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1173937

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Lifeboats: Finance
	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 16 January 2020 to Question 1713 on the Rescue Boat Grant Fund, when his Department plans to make an announcement on the future of the Rescue Boat Grant Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	8987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Rescue Boat Grant Fund has already provided £4.7 million of grants from 2014 - 2018.</p><p>We are continuing to review the impact of the Rescue Boat Grant Fund and expect to make a decision on its future shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/02/2020 16:43:47 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1173392

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the 2019 guidance on hidden disabilities and blue badge parking.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	8344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will review the impact of the expanded criteria on the Blue Badge scheme 12 months after implementation.</p><p> </p><p>In the first 3 months of the new criteria being in operation, 12,299 people in England who had applied using the non-visible condition criteria were awarded a badge.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/02/2020 16:33:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1173673

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve road safety for guide dog users.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	8345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department provides guidance to local authorities on how to make streets safe and accessible for all users, including those with visual impairments. It has been carrying out research to inform possible revisions of two of its key guidance documents: Inclusive Mobility and Guidance on the use of Tactile Paving Surfaces. A collaborative project with the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland on inclusive street design is also underway. The Department will be providing further updates when the results of this research are available later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Department’s two-year cycling and walking safety action plan, published in November 2018, included a commitment to review certain elements of The Highway Code to improve safety for vulnerable road users. The Department will consult on proposed changes to The Highway Code later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/02/2020 16:29:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1172646

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Port Glasgow Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the Public Purse to Port Glasgow Train Station through the Access for All scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	6751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The process to select options to make Port Glasgow more accessible is underway. The anticipated cost of the project will be known once a single design has been identified. Sufficient funding is available to deliver an accessible route both into the station, and to and between each platform. All Access for All projects are due to be completed by 2024 at the latest.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/01/2020 16:37:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1171462

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freeports
	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 establishing free ports throughout the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	4474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>Freeports will be established after we leave the EU and will play a significant role in boosting trade. They will attract inward investment and drive productive activity across the UK, which will help rejuvenate deprived communities across the country through increased employment opportunities.</p><p>The Government is engaging with industry experts and economists to ensure we make Freeports a success, by developing an extremely ambitious and attractive offer to businesses interested in investing in our Freeports</p><p>The Government is committed to working with the DAs to ensure a Freeport policy that works for the whole UK. Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen in due course according to a fair, transparent and robust bidding process. The Government is keen to ensure that the bidding process is fair and open, and that the government is not seen to show favour to particular areas over others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/01/2020 09:08:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1171119

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to announce additional access for all funding for railway station accessibility; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	3858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>We have announced the funding currently available for the 2019-2024 rail Control Period. In addition to the 73 Access for All stations announced last year, we will shortly be announcing additional projects selected to benefit from £20m of Mid-Tier funding. Future funding decisions will be made at a later time. However, I would like to assure you that I am committed to improving access at all stations, and will continue to seek further opportunities, and funding, to make more improvements.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/01/2020 15:24:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1170614

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for his Department to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the application of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to seafarers.
	tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
	tabling member printed	Mike Hill
	uin	3297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>An Order in Council making the legislative changes is expected to be laid in draft before Parliament next month. This will be subject to the affirmative process and debates will be scheduled as the parliamentary timetable permits before final approval is sought from the Privy Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/01/2020 15:17:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

1170641

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	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 increase the statutory minimum number of seats for disabled people required on public bus transport.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	3289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR) require vehicles subject to them to incorporate at least four priority seats for disabled passengers, as well as a designated wheelchair space. Such facilities are now provided on 98% of buses across Great Britain, and are helping to make journeys easier for millions of people.</p><p> </p><p>However, we know that the needs of disabled people and the nature of public transport evolves over time. The previous Government committed in its Inclusive Transport Strategy to review the efficacy of PSVAR. Its timing is driven by the need to reflect on the effectiveness of the Regulations in facilitating access to coaches, the last of which only became subject to the Regulations on the 1<sup>st</sup> January 2020, and to be informed by a planned cross-modal review of the reference wheelchair standard, which is yet to begin. Amongst other issues it will consider the extent to which existing requirements on the provision of priority seating and wheelchair spaces are sufficient to meet current and future demand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/01/2020 14:42:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1170460

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the application and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 for seafarers.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	2568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>An Order in Council making the legislative changes is expected to be laid in draft before Parliament next month. This will be subject to the affirmative process and debates will be scheduled as the parliamentary timetable permits before final approval is sought from the Privy Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/01/2020 14:56:51 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1169720

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Lifeboats: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for (a) continuation and (b) replacement of the Rescue Boat Grant Fund after March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	1713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Rescue Boat Grant Fund has already awarded £4.7 million to 103 charities around the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have already extended the Fund by making a further £1 million available for 2019-20 and I expect to announce the successful applicants shortly.</p><p> </p><p>A decision on the future of the Fund will be taken in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2020 15:55:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards