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date	18/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: UK Relations with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 131409, what assessment has he made of the effect of UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the rail industry.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	139113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>There is no rail-specific chapter in the UK-EU negotiations, but DfT officials have been working closely with rail industry stakeholders and other government departments across the piece to ensure the industry is well placed to adapt to any changes arising from the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>We have not seen any operational impact on the domestic railway as a result of the agreement to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/01/2021 11:58:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1277448

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 133124, for what reason advance rail tickets purchased before the announcement on 24 November 2020 of rules for Christmas travel are not eligible for a full refund.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	139114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>In accordance with the National Rail Conditions of Travel, Advance tickets are non-refundable and this is clearly stated at the point of purchase. The Government announced on 26 October 2020 that passengers with an Advance ticket who are prevented from travelling due to local or national restrictions are eligible for a fee-free change of journey or, if purchased directly from a train operator, they may apply for a Rail Travel Voucher, valid for 12 months. These were the arrangements in place that applied to purchasers of Advance tickets prior to 24 November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Special refund arrangements were put in place specifically for passengers who had bought Advance tickets in good faith for travel between 23 to 27 December 2020, following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 24 November 2020 about the Christmas travel window. Therefore, in the exceptional circumstances which led to tougher restrictions being announced on 19 December 2020, the Government agreed that passengers with an Advance ticket for travel during the Christmas travel window, if purchased between 24 November 2020 and 19 December 2020, could exceptionally apply for a fee-free cash refund.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/01/2021 12:10:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1277633

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Members' Staff: Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 136593, whether Members' staff working on the parliamentary estate or in a constituency office incur a work-related expense that is additional to usual living costs by needing to purchase food at that location.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	139115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>As is common in most employment arrangements, Members' employees are expected to provide for their own nourishment and refreshment at work, whether they purchase that or bring it in from home. The position is different for volunteers as they are not employed and provided with a salary from which to provide that sustenance. For that reason, volunteers can claim for the additional costs associated with volunteering for an MP, for example when on the parliamentary estate or in a constituency office (which includes food) which Members' staff cannot.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 21/01/2021 09:36:44 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1277642

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Members' Staff: Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 136594, for what reasons IPSA recognise that Members' staff incur additional costs while working at home through introducing a monthly working from home payment, but do not consider volunteers to be similarly incurring additional costs while volunteering from home for an hon Member.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	139116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The payment the Hon Member refer's to is IPSA's administration of the tax-free allowance which can be paid to employees who are required to work from home, under HMRC rules. As a tax mechanism, this does not apply to people who volunteer.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 21/01/2021 09:37:49 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi