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registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ayr Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans Network Rail has for Ayr railway station.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	130218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Network Rail is committed to keeping Ayr station operating safely. The derelict hotel building adjacent to the Station is owned by a private landlord. It is undergoing a feasibility study into the long-term future of this building, this is being led by South Ayrshire Council and is due early this year. Once Network Rail have assessed the results of the feasibility study they will continue the conversation around Ayr station to find a workable solution.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/01/2021 15:03:19 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1232364

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role hydrogen in decarbonising transport.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	86751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>In 2018, the Department for Transport published the outputs of the Transport Energy Model. The model provides a clear assessment of the relative environmental impacts, including on greenhouse gas emissions and air quality, of a range of fuel and powertrain options for cars, vans, buses and heavy goods vehicles over the period to 2050, including hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Transport Secretary is exploring options for green hydrogen in transport across freight, buses, trains, maritime and aviation and how the UK can lead the world in its deployment and use. Further details will follow in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/09/2020 14:48:43 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1217891

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges and Tunnels: Irish Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made in the investigation of the feasibility of a road bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	65016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 30 June that it will work with devolved administrations to carry out a connectivity review, looking at how best to improve road, rail, air and sea links between our four nations.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 03/07/2020 10:53:19 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1139399

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether community transport operators relying on the exclusively non-commercial exemption to holding a public service vehicle operators' licence will be able to continue to do so pending his Department’s publication of a final response to the consultation on Section 19 and Section 22 permits; and what criteria are used to define non-commercial for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	277808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>In March the Department clarified the scope of two exemptions to the EU Regulation on operator licensing in guidance and enacted a new additional exemption; so that community transport operators can carry on taking people to the shops, work, school, hospital and the doctor.</p><p> </p><p>The definitive view of what the non-commercial exemption means will be a matter for the High Court. Once it has reached a decision, the Government will revise its guidance in line with the High Court’s judgement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/07/2019 16:27:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1104841

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on awarding spaceport licences for horizontal satellite launch in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	236536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Space Industry Act 2018 was a major step towards establishing the safe and supportive regulatory framework needed to enable launches to take place from the early 2020s. Work across the Government is now under way to develop the secondary legislation required before the Civil Aviation Authority can formally assess licence applications for horizontal spaceports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2019 13:10:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

969093

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to meet representatives of Heathrow Airport to discuss the provision of additional flights to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	171397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Expansion at Heathrow is expected to deliver 100 additional flights to and from Scotland per week. Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) believes that if it receives development consent by 2022, it will start construction soon after and that the new runway can be operational and in passenger use by 2026.</p><p> </p><p>While the exact timing for the introduction of new flights will be for HAL and it partners determine, the Airports National Policy Statement requires HAL to work constructively with its airline customers to strengthen existing routes and develop new connections.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials regularly meet with HAL to discuss various issues, including domestic connectivity. Furthermore, the Department and HAL agreed in their <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719198/sos-hal-relationship-framework.pdf" target="_blank">Relationship Framework Document</a> to establish a Domestic Connectivity Forum later this year to discuss the provision of these additional routes to Scotland, alongside the other commitments made on domestic connectivity.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 171399 question first answered 13/09/2018 10:07:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

969097

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Scottish Airports
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 the planned introduction of additional flights between Heathrow and Scottish airports after the construction of a third runway at Heathrow.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	171399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Expansion at Heathrow is expected to deliver 100 additional flights to and from Scotland per week. Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) believes that if it receives development consent by 2022, it will start construction soon after and that the new runway can be operational and in passenger use by 2026.</p><p> </p><p>While the exact timing for the introduction of new flights will be for HAL and it partners determine, the Airports National Policy Statement requires HAL to work constructively with its airline customers to strengthen existing routes and develop new connections.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials regularly meet with HAL to discuss various issues, including domestic connectivity. Furthermore, the Department and HAL agreed in their <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719198/sos-hal-relationship-framework.pdf" target="_blank">Relationship Framework Document</a> to establish a Domestic Connectivity Forum later this year to discuss the provision of these additional routes to Scotland, alongside the other commitments made on domestic connectivity.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 171397 question first answered 13/09/2018 10:07:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant