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1045989

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date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for his (a) Department and (b) executive agencies; if he will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to his (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	211152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Third party cleaning contracts are undertaken by Interserve FM for the central Department for Transport (DfT(C)), Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency (MCA), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA). The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) third party cleaning contract is undertaken by Sodexo Ltd as part of a Private Finance Initiative Agreement with Telereal Trillium.</p><p> </p><p>The central Department for Transport, MCA, DVSA, VCA and DVLA all utilise fully encompassing Total Facilities Management contracts which can provide the following services: -</p><p>Cleaning;</p><p>Catering;</p><p>Security;</p><p>Reception;</p><p>Grounds Maintenance;</p><p>Planned Maintenance;</p><p>Reactive Maintenance;</p><p>Porterage;</p><p>Reprographics and</p><p>Post Room.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the central Department nor its executive agencies hold information on the earnings of outsourced workers. However, the Department for Transport Total Facilities Management contract with Interserve FM requires all staff employed by the service provider to be paid at least the National Living Wage. DVLA believe, following contact with Telereal Trillium, that no staff working on their contract receive below the National Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2019 16:31:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045994

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 cost to the public purse of the disruption caused by the Gatwick drone incident in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	211112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the disruption caused by the Gatwick drone incident in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/01/2019 16:46:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1046012

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cessations of bus services his Department or Traffic Commissioners were notified of in 2017-18; and where in the UK those cessations have been.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	211167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of cancelled bus services in 2017-18 in Great Britain (outside of London), by region, registered with the Traffic Commissioners, can be found in the Traffic Commissioners annual report 2017/18 - <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/768769/201718_TC_annual_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/768769/201718_TC_annual_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The figures relate only to the local bus service registered with a Traffic Commissioner in Great Britain. They do not include those services registered with Transport for London or those in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/01/2019 14:17:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1046043

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representation from the DVLA on the use of (a) FreeStyle Libre and (b) Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices to monitor blood glucose levels for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	211118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 211119 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1046045

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVLA Medical Advisory Panel has plans to update guidance for drivers with diabetes on insulin on using FreeStyle Libre and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices to monitor their blood glucose levels.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	211119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 211118 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1046046

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority: Certification
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 certificates provided by the Civil Aviation Authority to British companies will be valid within the EU after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	211084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is seeking continued participation in the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) system in order to facilitate the continued frictionless trade in aerospace goods between the UK and EU. The UK, with the second largest aerospace sector in the world, supplies vital components to aerospace exporters within the EU. It is not in the interests of the UK or the EU to disrupt the ‘just in time’ supply chains of our integrated aerospace sector.</p><p>The Commission has proposed a regulation which, when agreed, would provide an extension of the validity of certain safety certificates issued to or by UK based organisations. In addition, The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations which were laid in draft on 26 November 2018 provide that certificates issued by EASA or an EU Member State shall remain valid for a period of up to 2 years.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 211085 question first answered 28/01/2019 15:37:38 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1046047

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	European Aviation Safety Agency
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 British aviation supply companies will be able to qualify for work certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	211085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is seeking continued participation in the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) system in order to facilitate the continued frictionless trade in aerospace goods between the UK and EU. The UK, with the second largest aerospace sector in the world, supplies vital components to aerospace exporters within the EU. It is not in the interests of the UK or the EU to disrupt the ‘just in time’ supply chains of our integrated aerospace sector.</p><p>The Commission has proposed a regulation which, when agreed, would provide an extension of the validity of certain safety certificates issued to or by UK based organisations. In addition, The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations which were laid in draft on 26 November 2018 provide that certificates issued by EASA or an EU Member State shall remain valid for a period of up to 2 years.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 211084 question first answered 28/01/2019 15:37:37 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1046137

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
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 21 January to Question 208287, what figure of miles per train incident he will use to measure the performance of new trains as they are introduced onto the rail network between 2019 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>This is an exciting time for the rail industry and for passengers, with new fleets of trains being introduced which will help deliver a step-change in customer service. The performance of trains is one factor affecting the overall network performance. Both the Department and operators consider these factors as part of the franchise competition process. Operators then have obligations to deliver performance in line with their franchise commitments; no separate target is set in respect of train performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 211311 211312 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:08:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1046138

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
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 21 February 2019 to Question 208287, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of train operating company training and planning with respect to (a) traincrew and (b) depots in order to facilitate the introduction of the new trains due onto the rail network between 2019 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department evaluates the deliverability of traincrew and depots strategies as part of the franchise competition process. It is then the responsibility of train operating companies to deliver those strategies to facilitate the introduction of new trains in line with their contractual commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 13:31:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1046140

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
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 21 February 2019 to Question 208287, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Network Rail’s investment and planning with respect to (a) signalling, (b) platforms and (c) power supply in order to facilitate the introduction of the new trains due onto the rail network between 2019 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>This is an exciting time for the rail industry and for passengers, with new fleets of trains being introduced which will help deliver a step-change in customer service. The performance of trains is one factor affecting the overall network performance. Both the Department and operators consider these factors as part of the franchise competition process. Operators then have obligations to deliver performance in line with their franchise commitments; no separate target is set in respect of train performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 211309 211312 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:08:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald