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1363159

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date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of time is an applicant for a new HGV or PSV licence must wait to receive the licence; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	62617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently prioritising applications for vocational driving licences and has moved additional staff into this area. Applications for provisional vocational licences are being processed within the normal turnaround time of five working days.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 28/10/2021 14:47:07 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283388

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Quarantine
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the need to mitigate the effect of covid-19 quarantine measures on the aviation industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the aviation sector has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Firms can continue to draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including a Bank of England scheme for firms to raise capital, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Time to Pay flexibilities with tax bills, financial support for employees and VAT deferrals.</p><p>If businesses find themselves in severe and urgent financial difficulties, even following these unprecedented support measures, then we remain open to discussion about bespoke financial support, but only as a last resort. Any intervention would need to be on terms to protect the interests of taxpayers.</p><p>The Department for Transport works closely with HM Treasury on matters related to aviation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 08/02/2021 11:13:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283389

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with representatives of regional airports on the implementation of the Government's covid-19 quarantine policy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with the Aviation industry, including regional airports, throughout this crisis. We remain committed to an open engagement with the sector and continue to work with industry to establish relationships that will reflect Government’s priorities, both in terms of sharing information and giving industry the opportunity to feedback as policy develops, with the aim of helping retain jobs and return the sector to growth as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 148712 question first answered 08/02/2021 13:49:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283390

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of flights that will be operated (a) into and (b) out of regional airports after the introduction of compulsory hotel based covid-19 quarantine measures on arrival into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Airlines’ schedules are subject to change at short notice and it is for that reason that we have not made a formal assessment of the number of flights that will be operated after the introduction of the new managed quarantine measures.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 08/02/2021 14:39:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283391

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
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, what the planned timescale is for the length of time that the compulsory hotel based covid-19 quarantine policy will be in place; and what steps he plans to take to compensate airport operators for loss of business during that time.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government will keep all our measures under constant review, including quarantine measures for international travellers and how long these are required for.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the aviation sector has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Firms can continue to draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including a Bank of England scheme for firms to raise capital, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Time to Pay flexibilities with tax bills, financial support for employees,VAT deferrals, and the recently-launched Airports and Ground Operations Support Scheme<br> <br> If businesses find themselves in severe and urgent financial difficulties, even following these unprecedented support measures, then we remain open to discussion about bespoke financial support, but only as a last resort. Any intervention would need to be on terms to protect the interests of taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 08/02/2021 16:23:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283392

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Quarantine
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the need to mitigate the effect of covid-19 quarantine measures on the (a) aviation industry and (b) regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport works closely with HM Treasury on matters related to aviation. The Secretary of State meets regularly with his Cabinet colleagues including the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in addition to the many more meetings attended by Junior Ministers or DfT Officials to discuss and achieve the goals to mitigate the effect of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the impact COVID has had on the aviation sector, particularly in light of the continuing restrictions. Firms can continue to draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including a Bank of England scheme for firms to raise capital, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Time to Pay flexibilities with tax bills, financial support for employees and VAT deferrals or the new Airport and Ground Operator Support Scheme (AGOSS).</p><p> </p><p>In total, we estimate the support we have committed to provide to the air transport sector (airlines, airports and related services) through the coronavirus support package, the new AGOSS scheme and through export development guarantees, will benefit the sector by around £6.5bn.</p><p> </p><p>If businesses find themselves in severe and urgent financial difficulties, even following these unprecedented support measures, then we remain open to discussion about bespoke financial support, but only as a last resort. Any intervention would need to be on terms to protect the interests of taxpayers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/02/2021 14:57:27 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283418

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met with representatives of (a) Liverpool John Lennon Airport and (b) other regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with the Aviation industry, including regional airports, throughout this crisis. We remain committed to an open engagement with the sector and continue to work with industry to establish relationships that will reflect Government’s priorities, both in terms of sharing information and giving industry the opportunity to feedback as policy develops, with the aim of helping retain jobs and return the sector to growth as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 148709 question first answered 08/02/2021 13:49:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283419

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish a recovery plan on how his Department will support regional airports to help ensure their continuing viability as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The government is focused on reducing the public health risks posed by community transition of COVID-19 and imported variant cases of the virus from overseas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also developing a forward looking strategic framework on the recovery of the sector, which will include the government’s ongoing priority to support and strengthen regional connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>The Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) opened for applications on 29 January to provide support for eligible commercial airports and ground handlers in England. It will provide support up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities in the 2020/21 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £8m.</p><p>In total, we estimate the support we have committed to provide to the overall air transport sector (airlines, airports and related services) through the coronavirus support package, the new AGOSS scheme and through export development guarantees, will benefit the sector by around £6.5bn.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/02/2021 14:51:55 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1283420

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports
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 support regional airports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	148716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises the severe impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on travel, and work continues to understand how best the industry can be supported at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) opened for applications on 29 January to provide support for eligible commercial airports and ground handlers in England. It will provide support up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities in the 2020/21 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £8m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/02/2021 14:49:21 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1198532

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings he has had with Ministers of the HM Treasury to discuss the aviation industry in the last three months .
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	51601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been working closely with the aviation sector and HM Treasury to produce and support measures which will ensure there is sufficient capacity to protect global travel routes, continue repatriation, freight and maintain vital connectivity. The Secretary of State has met with other Ministerial colleagues including HMT Ministers sixteen times over the last three months, in addition to the many more meetings attended by Junior Ministers and DfT Officials to help achieve these goals.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/06/2020 15:11:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle