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registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Old Oak Common Station: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with (a) Great Western Railway and (b) Network Rail on disruption to rail services to and from Wales during the construction of Old Oak Common Station.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	21951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working with Network Rail, HS2 Ltd, Transport for London and Great Western Railway (GWR) to minimise disruption to rail passengers during Old Oak Common construction. Some GWR services will be diverted to London Euston, providing GWR passengers access to a central London terminal with numerous onward travel connections. Passengers could alternatively use Ealing Broadway station, as they did successfully during the December 2023 engineering works.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/04/2024 15:45:50 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1455024

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to review vehicle lighting legislation following the UK's departure from the EU to reduce the impact of dazzle on drivers and pedestrians.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	148121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>Provisions for vehicle headlamps are established and agreed within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and define maximum and minimum intensity, light pattern and position on the vehicle. The rights and obligations of the UK within the UNECE are unaffected by EU Exit.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 04/04/2022 10:39:33 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1357313

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	St Pancras Station: Immigration Controls
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 impact on operations at St Pancras Station of the introduction of the entry-exist system for the Schengen border in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	52441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is engaging closely with industry, including Eurostar, to consider the operational challenges and impacts as a result of border operations, including the introduction of the EU’s ‘Entry-Exit system’.</p><p>I recently met with Eurostar representatives at St Pancras to discuss this issue and understand the operational challenges. My officials have facilitated similar discussions on this issue with industry and other government departments. The Government expects to see workable, pragmatic solutions, which take account of the unique operational considerations of juxtaposed border controls and supports efficient passenger flows.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 52442 question first answered 28/09/2021 11:05:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1357315

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	St Pancras Station: Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that smooth flows of passengers are maintained at St Pancras after the introduction of the new entry-exist system for the Schengen border in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	52442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is engaging closely with industry, including Eurostar, to consider the operational challenges and impacts as a result of border operations, including the introduction of the EU’s ‘Entry-Exit system’.</p><p>I recently met with Eurostar representatives at St Pancras to discuss this issue and understand the operational challenges. My officials have facilitated similar discussions on this issue with industry and other government departments. The Government expects to see workable, pragmatic solutions, which take account of the unique operational considerations of juxtaposed border controls and supports efficient passenger flows.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 52441 question first answered 28/09/2021 11:05:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1328237

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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: Vacancies
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 shortage of HGV drivers in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	7767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The labour shortages in the sector are longstanding. Industry estimates the shortage of HGV drivers to be between 60,000 - 76,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/06/2021 15:14:20 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1328238

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Driving Tests
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 size of the backlog of HGV driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	7768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has put in place a number of measures to increase driving tests. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays). The DVSA has also started a recruitment campaign to increase the number of examiners. The aim is to increase testing capacity and reduce the backlog as quickly as possible, whilst maintaining a COVID-secure service for customers and examiners.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 7769 question first answered 08/06/2021 16:17:43 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1328240

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of HGV driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	7769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has put in place a number of measures to increase driving tests. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays). The DVSA has also started a recruitment campaign to increase the number of examiners. The aim is to increase testing capacity and reduce the backlog as quickly as possible, whilst maintaining a COVID-secure service for customers and examiners.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 7768 question first answered 08/06/2021 16:17:43 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1174025

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to introduce the Veterans Railcard in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	8982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>On 22 January, I announced that our new Veterans Railcard would be available from 11 November this year. Most railcards can be used across Great Britain and, given the interconnected nature of rail services, I have written to my counterparts in Wales and Scotland inviting them to work with me to ensure the Veteran’s Railcard is accepted on services for which they are responsible. Passengers will be fully appraised of the railcard’s validity before it goes live, and this will include how to apply and the detailed terms and conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/02/2020 16:01:13 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb