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1280576

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Coronavirus
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 stakeholders on supporting the UK maritime industry during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	143738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and departmental officials have had very regular discussions and meetings with stakeholders across the whole of the UK Maritime Sector about the challenges the global pandemic has created and the support they need, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/02/2021 16:20:14 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1280577

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to help maritime businesses adapt to the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	143739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>We have provided extensive guidance for maritime and other businesses on the Government’s <a href="http://www.gov.uk/transition" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/transition</a> website enabling them to make the necessary preparations to adapt to the new rules following the end of the Transition Period. The Government has engaged closely with stakeholders leading up to and following the end of the Transition Period. The Department for Transport continues to engage frequently with maritime stakeholders, including through workshops and bilateral engagements.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this, the Department has taken a number of steps to assist maritime businesses through transition. This includes playing an important role in delivering £200 million in Government grants to British ports through the Port Infrastructure Fund. The fund will help British ports build and enhance border controls infrastructure, enabling them to receive EU goods effectively and in line with the new Border Operating Model. Government is also spending a further £270 million on inland facilities to benefit those ports which cannot build on-site.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also procured additional freight capacity on a temporary basis to help mitigate any potential disruption to the supply of critical goods due to new border procedures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/02/2021 16:23:36 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1260544

registered interest
date	11/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has held with representatives of the maritime industry about that industry's role in contributing towards the UK's Net Zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	128657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>Officials and I regularly engage the maritime industry on all matters that concern them, including reducing the sector’s emissions, as decarbonising shipping is essential to achieve the target of net zero greenhouse gases across the economy by 2050.</p><p>We continue to work with the maritime industry as part of the Clean Maritime Council to implement the Clean Maritime Plan, which outlines the UK’s pathway to zero carbon emissions in domestic maritime. The Council recently discussed the Prime Minister’s announcement of a £20m Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition to develop clean maritime technology.</p><p>Further plans on the decarbonisation of the maritime sector will be included in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, to be published in the spring next year.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/12/2020 15:23:01 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1260545

registered interest
date	11/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has held with representatives of UK ports about upgrading their green infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	128658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department has regular meetings with ports and their trade representatives on a range of issues including green infrastructure at ports. Most recently, I met with board members of the UK Major Ports Group on the 19<sup>th</sup> of November. The discussion included decarbonisation and green infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>UK ports and the UK domestic maritime sector that rely on our ports, are covered by the Net Zero 2050 target and our national carbon budgets under the Climate Change Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/12/2020 15:30:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1260547

registered interest
date	11/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UK maritime industry on his Department's support for clean maritime.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	128660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>My officials and I regularly engage the maritime industry on all matters that concern them, including reducing the sector’s emissions, as decarbonising shipping is essential to achieve the target of net zero greenhouse gases across the economy by 2050.</p><p>The Clean Maritime Council recently discussed the Prime Minister’s announcement of a £20m Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition to develop clean maritime technology.</p><p>Before this initiative, the Department funded a £1.5m competition for innovation in clean maritime and provided £193,897 in grant support through the Department’s Transport Technology Research Innovation Grant Programme to early stage research projects related to clean maritime. Details of the grant winners are available, respectively, on the MarRI-UK website<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and on GOV.UK<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="https://www.marri-uk.org/funding-opportunities/clean-maritime-call/clean-maritime-call-winners" target="_blank">https://www.marri-uk.org/funding-opportunities/clean-maritime-call/clean-maritime-call-winners</a></p><p><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/879162/transport-technology-research-innovation-grants-t-trig-funding-winners.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/879162/transport-technology-research-innovation-grants-t-trig-funding-winners.csv/preview</a></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 18/12/2020 11:42:10 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1233352

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
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 maritime sector on the role that decarbonising the maritime sector can play in reaching net zero by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	88293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>The domestic maritime sector falls under the UK’s national net zero target, and in common with the wider economy will need to be decarbonised by 2050 in order to achieve net zero.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has regular meetings with industry and civil society representatives on the issue of decarbonisation, to discuss both domestic Net Zero and the international work to address GHG emissions being undertaken at the International Maritime Organization.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 18/09/2020 13:22:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

750850

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of accessibility for disabled people on Transport for London stations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	4190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and it is his responsibility to determine transport policy including accessibility requirements. The Mayor has a programme of funding to increase the number of step free stations on the London transport network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2017 12:16:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

655715

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Croxley Rail Link
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the deficit is for the delivery of the Croxley rail link; and what plans his Department has for allocating additional funding required for that rail link.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	56923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>As set out in my answer to my Hon Friend, earlier today (UIN 56736), the delivery of this scheme is a matter for Transport for London (TfL). TfL have made a commitment to deliver it within the resources that have been made available to them, under an agreement which means that they will benefit if the scheme can be delivered at a lower cost while accepting and absorbing any cost overruns. The Department does not have any detailed information on the most recent cost estimates for the scheme’s delivery, which are entirely a matter for TfL, and does not intend to make any further funding available.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 56924 question first answered 13/12/2016 16:04:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

655716

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Croxley Rail Link
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information the Government holds on Transport for London's deficit for the delivery of the Croxley rail link; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	56924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>As set out in my answer to my Hon Friend, earlier today (UIN 56736), the delivery of this scheme is a matter for Transport for London (TfL). TfL have made a commitment to deliver it within the resources that have been made available to them, under an agreement which means that they will benefit if the scheme can be delivered at a lower cost while accepting and absorbing any cost overruns. The Department does not have any detailed information on the most recent cost estimates for the scheme’s delivery, which are entirely a matter for TfL, and does not intend to make any further funding available.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 56923 question first answered 13/12/2016 16:04:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

654913

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Croxley Rail Link
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received from (a) the Mayor of London and (b) Transport of London on the cost of the Croxley rail link; and whether the Government plans to provide additional funding to support the development of that link.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	56736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>Since taking over management of the Croxley Rail Link in November 2015, Transport for London (TfL) has been reviewing the main work contracts. From discussions between officials in the Department and in TfL, we are aware that, as a result of prices received from the supply chain, the costs of the scheme are currently higher than the agreed budget. We understand TfL is considering how best to deal with this.</p><p>At a meeting with the Mayor on 5 December the Secretary of State for Transport re-confirmed the importance that the Government attaches to the scheme which will deliver significant transport benefits and significantly boost economic growth in Watford and the wider north west London area. Indeed, the Government, together with local councils and the Local Enterprise Partnership, has already committed substantial funding to this scheme and nearly 85% of the total budgeted cost.</p><p>Under the terms of the funding agreement in place for the scheme, TfL committed to the agreed budget of £284.4m and so agreed to meet any costs incurred over that budget. Conversely, they would retain the full amount of any cost savings. The Department will not be providing any additional funding for the scheme and expects TfL to complete it as agreed.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/12/2016 15:54:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman