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1038854

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure the compliance of foreign-registered vehicles with UK laws and regulations.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	908489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>UK road traffic legislation applies to everyone who use our roads irrespective of where the vehicle is registered.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Police to decide what action to take against foreign drivers detected committing criminal traffic offences. This may include impounding.</p><p> </p><p>For traffic offences subject to civil enforcement, persistent evaders found in contravention may have their vehicles immobilised or removed. Some local authorities use international debt recovery agents to recover payment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2019 15:52:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1038855

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Underground Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will support Transport for London to increase the number of step-free access underground stations in London.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	908490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and delivered by Transport for London. It is a matter for the Mayor to determine how to increase step free access at Underground stations.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/01/2019 12:34:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

1038856

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure the preparedness of his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	908491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>My Department has undertaken a programme of work to ensure preparedness in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The overall programme of work is comprehensive, thorough and is continuously updated to reflect priorities. Industry stakeholders have also been involved where appropriate in our preparations.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/01/2019 12:11:54 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1038857

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What due diligence was undertaken by his Department in advance of its award of a contract to Seaborne Freight.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	908493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Thorough checks were undertaken by my Department in December. This had the support of professional advisers, including Slaughter and May, Deloitte and Mott Macdonald.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/01/2019 12:15:24 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1038858

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of bus journeys in England.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	908494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Local bus journeys remain central to transport choices, accounting for around 59% of all public transport journeys. The number of local bus passenger journeys in England fell by 1.5% to 4.44 billion in the year ending March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/01/2019 12:31:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1038859

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police: Police Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the proposal to merge British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	908495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Scotland Act 2016, following the Smith Agreement, devolves responsibility for railway policing in Scotland. The Scottish Government have announced that, although full integration of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland remains the long-term ambition, other options are now being explored. The Government continues to work with the Scottish Government as they develop their plans and we remain committed to ensuring the continuing effectiveness of railway policing across the network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2019 12:38:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1039008

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
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 creating a national database of all licensed taxi and PHV drivers, vehicles and operator, as recommended by the September 2018 report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	207157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministers are considering the recommendations made by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, including the establishment of a national licensing database. A Government response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/01/2019 09:54:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1039071

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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, if he will make a comparative assessment of the cost (a) to consumers and (b) of the provision of bus services in (i) London and (ii) Newcastle.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	207255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Bus fares and services in London are the responsibility of Transport for London. Outside London, bus fares and services are deregulated and set by bus operators. We have no plans to carry out a comparative assessment of the cost to consumers and the cost of provision of bus services.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/01/2019 14:34:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1039090

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Channel Ferries
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 the (a) tendering process, (b) contract and (c) funding for the re-opening of the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route complies with (i) the Concession Agreement with Eurotunnel, (ii) state aid rules and (iii) competition law; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	207262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>In the Government's view, the contracts do not breach the concession agreement with Eurotunnel. Obligations under competition and state aid law were taken into account as part of the contractual process.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/01/2019 11:54:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1039091

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Channel Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the port of Ostend on the proposed re-opening of the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	207263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is not a party to any contract with the port of Ostend. The operational plans for the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route have been reviewed by my Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/01/2019 15:41:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens