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1695242

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.12 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, what the core level of funding for local roads was before the additional £8.3 billion was announced.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	18048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>In the 2023/24 financial year, the base level of funding before the additional £8.3 billion multi-year funding uplift was announced was £1.15 billion. This included the one-off £200 million uplift announced in Budget 2023. Prior to this the 2021 Spending Review had confirmed that the core level of funding for local highway maintenance would be a total of £915 million per year, to be shared between all eligible local highway authorities in England over the period 2022/23 to 2024/25. Authorities in London and in receipt of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) are treated separately.</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations for highways maintenance can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/03/2024 17:48:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1695250

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much reallocated HS2 funding has been given to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for road resurfacing.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	18075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Over the period 2023/24 to 2033/34 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council will receive at least £18.9 million of reallocated HS2 funding for highways maintenance, including road resurfacing.</p><p> </p><p>As I’ve previously set out, Network North will see every penny of the £19.8 billion committed to the Northern leg of HS2 reinvested in the North. Every penny of the £9.6 billion committed to the Midlands leg will be reinvested in the Midlands. The £6.5 billion saved through our rescoped approach at Euston will be spread across every other region in the country – and it is from this pot that this funding comes.</p><p>In line with the published allocations, the Department for Transport has paid £604,000 of this to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council this financial year; the Council will receive the same amount in 2024/25. Future allocations are a matter for the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>This information, as with all highway maintenance funding allocations, is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 08:55:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1695265

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seafarers' Charter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many shipping companies have signed the Seafarers Charter.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	18115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Charter was introduced to improve working conditions for seafarers aboard ferries operating internationally from UK ports. Four major international ferry operators have signed up to working towards the requirements of the Seafarers’ Charter: Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries, DFDS and Stena Line.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 14:05:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695266

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Extra protections for seafarers as government introduces new maritime laws, published on 30 March 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of those new laws on the crewing model operated in the short sea ferry sector by (a) P&O Ferries and (b) other operators.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	18116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 received Royal Assent in March 2023. The Act makes access to UK ports for services calling at a UK port at least 120 times a year conditional on payment of the equivalent of the UK National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 08:47:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695267

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the conditions of employment for agency crew working on P&O Ferries’ international fleet from UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	18117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>We expect all operators to, at a minimum, comply with the relevant international standards for seafarer working conditions, and we inspect compliance with these during periodic vessel inspections. We continue to work internationally to improve working conditions for seafarers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 08:50:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695268

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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, if he will make an estimate of the number of seafarers employed on P&O Ferries’ vessels working from UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	18118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published estimates of the number of seafarers in the UK shipping industry online, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2023</a>.</p><p>One of the sources for this report is a seafarer employment survey run by the UK Chamber of Shipping of their membership, which P&amp;O Ferries are part of. Due to commercial sensitivity, we cannot provide specific company breakdowns from this data. We are also unable to estimate the number of seafarers employed on P&amp;O Ferries’ working from UK ports.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695269

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prepare for the enforcement of the Seafarers Wages Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	18119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 received Royal Assent in March 2023. There are offences under the Act for operators providing a false and misleading declaration, operating a service inconsistently with a declaration, harbour authorities not complying with their duties under the Act, and for harbour authorities and operators who do not provide information when requested under the Act. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency will be responsible for enforcement of these offences and has powers of inspection under the Act to allow them to investigate.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 14:12:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695316

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Nottingham
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 potential impact of the bi-mode trains on air quality in (a) Nottingham Railway station and (b) the surrounding area.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	18114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>East Midlands Railway is replacing its diesel-only Class 222 trains with bi-mode Class 810s as part of the East Midlands franchise award. These new bi-mode trains will gradually be introduced into service starting in early 2025 and are anticipated to significantly reduce air pollution emissions at Nottingham station and in the surrounding areas. The impact of these changes will be monitored by the Department for Transport's £4.5 million Air Quality Monitoring Network, which measures air pollution at selected stations across Great Britain, including Nottingham Station.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/03/2024 11:45:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1695318

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Ashford International Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Eurostar on reopening international rail services from Ashford since 1 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	18020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>I fully recognise the important benefits international rail services provide for the areas and communities they serve, including for the people and businesses in Kent. I last met with Eurostar in December 2023 and emphasised the UK Government’s desire to see the return of international services at Ebbsfleet and Ashford as soon as reasonably possible.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have and will continue to engage regularly with Eurostar on this matter and press for the reinstatement of services at Kent stations once it is commercially viable for them to do so.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/03/2024 16:31:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1695330

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the (a) Directors of Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway and (b) Chief Executive of the Office of Rail and Road on the inclusion of Wellington in Shropshire in future services operated by Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	18095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Industry Consultation, conducted by Network Rail, the Department for Transport reviewed the open access application from Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway and was supportive in principle of this application. Department for Transport officials have engaged with Directors at Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Passenger open access operators are train operators that run services without contractual arrangements or direct support from Government. Decisions on access to the rail network are a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its role as independent regulator for the rail industry and the Department for Transport is unable to direct the ORR in its decision making. Should Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway wish to include Wellington in Shropshire in future open access proposals they will need to apply to the ORR in the usual manner.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/03/2024 15:46:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard