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1176560

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Highways England: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff at Highways England received a salary of more than £100,000 in the last financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Highways England employed 61 staff on a base salary of £100,000 or more in <ins class="ministerial">2018-19</ins> <del class="ministerial">2019-20</del>. I have committed in the House to addressing this issue.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:58:25 question first ministerially corrected 12/03/2020 10:33:24 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 7123 answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1183263

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
	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 ensure that funding from the public purse for Heathrow airport expansion is allocated in line with the recent judgment on that expansion.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The sale of nut-based products on board aircrafts is a commercial decision for individual airlines. However, the Government is pleased to note that a number of UK airlines have taken positive steps to ban nuts and nut products from their aircraft. We continue to encourage industry to take appropriate measures. Government also wants to see improved clarity and consistency in how airlines operating in the UK assist nut allergy sufferers.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have always been clear that Heathrow expansion is a private sector project which must meet strict criteria on air quality, noise and climate change, as well as being privately financed, affordable, and delivered in the best interest of consumers. It will receive no public funds. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/03/2020 16:05:02 question first ministerially corrected 13/03/2020 09:04:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 11819 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1228773

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Coronavirus
	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 financial support available to taxi drivers who have been affected financially by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	82312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has acted to support those that are self-employed and have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak across all sectors of the economy. The overwhelming majority of taxi and private hire vehicle drivers are self-employed and can therefore apply for a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Over the two rounds of the scheme a total of up to <del class="ministerial">£14,250</del> <ins class="ministerial">£14,070</ins>has been made available to those eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Taxi and PHV drivers may also be eligible for Universal Credit, from 6 April the standard allowance available under the Universal Credit system was increased from £317.82 to £409.89 a month. In addition, the Universal Credit calculation was amended, no longer using an assumed level of earnings (Minimum Income Floor) but actual earnings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 03/09/2020 15:00:03 question first ministerially corrected 16/11/2020 17:54:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 44123 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1243857

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-disclosure agreements have been entered into by HS2 Ltd; and if he will list the parties to those agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	104007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are used to protect both HS2 Ltd’s information and the information of the other signatory party and are in accordance with typical business practice. These agreements help to avoid placing homes and businesses in unnecessary blight, protect commercially sensitive information of both parties and the personal information of those potentially affected by any proposed changes to the scheme. HS2 Ltd’s Register shows <del class="ministerial">342</del> <ins class="ministerial">339 </ins>such agreements have been put in place. As this number changes on a frequent basis as the project develops and new agreements are added to the Register we do not intend to publish a list of the parties at the present time.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/10/2020 16:54:46 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2020 18:11:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 55722 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1249320

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to each local authority in England in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	112006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have received funding in excess of £95m from the Government for chargepoint infrastructure. The funding that has been allocated to each local authority in each year, for which figures are available, is detailed in the attached Excel spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there has also been £9.5m of funding allocated to Derby and Nottingham as part of their Future of Transport Zone plans. This funding will be used for seven e-mobility hubs, which will include charging infrastructure. These are based in neighbourhoods, depots and campuses across the two cities. The first tranche of this funding was delivered in 2019-20, with a further tranche in 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/11/2020 16:26:37 question first ministerially corrected 11/11/2020 14:29:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean attachment 1 file name Electric vehicle charging infrastructure - local authorities.xlsx title Electric vehicle charging - local authorities previous answer version 60294 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1250906

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport for Greater Manchester and Transport for London: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) Transport for London and (b) Transport for Greater Manchester has received from the Government for (i) capital projects and (ii) general operations in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	114087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department for Transport (DfT) has paid £883,925,106 (£884M) directly to Transport for London over the last 10 years. We have not made any direct payments to Transport for Greater Manchester. DfT makes payments to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority who then pay Transport for Greater Manchester for their required transport needs.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Transport (DfT) has paid £883,925,106 (£884M) directly to Transport for London over the last 10 years. DfT has made payments directly to Transport for Greater Manchester totalling £347.6m in the last 10 years. DfT also makes payments to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority who then pay Transport for Greater Manchester for their required transport needs.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/11/2020 16:18:26 question first ministerially corrected 19/11/2020 15:50:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 61384 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1352358

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blood samples were requested by DVLA as part of a fitness to drive medical in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	42064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The number of blood tests requested by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency as part of a medical fitness to drive investigation in the last five years is shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Year</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/21</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total requests</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">35,524</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">36,792</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">36,125</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">43,332</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34,216</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong> <strong>requests</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,524</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">36,792</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,040</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">36,125</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">43,332</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">34,216</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the number of blood tests that needed to be retaken or the reason why is not readily available. Retrieving this information would require the interrogation of each individual case to identify the reason for which the blood test needed to be re-taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/09/2021 13:44:58 question first ministerially corrected 22/10/2021 10:14:22 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison previous answer version 19299 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1362577

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Stonewall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	61060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport, including its Executive Agencies (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle Certification Agency, and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency), has allocated the following funding to Stonewall in the last five years:</p><p> </p><ol><li><del class="ministerial">£7,863.01 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2016/2017</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2018</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£468 excluding VAT - Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2018/2019</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2019</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£180 excluding VAT – Networking event, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2019/2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£500 excluding VAT – Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2019/2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£5,450 excluding VAT - Seven (online) training sessions, accessible to staff of Department for Transport Core, 2020</del></li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">£3,090 excluding VAT – Membership (from October 2016 to October 2017) and conference participation, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2016/2017</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£7,863.01 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies except Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2016/2017</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2018</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£468 excluding VAT - Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2018/2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£5,250 excluding VAT - Stonewall In-house Allies Programme, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2018/2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£180 excluding VAT – Networking event, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2019/2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£500 excluding VAT – Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2019/2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£5,450 excluding VAT - Seven (online) training sessions, accessible to staff of Department for Transport Core, 2020</ins></li></ol><p>The Department has no plans currently to renew its Stonewall membership.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/11/2021 10:49:12 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2021 12:48:16 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 29040 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1438080

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all members of the Board of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings Ltd, are entitled to (a) free rail travel or (b) rail staff travel facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	134387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Members of the South East Train’s Board are not entitled to either free rail travel, or rail staff facilities. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">SE Trains Ltd board members are entitled to free rail travel on the SE Trains Ltd network during working hours. The Managing Director of SE Trains Ltd, who is also a board member, is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities at all times. One SE Trains Ltd board member is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities on other services, as a result of employment benefits obtained before assuming their role at SE Trains Ltd.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:31:16 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2022 10:54:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 56344 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1438082

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any of the directors of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings, are also employed in other jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	134389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">My Department can confirm that South East Train’s Directors are not employed in any other paid roles.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">One member of the SE Trains Ltd board does have non-executive roles outside of SE Trains Ltd that results in renumeration.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:27:48 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2022 10:53:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 56341 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy