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1148047

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Travel Trust Fund: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the levels of excess payments are on (a) insurance and (b) reinsurance policies taken out by the Civil Aviation Authority to cover payouts from the Air Travel Trust Fund.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	293740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Air Travel Trust Fund (ATT) is the primary source of funding when an ATOL holder fails. The ATT has in place insurance policies that provide the Trust with access to funds in the event of ATOL holder failure(s), where costs arising from refunds and repatriation exceed either £150 million, £70 million or £10 million in a policy year, depending on the size of the failed ATOL holder(s).</p><p> </p><p>The specific terms of the policies are confidential between the ATT and its insurers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/10/2019 16:32:39 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1148048

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	European Environment Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the UK Government plans to seek membership of or co-operator country status with the European Environment Agency in the event that the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	293518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Our future relationship with the EU is still to be determined and is the subject of negotiations. As part of Exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States our future status and arrangements with regard to EU bodies and their environmental functions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 11:24:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1148049

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	European Environment Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations the UK Government has received on the UK’s relationship with the European Environment Agency from (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Welsh Government and (c) the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	293519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to working closely with the Devolved Administrations as the UK exits the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Defra Ministers and officials speak regularly with counterparts from the Devolved Administrations on issues relating to EU exit, including at a regular Inter-Ministerial Group. This includes discussions on the environment and future relationship with EU bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 10:37:47 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1148050

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Travel Trust Fund: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value is of the (a) insurance and (b) reinsurance that the Air Travel Trust Fund has that covered the collapse of Thomas Cook; and which insurance companies underwrite that insurance.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	293741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Air Travel Trust Fund (ATT) is the primary source of funding when an ATOL holder fails. The ATT has in place insurance policies that provide the Trust with access to funds in the event of ATOL holder failure(s), where costs arising from refunds and repatriation exceed either £150 million, £70 million or £10 million in a policy year, depending on the size of the failed ATOL holder(s).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Cover is provided by a panel of insurers and the annual limit is £400 million. The specific terms of the policies are confidential between the ATT and its insurers.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/10/2019 10:09:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1148051

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	European Environment Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on the monitoring, measuring and reporting of environmental outcomes in the event that the UK ends its membership of the European Environment Agency.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	293520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to high environmental standards and to increasing, not weakening, environmental protections as we leave the EU. To support this, current EU legislative requirements concerning monitoring, measuring and reporting have been reflected in EU exit Statutory Instruments, and will continue to be implemented after the UK leaves the EU. Our preparations for leaving the EU reflect this, including replacing functions previously carried out by the European Environment Agency.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 10:51:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1148052

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money he expects to recover from credit and debit card companies in relation to the costs incurred after the collapse of Thomas Cook.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	293742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>This is one of the largest travel company failures we have ever seen. A failure of this size, and the number of passengers affected, is unprecedented. In these circumstances, it is right that the government should step in and help affected passengers return home as smoothly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We are seeking to minimise the impact on government and taxpayers by recovering tax payer funds expended in relation to the repatriation operation where appropriate through the ATOL scheme, credit card companies and travel insurance<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/10/2019 10:01:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1148057

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the taxpayer of repayments to Thomas Cook customers who lost future bookings.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL17985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>There are no costs to the taxpayer of refunding future bookings. If the booking is covered by the ATOL scheme, then the refund will be paid out of the Air Travel Trust Fund. For other bookings, the customer may be able to reclaim the costs from a credit or debit card provider or from their travel insurance provider.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:29:42 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1148058

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the National Insurance Fund of the payments (1) made, and (2) which will be made, by the redundancy payment service and the insolvency service to Thomas Cook employees who are owed redundancy and notice pay.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL17986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Lord.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 08/10/2019 16:54:50 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1148059

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of the cost to the taxpayer arising from the administration of Thomas Cook they will be able to recoup from (1) travel insurers, (2) debit and credit card providers, and (3) other travel providers through which passengers may have booked their Thomas Cook holiday.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL17987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>This is one of the largest travel company failures we have ever seen. A failure of this size, and the number of passengers affected, is unprecedented. In these circumstances it is right that the Government should step in and help affected passengers return home as smoothly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We are seeking to minimise the impact on the Government and taxpayers by recovering tax payer funds expended in relation to the repatriation operation where appropriate through the ATOL scheme, credit card companies and travel insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of Thomas Cook passengers were ATOL protected. The costs for repatriating those passengers will be covered by the ATOL scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:28:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1148060

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of tax and duty owed by Thomas Cook at the time of their entry into administration; and what assessment they have made of whether there is any prospect of recovering the amount owed or any proportion thereof.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL17988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not disclose details of their work on the tax affairs of particular taxpayers<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 12:04:07 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton