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1059000

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date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the effect on businesses using the (a) Port of Dover and (b) Channel Tunnel of the reintroduction of customs procedures between the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a negotiated deal with the EU remains the Government's top priority, but it is the job of a responsible government to ensure we are prepared for all scenarios, including no-deal.</p><p>The Government aims to ensure that movement through ports will continue to be as frictionless as possible in a no-deal scenario, so that the effects on businesses using the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel are minimised. To achieve this, the Government’s no deal <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/moving-goods-to-and-from-the-eu-through-roll-on-roll-off-locations-including-eurotunnel" target="_blank">roll on-roll off model</a> (which applies at these ports) moves customs processes away from the border. Furthermore, HMRC on 4 February <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fhm-revenue-and-customs-simplifies-importing-from-the-eu-as-part-of-no-deal-preparation&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmicah.coleman%40beis.gov.uk%7Cc4eb8b82cf5242eb8a3408d690e57033%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636855712437110562&amp;sdata=OLj6Zl4T3MmwqZpFyOX011p1wVy01LeOkZxKS0iq634%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">announced transitional simplified procedures</a> (TSP) which will aid businesses using these ports, and the Border Delivery Group is actively engaging with prospective declarants on both sides of the Channel.</p><p>As the application of additional customs checks by the EU is outside of our control, the Government has undertaken a range of preparatory measures to mitigate potential impacts and ensure that goods can continue to flow into and out of the UK as freely as possible. These include Operation Brock and other traffic management measures in order to manage HGV flows effectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/02/2019 16:22:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1059001

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 213889 on Clinical Commissioning Groups: Harrow, whether he plans to publish the recovery plan for Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	219245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group has given NHS England assurance that it intends to publish its financial recovery plan in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/02/2019 17:28:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1059002

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Bradford South of 30 November 2018 requesting a meeting in relation to Channel 4 and Bradford.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	219474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>I congratulate the city of Leeds on being named as the location for Channel 4’s new National Headquarters. This will stimulate growth and creativity across the broader region, including Bradford, for years to come. The Department will respond formally to the letter from the Hon Member for Bradford South and other Members across the region shortly.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 22/02/2019 16:33:19 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1059004

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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 assessment he has made of the reasons for the shortage of qualified HGV drivers in the road haulage industry; what steps he is taking to tackle that shortage; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The reasons for the HGV driver shortage are long standing and varied. The Government is helping the logistics sector make the most of the opportunities provided through the apprenticeship levy and the Trailblazer Apprenticeship the industry has created. The standards are a fundamental step in addressing labour shortages. In addition the Government has provided funding support for Think Logistics to promote the logistics sector as a career choice for young people.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/02/2019 17:00:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1059005

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make an assessment of the effect on the UK road haulage industry in the event that fuel duty was reduced to the (a) level in France, (b) level in Germany and (c) EU27 average; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>To support the haulage industry, the government will freeze both fuel duty and HGV VED for a further year from April 2019. As a result of the nine years of fuel duty freezes, by April 2020, the average HGV driver will have saved a cumulative £23,300 compared with the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel duty and its broader impacts on business and the economy remain under review. However, cuts in fuel duty come at a high cost to the Exchequer and do not necessarily offset pump price volatilities such as oil prices and exchange rates.</p><p> </p><p>Both ministers and officials meet regularly with the road freight industry to discuss a wide range of issues, including taxation and cross-border competition.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 219349 219350 219351 question first answered 19/02/2019 12:45:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1059006

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of road freight in the UK is carried by (a) UK-based and (b) non-UK based hauliers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Of goods moved within the UK in 2017, 99% were carried by UK-registered HGVs and 1% by EU-registered HGVs.</p><p> </p><p>Of goods lifted to and from the UK in 2017: 37.8 million tonnes were by EU-registered HGVs, 7.4 million by GB-registered HGVs and 4.7 million tonnes by Northern Ireland registered HGVs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/02/2019 13:56:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1059008

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers and Warehouses: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will include HGV Drivers and Qualified Warehouse Personnel in the UK Shortage Occupation List; and if will he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee is currently undertaking a Government-commissioned review on the full composition of the Shortage Occupation List. That report is expected to be published in the Spring. It is right that the Government awaits the MAC’s conclusions on this review before making any changes to the List.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/02/2019 15:17:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1059009

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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, if he will make an estimate of the shortage of qualified HGV drivers in the road haulage sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK road haulage sector estimates the shortage of qualified HGV drivers to be between 45,000 and 52,000. To address this the Government are helping the sector make the most of the apprenticeship levy and the Trailblazer Apprenticeships and are supporting the Think Logistics initiative to promote the logistics sector to young people.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/02/2019 16:34:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1059010

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many road haulage apprenticeships at each level were started in each of the last three years for which data is available; how many of those apprenticeships were completed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of apprenticeship starts and achievements by each academic year for road haulage-related apprenticeships. These figures are published in the apprenticeships data library, which can be accessed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/02/2019 09:49:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 219438_apprenticeships_table_attachment.xls title 219438_apprenticeships_table_attachment
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1059011

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the effect on inflation of a reduction in fuel duty to the (a) level in France, (b) level in Germany and (c) EU27 average; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	219349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>To support the haulage industry, the government will freeze both fuel duty and HGV VED for a further year from April 2019. As a result of the nine years of fuel duty freezes, by April 2020, the average HGV driver will have saved a cumulative £23,300 compared with the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel duty and its broader impacts on business and the economy remain under review. However, cuts in fuel duty come at a high cost to the Exchequer and do not necessarily offset pump price volatilities such as oil prices and exchange rates.</p><p> </p><p>Both ministers and officials meet regularly with the road freight industry to discuss a wide range of issues, including taxation and cross-border competition.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 219344 219350 219351 question first answered 19/02/2019 12:45:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning