_nation_report_2019_D17mVSQ.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.maritimeuk.org/documents/429/Maritime_UK_-_state_of_the_maritime_nation_report_2019_D17mVSQ.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/10/2020 15:18:31 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting