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date	13/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made in negotiations with EU countries that have not yet confirmed recognition of the UK Blue Badge Scheme in their jurisdiction; and what estimate he has made of the timescale for the conclusion of those negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	92111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>As per my update to the House on 16 November, the Government remains committed to confirming the status of UK issued Blue Badges for motorists visiting Europe. Twenty countries have already committed to recognising Blue Badges and are listed on gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-using-it-in-the-eu/using-a-blue-badge-in-the-european-union" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-using-it-in-the-eu/using-a-blue-badge-in-the-european-union</a></p><p>Discussions continue with a number of countries and I will update the House further when they have concluded.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/12/2021 10:31:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1281935

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Cross Border Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce disruption to cross-border travel as a result of the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	911516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation agreement will allow for smooth travel to and from the EU, Covid-19 restrictions allowing.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/01/2021 10:24:20 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

724137

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to review the Certificates of Equivalent Competency system.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
uin	71902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has a specialist team that checks that any seafarer, who applies for a Certificate of Equivalent Competency to allow them to work on a UK-flagged ship, meets the necessary standards.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is satisfied that the process is working and has no plans to change the current arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 27/04/2017 09:17:41 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond