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1146573

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	ATOL
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid into the Civil Aviation Authority administered ATOL scheme by UK airlines in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	291439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Airlines do not pay into the Air Travel Trust Fund. The ATT is principally funded by ATOL Protection Contributions (APC). The Civil Aviation (Contributions to the Air Travel Trust) Regulations 2007 enable the ATT to collect APCs from ATOL Holders for each person who books air travel covered by an ATOL. The Air Travel Trust Fund accounts are publicly available online.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/10/2019 13:00:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1146164

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timeframe is in place for the award of contracts under the procurement framework for Brexit freight capacity after 31 October 2019 published by his Department on 20 September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	290957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department remains on track to secure freight capacity for use after 31 October. This follows the announcement on Friday 20 September that my Department has successfully procured the Freight Capacity Framework, and launched the mini-competitions to provide freight capacity as part of EU Exit preparedness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/10/2019 13:10:42 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1146166

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has he made of the stake held by (a) BlackRock and (b) Vinci in HS2 Ltd’s major contractors; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	290958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd is directly in contract with:</p><p> </p><p>- a Balfour Beatty / Vinci Joint Venture (BBV JV), for two packages of Main Works Civils Contracts; and</p><p> </p><p>- a Balfour Beatty / Vinci / Systra Joint Venture (BBVS JV), for the Old Oak Common station construction partner.</p><p> </p><p>They are both unincorporated joint ventures. HS2 Ltd has no contractual relationship with BlackRock.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/10/2019 13:07:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1146169

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock
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 trajectory for the leasing costs of the new rolling stock on the East Midlands Railway over the course of the asset life of the trains after the award of the contract by operator Abellio to Hitachi on 30 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	290960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The leasing costs of rolling stock during the franchise term are a matter for Abellio. Beyond the existing franchise, the retention of this rolling stock within the franchise and the associated leasing costs will be dealt with through a future re-franchising competition.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2019 14:44:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1146171

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock
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 adequacy of the financing arrangements for the new fleet of rolling stock on the East Midlands Railway; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	290962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The financing arrangements of rolling stock are a matter for the operator, Abellio.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2019 14:41:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1146175

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to study published by the International Council on Clean Transportation in September 2019, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies conclusion that the UK is responsible for four per cent of global aviation CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	290965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The 4% figure is based on data from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and allocates emissions to the UK based on all flights departing from the UK. However, there is no international agreement on how to allocate these highly mobile emissions to countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s share of international aviation emissions is expected to decrease in the future given the growth of the aviation sector in countries like Brazil, India, China and the USA. That is why the Government recognises that international action takes priority given the global nature of the sector and climate change. International aviation emissions are a global problem that require a global solution. It is vital that we find an answer that does not simply displace emissions elsewhere across the globe.</p><p> </p><p>The Future Flight Challenge will bring together those across aviation, aerospace and wider to support exciting new technologies that will turbo-charge the adoption of innovative aircraft, such as flying urban taxis, electric passenger planes and even freight-carrying drones. As announced by the Prime Minister in August, the government is investing up to £125 million through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, which will be supported by industry co-investment of up to £175 million. The Challenge will initially focus on smaller aircraft and drones to ensure the suitability of the new technologies before development them for larger passenger aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme supports mid stage R&amp;D projects that deliver the UK’s Aerospace Technology Strategy, while boosting technology spend in the sector and securing manufacturing jobs around the UK. Funding is focused on key technologies to make aircraft quieter, more environmentally friendly and cheaper to manufacture and operate. BEIS is investing £1.95 billion in aerospace R&amp;D from 2013 to 2026, which is matched by industry bringing total R&amp;D investment to £3.9 billion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Committee on Climate Change provided the Government with aviation specific advice on 24 September 2019. We are carefully considering this advice and its implications for Government policy and we will shortly publish a consultation on aviation and climate change.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/10/2019 13:47:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1144966

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport
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 effect on the safe use of Gatwick airport's emergency runway of the expiry of Gatwick airport's 1979 agreement with West Sussex County Council.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Gatwick Airport have recently informed the Secretary of State of their intention to prepare an application for development consent for the increased use of their emergency runway.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not conducted a safety assessment on the basis that it will be for Gatwick Airport to prepare a safety, environmental, and economic case for the proposal which the Planning Inspectorate will examine through the development consent process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:31:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1144967

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports Advisory Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons the (a) aviation, (b) rail and (c) road haulage industries are not represented on the Freeport Advisory Panel.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/09/2019 15:59:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1144970

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) environmental costs of travelling by (i) train and (ii) aircraft on journeys in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has made an estimate of the percentage change in real terms of the average financial cost to the individual of travelling by train and aircraft on journeys made in the UK. For travel by train, the Department publishes statistics on travel costs, based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in the Transport Statistics Great Britain compendium. This is available from Table TSGB1308 at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/transport-expenditure-tsgb13" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/transport-expenditure-tsgb13</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of travelling by air within the UK are not available from ONS data. However, DfT estimates are available based on fare data collected from the Civil Aviation Authority passenger survey from 2000. The real cost of the average UK one-way air fare, including taxes and charges, covering domestic flights from 2010 to 2017 decreased by 22%. From 2015 to 2017 the real cost decreased by 7%.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not recently made a comparative assessment of the environmental costs of travelling by train and aircraft on journeys in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:22:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1145038

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Standards
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 implications for his policies of the Which? analysis of Civil Aviation Data, published 6 July 2019, that showed eight out of 10 of the UK’s busiest airlines recorded an increase in delays of more than an hour between 2014 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It is disappointing to see any deterioration of performance by airlines and the impact this can have on passengers. Delays can be caused by a number of reasons which are sometimes outside of airlines’ control.</p><p> </p><p>The Department works closely with the industry on resilience issues to plan for and mitigate the common causes of delay.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the expansion of Heathrow and the major programme of work to modernise UK airspace will help to minimise delays for passengers and allow the system to recover more quickly from disruptive events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:36:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald