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1197189

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to discuss with his overseas counterparts an agreement on a common international standard for healthcare screening at airports.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	48978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>There are weekly meetings of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Council Aviation Recovery Task-Force which was set up specifically to address the aviation industry’s recovery from the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This brings together states, multilateral organisations and industry bodies. The UK takes a leading role in this forum, and in its associated sub-groups.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also plays an active role in the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) which has regular meetings. Potential common health measures for aviation are discussed in both of these forums. Finally, the Secretary of State has met with foreign transport ministers to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on international aviation.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/06/2020 15:19:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1197183

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the (a) Captain and (b) First Officer of a scheduled flight into the UK (i) radioed and (ii) communicated ahead to (A) Airport Arrivals and (B) Air Traffic Control at each airport with a request in relation to a suspected case of covid-19 on their flight in each of the last five months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	49011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The information may be available from individual airports and air traffic control providers, which operate in the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>Carriers have been requested to report on the health of passengers through General Aircraft Declarations (GAD) prior to disembarkation. This information is held by Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/06/2020 16:39:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1196663

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	British Airways: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Directors of the International Consolidated Airlines Group on the proposed redundancies at British Airways.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	uin	48306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to comment on individual discussions. However, we recognise that this will be very distressing news for BA employees and their families, and we stand ready to support them.</p><p> </p><p>The aviation sector is essential to the UK economy, and firms can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures, including: schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees. If airlines find themselves in trouble because of coronavirus, and have exhausted the measures already available to them, the Government is prepared to enter discussions with individual companies seeking bespoke support as a last resort, having exhausted all other options.  Any intervention would need to represent value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/06/2020 12:00:08 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1197184

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Coronavirus
	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 effectiveness of trials of large-scale temperature checks to help screen arriving and departing passengers for suspected covid-19 infection at Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	48977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Temperature testing is not currently a requirement at UK airports, however we are keeping all measures under constant review to ensure our approach is determined by the latest situation and is informed by the latest scientific findings. We have been engaging closely with London Heathrow Airport on the implementation of their temperature screening trial and are keen to see the results.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s Chief Scientific Advisor has advised there are some limitations of temperature testing such as some symptomatic cases not always having a high temperature through the period when they are infectious. Therefore, it is important that any changes to our approach will be led by advice from SAGE and the Chief Medical Officer. Protecting the health of the UK public will always come first.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/06/2020 16:37:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1197081

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that relief crews are able to take over from UK seafarers who have remained at sea as a result of the outbreak of covid-19 so that they can return to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	48951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>UK has not placed restrictions on the transit and transfer of seafarers and I personally wrote to the International Maritime Organisation, the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organisation on 23 March 2020, confirming that the UK will continue to meet its international obligations related to the transit and transfer of seafarers and highlighted that the UK is fully committed to the welfare of all seafarers regardless of their nationality, asking other States to follow this example.</p><p>The Government has ensured quarantine requirements for those travelling into UK, announced on 22 May, do not apply to crew or marine pilots travelling in the operation of their duties.</p><p>The Government is continuing to monitor the welfare of all UK seafarers and is working to support employers in their repatriation efforts for all non-essential staff.</p><p>The Department is currently considering the framework, recently developed by the International Chamber of Shipping and other organisations, which has been supported and circulated by the International Maritime Organisation, in more detail to see what more can be done to further facilitate crew changes in UK.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/06/2020 16:11:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1197181

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe for coming into force is for the measures in relation to international travel contained in the document entitled, Our plan to rebuild: the UK Government’s covid-19 recovery strategy, published on 11 May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	48976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office announced on 22 May that it currently intends to introduce these measures on 8 June.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/06/2020 16:33:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy