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1205106

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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 condition on the additional funding to TfL that Government officials will attend TfL board meetings, whether Government officials will attend the board meetings of each train operator with a franchise agreement with his Department and report back on the use of additional resources provided to them in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	61416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not appointed an external advisor to train operator boards and has no immediate plans to do so. The Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) give the Department enhanced controls over financial decisions made by train operators. This includes a formal process of monthly budget reviews, allowing additional financial scrutiny of operators, with the ability for the Department to deem expenditure disallowable, in which case the train operator would have to bear the costs<em>. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>The funding and financing package for TfL amounts to £1.6 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 13:02:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1205151

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Coronavirus
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 17 June 2020 to Question 59192 on Taxis: Coronavirus, which part of that guidance applies to the licensed taxi trade; whether black cabs are allowed to pick up passengers from international airports serving London; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	61440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The <em>Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to self-isolate when you travel to the UK</em> guidance instructs those arriving in the UK and required to self-isolate to only use public transport (which includes taxis and private hire vehicles) if they have no other option.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers are advised in the <em>Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers </em>that a face covering should be worn when using a taxi or private hire vehicle and that they may be refused carriage if they do not wear one. Face coverings should also be worn in other enclosed spaces where it is difficult to maintain social distancing, for example, at stations, interchanges and ports.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/06/2020 13:44:29 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1205210

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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, pursuant to his Answer of 8 June 2020 to Question 49667, on Northern Rail: Coronavirus, how many additional cleaners have been employed by ISS to clean train stations managed by Northern Trains since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	61465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>ISS is in the process of recruiting more cleaners, who will all be in position in July. The total number of additional cleaners it will employ to carry out touch point cleaning with its new enhanced cleaning chemical will be 25.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 13:41:25 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1205245

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Coronavirus
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 11 June 2020 to Question 55949 on P&O Ferries: Coronavirus, whether he has held discussions with representatives from P&O Ferries on the implication for seafarers in Hull of that company's proposals for (a) making redundant full-time Ratings on the Pride of Hull and (b) retaining agency crew from the Philippines to work on that vessel.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	61467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>I have met with both P&amp;O Ferries and the maritime unions to discuss P&amp;O’s redundancy proposal. As P&amp;O remains in the consultation phase its proposals have not been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/06/2020 16:35:18 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1205247

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: 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 9 June 2020 to Question 51906 on Ferries: Freight, what recent estimate has made of the value of the Public Service Obligation agreements in place with operators on ferry routes from (a) Hull, (b) Dover and (c) other eligible routes from a UK port.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	61469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Payments on PSO routes are calculated using actual revenues each week, so final payments will depend on performance of both the freight and passenger market. Results for weeks to date are currently being assessed and final award values for those weeks are not yet known; details of the actual subsidy amounts paid will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated values of the PSO Agreements at the point of contract award were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Route</p></td><td><p>Operator</p></td><td><p>Estimated value at contract award</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth-Santander</p></td><td><p>Brittany Ferries</p></td><td><p>£1,508,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth-Cherbourg</p></td><td><p>Brittany Ferries</p></td><td><p>£1,042,551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole-Bilbao</p></td><td><p>Brittany Ferries</p></td><td><p>£370,395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Dunkerque</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td><td><p>£3,068,766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Calais</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td><td><p>£3,770,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Folkestone-Coquelles</p></td><td><p>Eurotunnel</p></td><td><p>£3,431,863</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Calais</p></td><td><p>P&amp;O</p></td><td><p>£1,173,915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cairnryan-Larne</p></td><td><p>P&amp;O</p></td><td><p>£3,581,685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tilbury-Zeebrugge</p></td><td><p>P&amp;O</p></td><td><p>£2,053,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesport-Europoort</p></td><td><p>P&amp;O</p></td><td><p>£1,098,369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull-Europoort</p></td><td><p>P&amp;O</p></td><td><p>£3,504,249 *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull-Zeebrugge</p></td><td><p>P&amp;O</p></td><td><p>£1,842,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heysham-Warrenpoint</p></td><td><p>Seatruck</p></td><td><p>£849,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotterdam-Killingholme</p></td><td><p>Stena</p></td><td><p>£2,018,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cairnryan-Belfast</p></td><td><p>Stena</p></td><td><p>£1,077,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harwich-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Stena</p></td><td><p>£1,822,365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harwich-Hoek van Holland</p></td><td><p>Stena</p></td><td><p>£1,608,003</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The estimate for Hull-Europoort was later revised to £4,779,369.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/06/2020 16:31:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1205248

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Contracts
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 9 June 2020 to Question 51906 on P&O Ferries, how much recognised revenue P&O Ferries has received from roll-on roll-off ferry services operated under Public Service Agreements with his Department from (a) Hull, (b) Dover, (c) Tilbury, (d) Teesport, (e) Cairnryan and (f) Larne ports from 11 May 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	61470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department holds information on revenues received, but will not release it as it is commercially sensitive and confidential.</p><p> </p><p>Details of subsidy amounts paid out under the PSO Agreements will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/06/2020 16:33:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1205249

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with representatives from the UK Chamber of Shipping’s Ferry Recovery Group on P&O Ferries’ plans for redundancies of full time seafarers in (a) Hull and (b) Dover.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	61471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Chamber of Shipping’s Ferry Recovery Group is an industry forum and does not have government participation. I and Senior Officials have had individual and group calls with a number of ferry operators and have regular dialogue with the UK Chamber of Shipping where views from the Ferry Recovery Group can be conveyed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/06/2020 13:05:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1205280

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) promote national cycling safety campaigns and (b) issue guidance to local authorities on cycling safety in response to the increase in cycling due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	61635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>On the 9<sup>th</sup> May the Government announced a £2 billion package of funding for cycling and walking over the next five years. The Government will say more in the summer about its plans to boost cycling and improve cycle safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has issued new statutory guidance to local authorities encouraging them to take measures to reallocate road space to people walking and cycling. It has also introduced a £225 million Emergency Active Travel Fund, available to local authorities this financial year for immediate measures to improve cycle safety including new cycle lanes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 10:59:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1204706

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority on enforcement action to ensure that airlines comply with their obligations to passengers when issuing refunds for cancelled flights.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	60764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>My department works closely with the Civil Aviation Authority and it has regular discussions with them about the range of issues that have arisen from the COVID-19 crisis – including issues relating to enforcement action in respect of refund payments.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the need to take a balanced and proportionate approach to enforcement during this crisis, recognising the challenges businesses are facing, but have been clear that where the consumer asks for a cash refund then this must be paid. We have also been clear of the need to review this situation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/06/2020 12:34:54 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1204800

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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, whether his Department has required train operators with franchise agreements with his Department to provide (a) weekly and (b) periodic management accounts showing financial performance in light of the additional resources provided to train operators by the Government in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	60669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) continue existing Franchise Agreement obligations to require train operators to provide periodic management accounts to the Department. An equivalent obligation also applies to the two operators that are in direct public ownership. The management accounts include a periodic profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement.</p><p> </p><p>The EMAs have also introduced a formal process of periodic budget reviews to enable additional financial scrutiny of operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 12:59:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck