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1694308

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of non-qualifying seafarers working on vessels in scope of the Seafarers Wages Act 2023; and when he plans to publish the updated impact assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	17480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, the Government passed the Seafarers’ Wages Act to address this issue. Based on data and assumptions used in the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 impact assessment (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62e2aa8ed3bf7f75af0923d5/seafarers-wages-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62e2aa8ed3bf7f75af0923d5/seafarers-wages-impact-assessment.pdf</a>), the Department for Transport estimates that there are 9,400 non-qualifying seafarers working on vessels in scope of the Seafarers Wages Act 2023. A non-qualifying seafarer is defined as all other seafarers on vessels within scope of The Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023, that do not directly benefit from the policy, because it is estimated that they are not currently at risk of being paid below the National Minimum Wage equivalent (NMWe).</p><p>An updated version of the impact assessment will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 15:24:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1693772

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 73 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review, which policies were identified for receipt of core net zero spend funding from the £1 billion allocated to fund decarbonisation of cars and vans in the financial year 2024-25 at the time that Budget was published; how much funding each of those policies was due to receive; and whether any of those policies have been discontinued since 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	17165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The £1 billion allocated to fund the decarbonisation of cars and vans for the financial year 2024-25 in the 2021 Spending Review was allocated to a range of policies across the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (now the Department for Business and Trade).</p><p> </p><p>For the Department for Transport, HM Treasury allocated £619m for policies relating to zero emission vehicles, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and air quality.</p><p> </p><p>This sum was subsequently allocated by the Department to specific policies, including the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund, the Rapid Charging Fund, the Plug-in Vehicle Grants, EV Homecharging Schemes, the Workplace Charging Scheme and the Joint Air Quality Unit’s NO2 programme. All grants are kept under continual review to ensure best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining funding (£333m) was allocated for the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy, for the electrification of UK vehicles and their supply chain, including through the Automotive Transformation Fund Programme. This aims to support the creation of an internationally competitive EV supply chain in the UK, through research and development and capital investments.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 11/03/2024 16:08:39 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1693814

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of seafarers working on ships that regularly use UK ports who are paid less than the national minimum wage.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	17186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, the Government passed the Seafarers’ Wages Act to address this issue. Based on data and assumptions used in the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 impact assessment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62e2aa8ed3bf7f75af0923d5/seafarers-wages-impact-assessment.pdf), the Government’s most recent estimate is that 4,400 individuals working on services in scope of the Act (i.e. those working on international services calling at a UK port at least 120 times a year) may be being paid less than the UK national minimum wage. The secondary legislation that the Department is consulting on currently will bring the Act into force to address this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 15:22:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1692004

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to pages 8 and 36 of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, CP423, published in May 2021, if he will publish the workings behind the £1.5 billion annual cost savings after an initial five year implementation period expected from reforms to the railway proposed in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	15955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>We're committed to reforming the railways and we are getting on with delivering improvements for passengers, freight customers and the taxpayer. Recurring annual savings set out in the Plan for Rail come from a new commercial model, improvement in fares ticketing and retail, a new industry structure and workforce reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 01/03/2024 14:43:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1692006

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest estimate is of the recurring annual cost savings after an initial five year implementation period from reforms proposed in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	15956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>We're committed to reforming the railways and are getting on with delivering improvements for passengers, freight customers and the taxpayer. Industry experts’ suggested savings are set out in the Plan for Rail.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 01/03/2024 14:42:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1692007

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason supporting documents for the draft Rail Reform Bill published on 20 February 2024 do not reference the expected £1.5 billion in recurring annual savings after an initial five year implementation period from reforms proposed in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, as referenced on pages 8 and 36 of that plan.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	15957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The supporting documents for the draft Rail Reform Bill refer only to costs and savings from a new industry structure. Recurring annual savings set out in the Plan for Rail come from a new commercial model, improvement in fares ticketing and retail, a new industry structure and workforce reforms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 01/03/2024 14:40:25 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1692008

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 February 2024 on Government response to the consultation on rail reform legislation and draft Rail Reform Bill, HCWS267, what estimate he has made of the savings available to the public purse from the Government's proposals on rail reform; and how that calculation was made.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	15958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The Written Statement references the draft Rail Reform Bill. The Impact Assessment published alongside the draft Bill gives estimates of costs and savings related to the proposals for a new industry structure. We are committed to reforming the railways and we are getting on with delivering improvements for passengers, freight customers and the taxpayer. Industry experts’ suggested savings are set out in the Plan for Rail.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 01/03/2024 14:38:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1691582

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: DP World and P&O Ferries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 18 July 2023 to Question 193953 on Department for Transport: DP World and P&O Ferries, whether (a) his Department has and (b) executive agencies of his Department have (i) made payments and (ii) awarded grants to (A) P&O Ferries and (B) DP World since 17 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	15694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Since 17 March 2022, to allow for the Department and its agencies to carry out unannounced in-service inspections of P&amp;O Ferries vessels, or to perform operational duties where the company is the only operator on the route, there has been a total of three bookings made with P&amp;O Ferries, at a total cost of £453. This is in addition to the expenditure given in the Answer of 18 July 2023 to Question 193953.</p><p> </p><p>A review of spending did not identify any grants made to either DP World or P&amp;O Ferries.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2024 11:58:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 20808 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1691583

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Government Departments: DP World and P&O Ferries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the procurement of services from (a) P&O Ferries and (b) DP World by Government departments.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	15695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/02/2024 13:28:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1691584

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: DP World
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 192710 on British International Investment: DP World, what the cost to the public purse was of payments made to (a) P&O Ferries and (b) DP World through (i) British International Investment and (ii) other spending by his Department in the period between 17 March 2022 and February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	15696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>British International Investment's (BII) partnership with DP World is supporting the modernising and expansion of three ports in Dakar, Sokhna and Berbera, which aims to increase access to vital goods for 35 million people and add $51 billion to total trade by 2035. Since the answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 192710, no further disbursements have been made by BII. BII has no relationship with P&amp;O Ferries, its investment partnership is solely in certain ports with DP World in Africa. There has been no other payments / funding directly from the FCDO to P&amp;O or DP World in the period between 17 March 2022 and February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 01/03/2024 13:33:47 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh