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1143668

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential for damage to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site of improving the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	285382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Highways England's proposals for improving the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down have been fully assessed. This includes extensive archaeological studies and assessments to provide evidence of the benefits that the scheme would deliver for the World Heritage Site.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme proposals are currently being examined by a panel of independent planning inspectors. They will report their findings and recommendations to the Secretary of State before he makes a decision on whether to grant development consent.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:13:51 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1143670

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of the A303 Stonehenge improvement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	285383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The estimated cost is £1.7 billion (or £1.92 billion including VAT).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:40:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1143322

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to allocate European Council of Ministers for Transport international driving permits to UK road hauliers that have applied for them.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	284555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The criteria used for allocating international road haulage permits are set out in the International Road Transport Permits (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1204) and were designed to deliver on the principles of obtaining the greatest economic benefit from the permits, protecting the interests of UK hauliers, and applying a fair and consistent process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:11:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143787

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications his Department has received from UK hauliers for European Council of Ministers for Transport international driving permits; how many of those licences are available; and how many of those licences have been issued.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK had an allocation of 1,610 annual European Conference of Minister of Transport (ECMT) permits and 4,824 short-term permits available for hauliers to use in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In preparation for leaving the EU in March 2019, 2,145 UK goods vehicle operator licence holders applied for 11,976 ECMT annual permits. 774 annual permits were subsequently issued, with many hauliers declining to take up their allocation. As of 30 August 2019, ECMT permits for use in November and December 2019 are available to purchase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If we leave the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019, most journeys will be allowed until at least 31 December 2019 under an EU contingency regulation. A small proportion of journeys are not covered by the regulation. The European Commission has on 4 September 2019 published a proposal to extend the regulation until 31 July 2020. The proposal, when combined with the ECMT system, would ensure that 99% of trips to the EU could continue to operate as they currently do for the first four months of the Regulation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK hauliers who need to transit the EU/EEA to third countries or who carry out three cross-trade movements within seven days can now apply for short-term permits via the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s digital service for journeys during November and December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has historic bilateral agreements and it is our view that the majority of them would revive in an absence of an EU wide measure.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:06:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143788

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the (a) UK road haulage industry (b) the workforce of that industry and (c) consumers of his Department's criteria for allocating European Council of Ministers Transport permits.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The criteria used for allocating European Conference of Ministers of Transport road haulage permits were designed to deliver on the principles of obtaining the greatest economic benefit from the permits, protecting the interests of UK hauliers, and applying a fair and consistent process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that is does not intend to rely solely on ECMT permits if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has agreed a regulation on basic road connectivity that guarantees rights for UK hauliers to continue providing services between the UK and the EU until at least 31 December 2019 meaning that most haulage trips to EU or EEA countries will not be affected. The European Commission has on 4 September 2019 published a proposal to extend the regulation until 31 July 2020. The proposal, when combined with the ECMT system, would ensure that 99% of trips to the EU could continue to operate as they currently do for the first four months of the Regulation.</p><p> </p><p>A small proportion of operators may require ECMT permits for transit to third countries during November and December 2019 and these can be purchased from the DVSA.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has historic bilateral agreements and it is our view that the majority of them would revive in an absence of an EU wide measure.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:09:25 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143689

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	285323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>DfT supports MHCLG’s Brexit discussions with local authority leaders and local authority Chief Executives to outline its work on Brexit preparedness and to address transport queries.</p><p> </p><p>No meetings have taken place with Bristol City Council, but DfT is directly engaging with Avon and Somerset Local Resilience Forum, which includes emergency responders, councils and other public services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:17:13 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1142811

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reimbursement mechanism is for the recovery of costs incurred at Portsmouth International Port from preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	284244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>On 30 August, as part of a £30m investment package for ports, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced a targeted £5m fund for Local Resilience Forums (LRF) for traffic management improvements on roads around key maritime ports outside Kent. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum, which includes Portsmouth City Council, is eligible for up to £1.25m from this fund in recognition of the high volume of accompanied freight traffic between Portsmouth International Port and EU ports. The LRF funding could be used for reimbursement of the council’s capital works on local roads, provided that it can demonstrate that the works were undertaken to directly mitigate the potential traffic impacts of a no-deal Brexit.</p><p> </p><p>This funding from DfT is in addition to funding for councils and LRFs provided by MHCLG to support their development of robust Brexit plans and continued preparedness activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:36:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1143429

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much additional funding will be allocated to Portsmouth International Port to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	284995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>On 30 August, the Secretary of State for Transport announced the £10M Port Infrastructure Resilience and Connectivity (PIRC) fund with the intention of supporting Brexit resilience preparations at English ports. Portsmouth International Port will be eligible to apply for PIRC funding, and any bid will be subject to a competitive assessment process against applications from other ports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/09/2019 12:40:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1143430

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will be responsible for reimbursing Portsmouth City Council for costs incurred from preparations at Portsmouth International Port for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	284999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>On 30 August, as part of a £30m investment package for ports, DfT announced a targeted £5m fund for Local Resilience Forums (LRF) for traffic management improvements on roads around key maritime ports outside Kent. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum, which includes Portsmouth City Council, is eligible for up to £1.25m from this fund in recognition of the high volume of accompanied freight traffic between Portsmouth International Port and EU ports. The LRF funding could be used for reimbursement of the council’s capital works on local roads, provided that it can demonstrate that the works were undertaken to directly mitigate the potential traffic impacts of a no-deal Brexit.</p><p> </p><p>On the same day, DfT also announced a £10M Port Infrastructure Resilience and Connectivity (PIRC) fund with the intention of supporting Brexit resilience preparations at English ports. Portsmouth City Council, who own Portsmouth International Port, will be eligible to apply for PIRC funding for supporting future no-deal Brexit related mitigation efforts and any bid will be subject to a competitive assessment process against applications from other ports.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/09/2019 12:35:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1142848

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Travel Costs are recorded separately for each Minister's office but include travel by officials as well as for the Ministers. To obtain the information in the format requested would be at disproportionate cost as it would require multiple searches of various systems based on the method of travel, how the travel was booked, and which official booked it.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:43:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones