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1129722

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Road Signs and Markings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage local authorities and other parking providers to use standard signage for Blue Badge holders.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	260066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 prescribe standard signs to indicate disabled badge holder parking spaces on public roads and these must be used by all local authorities in England. Parking providers responsible for car parks may use these signs but there are no plans to make them mandatory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 12/06/2019 13:00:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1129971

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is responsible for determining the terms of (a) rail franchise tenders and (b) rolling stock provision within rail franchise tenders.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	260627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for determining the terms of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for railway franchises pursuant to the functions of the Secretary of State for Transport under the Railways Act 1993 and the Railways Act 2005. It is a matter for franchise bidders to determine the provision of rolling stock to meet ITT requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/06/2019 16:18:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1129972

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken on the manufacture of rolling stock being offshored following the publication on 26 April 2012 of its response to the Transport Select Committee report on Thameslink rolling stock procurement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	260628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>As stated in the Government’s response to the Transport Select Committee report on the Thameslink rolling stock procurement, bidders for Crossrail rolling stock were required to establish an appropriate local presence to manage the delivery of the contract and to specify from where each element of the contract will be sourced. The Crossrail contract was subsequently awarded to Bombardier Transportation based in Derby.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken by HS2 Ltd in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK. All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposals how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the investment in the UK through the awarding of rolling stock contracts to UK based manufacturers. Through the Rail Sector Deal government is working with industry to promote procurement practices that support an innovative, highly-skilled, and productive British rail supply chain<strong><em>.</em></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/06/2019 16:15:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1129989

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Sales
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 DVLA powers to take enforcement action against car dealerships that are responsible for dangerously and unsafely parked cars.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	260582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is responsible for the enforcement of unlicensed vehicles and is able to clamp or remove an unlicensed vehicle if it is seen on a public road.</p><p> </p><p>A vehicle that is causing an obstruction, is likely to cause damage or is broken down or abandoned without lawful authority can be dealt with by the police as they have the necessary powers to remove them. Local authorities can also remove abandoned, dangerous and unsafely parked vehicles using powers contained in the Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2006. Both the police and local authorities can take action against those responsible for vehicles that are parked dangerously.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/06/2019 11:44:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1129992

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Tax Evasion
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 average time it takes from the reporting of untaxed and unlicensed vehicles to their removal by the DVLA from the highway.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	260583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific timescale within which the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) must respond or take action after receiving a report of a potentially unlicensed vehicle and no assessment has been made of the average time taken.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) provides an online service for members of the public to notify vehicles that may be unlicensed. A report of notifications received via this service is sent to the DVLA’s national wheel clamping contractor. The licensing status of vehicles listed in the report will be checked and appropriate action taken if they are seen on the public road.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 13/06/2019 12:36:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1130044

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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 the timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals to extend the eligibility for the Blue Badge Scheme to include hidden disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	260536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The guidance to help local authorities implement the expanded scheme is being finalised and will be issued shortly, and the scheme will become operational on 30 August.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/06/2019 12:39:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1130070

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Irish Sea
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 assessment of the effect on British seafarers’ jobs in the Irish sea of P&O Ferries’ sale of the roll-on roll-off passenger ferry M/V European Endeavour.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	260662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260663 260664 260665 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1130072

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Irish Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to ensure that P&O Ferries’ sale of the M/V European Endeavour does not result in a reduction in the employment of British ratings on Irish sea ferry routes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	260663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260662 260664 260665 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1130073

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last met with representatives of P&O Ferries to discuss seafarer employment.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	260664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260662 260663 260665 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1130075

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Irish Sea
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 effect on seafarer employment standards in the Irish sea of P&O Ferries’ offer of voluntary redundancy to British seafarers employed on the M/V European Endeavour; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	260665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260662 260663 260664 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd