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1000275

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £420 million announced in Budget 2018 to be provided to councils to fix potholes and carry out other road repairs, how much of that funding will be allocated to (a) Sheffield City Region and (b) Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 186324 on 5 November</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1029339

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	204537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In response to your request, the number of staff employed by the Department and its agencies (DfT Central Department, the Driver Vehicle &amp; Licensing Agency, the Driver &amp; Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) on the respective dates are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>30th June 2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30th November 2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfTc</p></td><td><p>2084</p></td><td><p>2021.8</p></td><td><p>2674</p></td><td><p>2598.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVLA</p></td><td><p>6244</p></td><td><p>5548.2</p></td><td><p>6068</p></td><td><p>5346.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVSA</p></td><td><p>4527</p></td><td><p>4273.2</p></td><td><p>4827</p></td><td><p>4559.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MCA</p></td><td><p>1015</p></td><td><p>963.8</p></td><td><p>1143</p></td><td><p>1095.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VCA</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>145.9</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>14025</p></td><td><p>12952.9</p></td><td><p>14892</p></td><td><p>13770.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note, the figures represented have been taken from end of month reports and as there is currently no report available for December 2018. The figures used are at 30<sup>th</sup> November 2018. The figures represent pay staff and do not include contractors and other non-pay employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2019 12:27:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1046043

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representation from the DVLA on the use of (a) FreeStyle Libre and (b) Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices to monitor blood glucose levels for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	211118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 211119 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1046045

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVLA Medical Advisory Panel has plans to update guidance for drivers with diabetes on insulin on using FreeStyle Libre and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices to monitor their blood glucose levels.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	211119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 211118 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109446

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to support commuters who use polluting cars to travel to work to switch to (a) bikes and (b) e-bikes following the introduction of the ULEZ zone in London.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	240569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In London, transport is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London (TfL). The ULEZ is one of The Mayor of London’s proposals to improve London’s air quality, and it is for him to manage any incentives relating to the scheme.</p><p>The Government is committed to increasing cycling and walking, and has a wide range of policies in place to support this. These were originally set out in detail in the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/04/2019 14:36:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1110363

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement of 31 March 2019 of a £201 million road re-pair fund to be given to councils across the country, what proportion of that fund the Government plans to allocate to (a) South Yorkshire and (b) Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	242136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The £201 million announced on 31 March is made up of £50 million from the Pothole Action and Flood Resilience Funds and £151 million Incentive Element of Local Highways Maintenance funding for the 2019/20 financial year. This is an element of the £6.6 billion for local highway maintenance the Department for Transport is providing between 2015 and 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Barnsley Council (along with Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield City Councils) is a constituent member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. Since 2010 highway maintenance block funding has been paid directly to the Combined Authority.</p><p> </p><p>From the £201 million the Sheffield City Region will receive:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Stream</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sheffield City Region £m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pothole Action and Flood Resilience Funds*</p></td><td><p>2.106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incentive Element*</p></td><td><p>0.722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.828</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Sheffield City Council’s Highways Maintenance PFI project commenced operation on 20 August 2012 and the Department for Transport is providing £47,664,262 per annum. While this is operational Sheffield will not be eligible to receive highways maintenance block funding from the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 09:45:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1172282

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the staffing complement is of the HMRC national minimum wage compliance unit; and how many posts in that unit were unfilled as of 20 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	6165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) receives it.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC investigate every complaint they receive from workers, and also carry out a number of targeted, risk-based investigations to tackle new and emerging threats.</p><p> </p><p>If anyone thinks they are not receiving at least the minimum wage, they can contact Acas, in confidence, on 0300 123 1100 or submit a query online using the link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints</a></p><p> </p><p>Based on the most recent available data, as at 30 December 2019 the HMRC National Minimum Wage Compliance Unit had 447 staff in post and 47 vacancies.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, staff across HMRC contribute to enforcing the NMW: these include lawyers, technical advisers, and those specialising in criminal investigations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/01/2020 14:27:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1176006

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for the publication of the National Infrastructure Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	12270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government will be publishing the National Infrastructure Strategy alongside the Budget on 11 March.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will set out further details of the Government’s plan to increase investment to transform the UK’s infrastructure; and respond to the recommendations made by the National Infrastructure Commission in the National Infrastructure Assessment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/02/2020 11:21:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1185880

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tax holiday to defer payments from self-employed people ahead of the July deadline.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	30891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package of support for businesses and individuals affected by Covid-19, and remains committed to doing whatever it takes to support the economy as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>UK VAT registered businesses, including charities, can defer VAT payments due with their VAT returns between now and the end of June. No UK VAT registered business will have to make a VAT payment alongside their VAT return to HMRC in that period. They will have until the end of the financial year to repay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also give all eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England a 100% business rates holiday for the next 12 months. The Government also extended the support available to individuals and businesses, including a package of government-backed and guaranteed loans, which make available an initial £330 billion of guarantees – equivalent to 15% of GDP.</p><p> </p><p>For Income Tax Self-Assessment, payments due on the 31st of July 2020 will be deferred until the 31st of January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers (including charities) can put workers on temporary leave and the government will pay them cash grants of 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500 a month, providing they keep the worker employed. They will receive the grant from HMRC, covering the cost of wages backdated to 1 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be available for those unable to work because they are self-isolating in line with government advice; this is on top of the Prime Minister’s announcement that SSP will be payable from day 1 instead of day 4 for affected individuals. Support will be available through Universal Credit and Contributory Employment and Support Allowance for those not eligible for SSP.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have scaled up their Time to Pay offer to all taxpayers, including charities, who are in temporary financial distress as a result of Covid-19 and have outstanding tax liabilities. Taxpayers can contact HMRC’s dedicated Covid-19 helpline to get practical help and advice on 0800 0159 559.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor will continue to review and make further announcements as events unfold if required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 30678 30719 30744 30831 31652 32287 question first answered 23/03/2020 17:28:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1189017

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of people who have been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme being able to continue to work on critical elements of their employers' operations not related to income generation or trading; and when he plans to respond to the letter dated 31 March 2020 from the hon. Member for Edinburgh East on that subject.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	38566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to help those who otherwise would have been made unemployed and to provide support to businesses as quickly as possible. Allowing employers to move staff to part-time and claim the difference would be contrary to the policy goal and substantially increase the risk of fraud. It is also inconsistent with public health guidance for people to stay at home. However, there is flexibility in the scheme as employers can decide how many staff to furlough, and staff can be furloughed multiple times while the scheme is in operation, provided they are furloughed for a minimum of 3 weeks.<p> </p>The Honourable Member will appreciate that at this unprecedented time the Government is receiving very significant volumes of correspondence. HM Treasury officials are working to ensure that all Honourable Members receive a reply to correspondence as soon as possible.<p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/04/2020 08:22:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1190754

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC is not rolling out telephony homeworking first to employees already working from home; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	40674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s frontline teams of key workers are doing a very important job to support the UK; protecting people’s livelihoods, keeping cash in businesses, helping people to stay employed and supporting families.</p><p> </p><p>The safety of their staff is HMRC’s top priority. Staff who do not need to be in the office are working from home, and HMRC are following public health advice to keep their offices safe where services cannot be delivered from home.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC took steps quickly to enable as many colleagues as possible to work from home at this time, expanding their remote working network, moving work around, and training hundreds of their customer advisers on webchat, which can be worked on from home. This means that about 75% of HMRC’s people are working at home.</p><p> </p><p>Working telephony at home has been largely untested and presents potential risks that need to be managed carefully. In March, HMRC started a small-scale trial to look at this, and to understand in detail aspects like the experience and wellbeing of colleagues doing it, the customer experience, how secure and suitable home environments are for this type of work, and what extra equipment and network capacity would be needed.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s original plan was to evaluate their initial small-scale trial of home telephony before looking at next steps. However, as HMRC prepared for a large surge in customer calls for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), HMRC decided that there was an opportunity to push the home telephony trial further and faster than planned. HMRC have now expanded the home telephony testing to about 7,000 colleagues, supporting CJRS and some of their business as usual lines.</p><p> </p><p>The findings from this trial will help HMRC to understand how far they can increase the number of roles that can be done from home at any one time.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC remain focused on and committed to keeping their people safe, whether in an office or at home, while also protecting their vital services to taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 15:38:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1190757

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which HMRC Regional Centre has construction work continued since the 17 March 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	40675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Construction or fit out work currently continues at HMRC’s Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham and Stratford construction sites, in line with the guidance issued to employers and businesses on COVID-19 from the UK Government.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are working with contractors across all UK sites to ensure that where work is continuing they are working diligently in line with the Safe Operating Procedures as issued by the Construction Leadership Council, in conjunction with BuildUK.</p><p> </p><p>All sites listed have been assessed in relation to Government guidelines in response to COVID-19, and procedures put in place. This meant that work was suspended initially at most sites. Where work continues, it does so under close management, and the strict controls are regularly reviewed to ensure social distancing on site. Controls in place include a cap on the number of people allowed on site, introduction of one-way systems, use of stairs not lifts, and staggered break times.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 15:28:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1190758

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the amount of additional (a) staff and (b) labour required by HMRC to enable that organisation to implement the (i) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (ii) Self-employment Income Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	40676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>HMRC have implemented the CJRS scheme with the resources already within HMRC. HMRC are determining the number required for the SEISS, but that will come from existing HMRC resource.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 15:31:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1193240

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the Treasury Direction in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to enable directors who have furloughed themselves to undertake action beyond filing accounts.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	43678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>As noted in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance, company directors are bound by the Companies Act 2006 to fulfil their statutory duties. The Government aims to ensure that salaried directors can be furloughed and supported through this scheme, while still being able to meet their statutory duties. The guidance is clear that furloughed directors should do no more work than would reasonably be judged necessary to meet their statutory requirements, and that they should not do work of a kind they would carry out in normal circumstances to generate commercial revenue or provide services to or on behalf of their company.</p><p> </p><p>This scheme supplements the other significant support announced for UK businesses, including the Bounce Back Loans Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments. More information about the full range of business support measures is available at <a href="http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/" target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/05/2020 12:19:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1194284

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of permitting HMRC staff to continue working from home after the covid-19 lockdown to minimise (a) redundancies and (b) excessive travel times to Regional Centres.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	45307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text HMRC have been clear that, if staff can move to a regional centre, transitional site or specialist site, and have the skills HMRC need, there will be a role for them. HMRC have a range of policies and support in place, including remote working, to facilitate this. HMRC are providing critical support to the country at this time, and they will seek to sustain any changes to their ways of working that are proven to lead to better outcomes in the long term for the vital public services that they deliver. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2020 16:00:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1194287

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the timeline for HMRC regional centres to come into operation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	45308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>HMRC recognise that COVID-19 is having an impact on construction and fit-out of their new regional centres, and that this poses a risk to scheduled delivery timescales.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s initial planning has been on the basis that construction activity will be delayed by about three months, with a further month to re-mobilise fully. However, delays will vary by location. HMRC are working with developers and contractors to monitor the impact on delivery timelines, and to assess any changes over the coming weeks and months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2020 16:09:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1225705

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current lease arrangements are for HMRC Regional Centres throughout the UK; what the (a) duration and (b) end date is of each those leases; and which of those leases contain break clauses.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	75388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s Regional Centres will have leases of 25 years’ duration with most containing breaks at 20 years; all include the ability to assign or sublet should the need arise. End dates depend on when each one starts, which varies according to individual site construction and fit-out programmes and when they are completed.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC published their People and Equality Impact Assessments (PEIA) on GOV.UK on 17 July 2018. The PEIA sets out the action HMRC are taking to mitigate potential impacts of the Locations Programme, which includes additional support being put in place for employees. HMRC are currently undertaking the annual refresh of the document and will publish it when HMRC have been able to consider all necessary factors. In 2019, the annual update was published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-and-equality-impact-assessment-for-hmrcs-locations-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-and-equality-impact-assessment-for-hmrcs-locations-programme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75391 question first answered 21/07/2020 15:50:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1225706

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of staff throughout HMRC; and whether he plans to recruit additional staff to HMRC as a result of his summer financial statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	75389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have a core role in supporting the Government’s fiscal and economic objectives. The Government ensures that HMRC are sufficiently resourced to deliver commitments made. As and when HMRC are asked to deliver new priorities, HMRC provide advice to ministers on the resourcing implications.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 13:56:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1225707

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential for fraudulent claims in relation to the Eat out, help out programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	75390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government expects the vast majority of organisations to do the right thing, but it is recognised that within any scheme there is potential for fraud. HMRC have carried out a risk assessment of the scheme, which includes reviewing the potential for fraudulent claims.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC reserve the right to follow up on claims and take whatever action is necessary if people abuse the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme (EOHOS). In line with the other payment-out regimes they administer, HMRC will undertake pre-payment authentication and risking in order to identify and block fraudulent EOHOS claims, and will carry out proportionate risk-based, post-payment compliance checks.</p><p> </p><p>Fraud and abuse of the scheme can be reported through HMRC’s online tax evasion reporting form, details of which can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>All reports received by HMRC are subject to review and the appropriate and necessary actions are taken in response to the reports.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 14:02:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1225708

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the results of the equality impact assessments that were carried out in relation to the HMRC redundancy programme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	75391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s Regional Centres will have leases of 25 years’ duration with most containing breaks at 20 years; all include the ability to assign or sublet should the need arise. End dates depend on when each one starts, which varies according to individual site construction and fit-out programmes and when they are completed.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC published their People and Equality Impact Assessments (PEIA) on GOV.UK on 17 July 2018. The PEIA sets out the action HMRC are taking to mitigate potential impacts of the Locations Programme, which includes additional support being put in place for employees. HMRC are currently undertaking the annual refresh of the document and will publish it when HMRC have been able to consider all necessary factors. In 2019, the annual update was published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-and-equality-impact-assessment-for-hmrcs-locations-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-and-equality-impact-assessment-for-hmrcs-locations-programme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 75388 question first answered 21/07/2020 15:50:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1278621

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of the extended duration of the covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions put in place in response to the covid-19 outbreak on (a) limited company directors, (b) the self-employed, (c) hospitality staff substantially remunerated through tronc payments and (d) others who have received no or limited Government support during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	140796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided substantial levels of support throughout this crisis to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods, and support businesses and public services across the UK. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has helped to pay the wages of people in 9.9 million jobs across the country and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has received claims from 2.7 million self-employed workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has acknowledged that it has not been possible to support everyone as they might want and that the past months have been very difficult for many people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place a wide-ranging £280 billion package of support including over £65 billion in affordable finance to firms through business loan schemes, a temporary £8 billion increase to welfare, mortgage holidays, help with council tax payments, business loans, grants, a business rates holiday, and tax cuts and VAT deferrals.</p><p> </p><p>The resurgence of the virus has required further action to protect people’s health, while preserving the capacity of people to work and businesses to trade. The Government keeps the economic response to the pandemic under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2021 14:22:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1280747

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the projects funded under the National Infrastructure Strategy; what the timescale is for the (a) disbursement and (b) implementation of each of those projects; and how much funding has not yet been allocated to specific infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	143760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Strategy set out the Government’s plan to transform the UK’s infrastructure to help level up the country and put the UK on the path to net zero emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy announced record levels of public investment in strategic roads, digital infrastructure and flood defences, alongside measures to encourage and increase private investment, such as the creation of a new infrastructure bank for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy includes different kinds of funding commitments, from individual projects like HS2, to overarching programmes, such as £5bn for the rollout of gigabit capable broadband. A number of programmes will be administered by delivery agencies like the Environment Agency and Highways England who will allocate funding to individual projects.</p><p> </p><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority will publish the next iteration of its annual National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline in 2021, as stated in the NIS, and this will list future planned investments and procurements across infrastructure and construction.</p><p> </p><p>The National Infrastructure Strategy also included a timeline of forthcoming Government publications which indicated where future action can be expected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2021 16:58:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1285519

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the next National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline as part of the National Infrastructure Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	152528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority has committed to publishing regular National Infrastructure and Construction Pipelines. The last Pipeline, published in response to COVID-19, set out planned procurements with an estimated contract value of up to £37bn across the 2020/21 financial year. As stated in the National Infrastructure Strategy, the next iteration of the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline will be published in 2021 and will set out future planned investments and procurements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/02/2021 11:00:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1310671

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152528 on Infrastructure: Finance, when he plans to publish the next iteration of the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	184452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is committed to publishing regular National Infrastructure and Construction Pipelines. The last Pipeline, published in response to COVID-19, set out planned procurements with an estimated contract value of up to £37bn across the 20/21 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the National Infrastructure Strategy, the next iteration of the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline will be published in 2021 and will set out future planned investments and procurements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/04/2021 14:56:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1568613

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	127796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>There is a range of human resources information on the Department for Transport which is published on GOV.UK and is therefore publicly available. The Department also shares routine human resources information with its recognised trade unions as part of its regular engagement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2023 13:42:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1569011

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equality
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 his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	128657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code by collecting and analysing a range of data on, for example, recruitment, career development, promotion, job allocation and resignations. This data is published in the Department’s Equality Monitoring report. The Department also carries out pay modelling and analysis of performance pay. This includes analysis to monitor diversity impacts.</p><p>This information is both publicly available and can be shared with trade unions on request.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2023 13:46:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1579632

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>All employees within the Department for Transport are currently paid above the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2023 13:38:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1580710

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Holiday Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	132466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport offers staff the opportunity to sell leave once a year. The last opportunity was between November to December 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Department released communications to staff through the staff intranet during November, reminding staff that the benefit window was opening, giving information regarding the buy/sell leave policy and reminding staff when the window was closing. Emails were also sent to all staff email addresses as a reminder of the employee benefit annual window.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2023 12:44:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1581293

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equality
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 his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	133740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code by collecting and analysing a range of data on, for example, recruitment, career development, promotion, job allocation and resignations. This data is published in the Department’s Equality Monitoring report. The department also carries out pay modelling and analysis of performance pay. This includes analysis to monitor diversity impacts.</p><p> </p><p>This information is both publicly available and can be shared with trade unions on request.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2023 16:37:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1581912

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps their Department takes to comply with section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	135311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Transport regularly engage with representatives of recognised trade unions, provide information to aid discussions and respond to requests for information in accordance with the legislative requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/02/2023 14:24:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1582281

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if they will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment and (b) consult with trade unions when proposing new HR policies for their Department; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	136656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport routinely consults its trade unions when proposing new HR policies and conducts equality impact assessments in line with the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty which are shared with the unions as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2023 12:28:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1588193

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and what proportion of those candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under the scheme were (a) interviewed and (b) promoted in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	150532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ in the Disability Confident Scheme which is the highest of the three levels of commitment to the scheme. In addition to taking steps such as providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, the Department provides leadership in supporting the scheme, reports on disability, mental health and wellbeing and has undergone a rigorous validation process. The data available to the Department shows that around 10% of internal applicants since 1 May 2022 applied under the scheme, with a similar level of representation at interview stage.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2023 09:48:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1588300

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provides the dates of his Department's (a) consultations and (b) calls for evidence which have closed but have not been responded to.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	150392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department, its executive agencies and arm’s-length bodies publish a large number of consultations and calls for evidence, so collating the information requested would come at a disproportionate cost for the Department. Consultations and calls for evidence are accompanied by other forms of engagement with the public and stakeholders. The Department always aims to publish government responses to consultations in a timely fashion, in line with the Government Consultation Principles, and to keep stakeholders updated on progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2023 12:06:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1588305

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Safety
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 potential impact of the Retained EU Legislation (Revocation and Reform) Bill on (a) rail and (b) road safety.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	150395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is firmly committed to improving safety across the transport sector, and this will be a priority as it reviews the body of retained EU law.</p><p>Whilst there will be opportunities to review and amend individual pieces of retained EU law, the Department will ensure both that the regulatory landscape adheres to international obligations and upholds high standards for transport and travel safety.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/02/2023 12:04:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1588604

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral transfer; and how many and what proportion of candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under that scheme where (a) interviewed and (b) laterally transferred in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	151319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ in the Disability Confident Scheme which is the highest of the three levels of commitment to the scheme. In addition to taking steps such as providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, the Department provides leadership in supporting the scheme, reports on disability, mental health and wellbeing and has undergone a rigorous validation process. The data available to the Department shows that around 10% of internal applicants since 1 May 2022 applied under the scheme, with a similar level of representation at interview stage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2023 14:05:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1626652

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Holiday Leave
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 potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement for staff in her Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	184422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>In response to this judgement, the Department for Transport negotiated and implemented a policy for the core department and executive agencies effective 01 August 2019 to meet the statutory obligations placed on employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2023 11:21:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1661367

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Nature Conservation
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 Habitats Directive on airfield planning applications.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	200084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is supportive of airport growth where it can be delivered within its environmental obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Every development proposal should be judged by the relevant planning authority, taking careful account of all relevant considerations, including environmental impacts and proposed mitigations.</p><p> </p><p>Airport planning applications need to take into account the European Commission Habitats Directive where they could lead to significant impacts on areas of nature conservation, which could include a Habitat Regulations Assessment of the implications of the plans for that site.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2023 16:35:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1666840

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Insurance
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 potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on the cost of insurance for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Dame Andrea Jenkyns
uin	204046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The transition to zero emission vehicles is crucial to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Electric vehicles offer most drivers savings in terms of lower running and maintenance costs. The Government is working closely with the insurance sector to ensure that the transition to zero emission vehicles is sustainable and cost effective. The insurance sector will continue to evolve in line with the growing EV market, and as data becomes more available to inform insurance premiums.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:23:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

751445

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK citizens travelling in the EU will be able to benefit from the Green Card system as the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	4610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom's membership of the Green Card system predates our membership of the European Union and is not at risk from withdrawal. Maintaining our current vehicular access to the EU without Green Card checks after we leave is one of a number of issues that will need to be addressed through negotiations. The Government made clear in its White Paper on EU withdrawal that our focus in negotiations will be on ensuring new barriers do not arise from our exit.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2017 13:52:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

757814

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Logistics: EU Nationals
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 effect of possible reductions in skilled immigration from the EU into the road-based logistics sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken a formal assessment. While the Government acknowledges that any changes to arrangements for EU workers will be a factor in the availability of skilled staff for road haulage, it is not the only factor. As noted in the Government’s response to the Transport Committee’s report on skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector, there are encouraging signs. For example there were about 10,000 more HGV driving test passes in 2015/16 compared to two years before, in response to the higher demand for HGV drivers and the shortages. In addition the industry has developed a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship standard for HGV drivers to be funded through the Apprenticeship Levy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 15:01:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

759438

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
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 reasons for the shortage of qualified HGV drivers in the road haulage industry; what steps he is taking to address that shortage; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	9700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Departments for Transport, Work and Pensions and Education are working with stakeholders to address this issue. This includes the development of a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship standard for HGV drivers funded through the Apprenticeship Levy, help for jobseekers to enter the logistics sector and work to address the gender imbalance in the industry.</p><p> </p><p>As part of efforts to improve the image of the profession the Department for Transport has also commissioned a survey of roadside facilities and is working with Highways England, local authorities and operators to ensure more and better quality facilities for drivers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and its agencies have also worked to minimise delays in obtaining an HGV test appointments and licence renewals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/09/2017 08:35:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

884956

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Inland Waterways: Derbyshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to include provision for a tunnel under the widened section of the M1 south of Junction 25 to accommodate the restoration of the Derby and Sandiacre canal.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	135944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Highways England are converting the existing M1 between Junctions 23a and 25 into a smart motorway to increase capacity and improve journeys. There are no plans to make provision for any future restoration of the Derby and Sandiacre canal by building a tunnel under the M1 as part of this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2018 13:54:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

904182

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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, whether his Department plans to take steps to simplify the application process for a Blue Badge for organisations that are required to prove that a service user is entitled to a Blue Badge.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	143777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The current Blue Badge service contract will end on 31<sup>st</sup> December 2018. The Department commissioned work in May 2017 to look at replacing and improving the current service. The detail of the online application process for the new, replacement service will be tested with users, including organisations, and driven by their needs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2018 10:25:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

993745

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
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 funding allocated to meet the the objectives of his Department’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	182869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned a modelling research project to assess i) the impact that current investment across England will have on rates of cycling, walking and walking-to-school and ii) the additional investment required to raise levels of cycling and walking to meet the 2025 aims and targets set out in the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. The project is due to be completed in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2018 13:33:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

993757

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the contribution from (a) local authorities, (b) local enterprise partnerships and (c) other local sources to meet the (i) targets, (ii) aims and (iii) ambitions of the cycling and walking investment strategy.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	182875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, set out that £1.2 billion of funding would be available to be invested in measures to increase cycling and walking in England over the period to 2021. The estimated contributions from local authorities and local enterprise partnerships of funding allocated from central government funds during this period are detailed in the table below. No estimate has been made of the total contribution of locally generated funds from local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Since publication of the Strategy, additional funding streams have been made available to local authorities including the £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund, £220 million through the Clean Air Fund and £5 billion through the Housing Infrastructure Fund. The bidding processes for these new funds are still underway so allocations to cycling and walking are not yet known.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LA/LEP contributions </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>476.4<sup>1</sup> (597)<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cycle Ambition Cities</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Access Fund</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Integrated Transport Block</p></td><td><p>193.5<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Maintenance Fund</p></td><td><p>196<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup> </sup></p><p>Note: table does not include central Government funding provided directly to Highways England and for the Bikeability programme.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Based on figures provided by Local Enterprise Partnerships to the Department in Jan 2016. <sup>2</sup>Revised figure including final round of Local Growth Fund based on figures provided by Local Enterprise Partnerships to the Department in spring 2018. <sup>3</sup>Based on previous trends. <sup>4</sup>Based on 9% formula weighting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2018 13:31:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

999346

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 65 of the Budget 2018 Red Book, what proportion of the £430 million to be allocated to road maintenance including potholes is planned to be spent in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget 2018 that a further £420 million was being made available to local highway authorities in England, outside London, to maintain their local road network, including the repair of potholes. The Department will shortly publish details of the individual funding allocations we are making available.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is in addition to just over £6 billion the Department is allocating to highway authorities for local highway maintenance from 2015 to 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/11/2018 13:41:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1000307

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry and Aviation: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department for Transport has spent on research and development in (a) aviation and (b) aerospace in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	187390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The total amount spent by the Department for Transport on both aviation and aerospace research and development is provided below. These figures include both sectors. It is not possible to separate the expenditure as many individual research projects include aspects of both:</p><p>2014/15: £1,137,725</p><p>2015/16: £2,683,895</p><p>2016/17: £1,571,768</p><p>2017/18: £1,485,789</p><p> </p><p>The figures above do not include any spend which may have been incurred by other Government departments in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/11/2018 14:11:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1000311

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number UK residents who did not take a (a) domestic and (b) international flight in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	187391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Estimates are provided in the tables below for England. They are based on data from the Department’s National Travel Survey and the Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates. Figures for the UK are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Estimated number of England residents who take a domestic flight within Great Britain less than once a year or never (in millions), 2015-2017</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England residents (millions)</p></td><td><p>50.9</p></td><td><p>51.4</p></td><td><p>51.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Estimated number of England residents who did not take any outward international flights in the last 12 months (in millions), 2015-2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England residents (millions)</p></td><td><p>29.0</p></td><td><p>28.6</p></td><td><p>27.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/11/2018 17:30:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1001935

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry and Aviation: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what target he has set for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	188126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not have specific targets for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2018 15:14:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1001951

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2018 to Question 177313 on Driving under Influence, and with reference to the 2017 Institute of Alcohol Studies report Running on empty: Drink driving law enforcement in England which found that the number of breath tests performed reduced by one quarter between 2011 and 2015, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has already introduced further measures to tackle drink drivers. Since 2015, repeat drink drivers must medically prove they are not alcohol dependent before getting their licence back, and the right to blood testing was removed for drivers who narrowly fail breathalyser tests. A £350,000 competition announced in June to develop a new mobile breathalyser for the police has also been completed and winning entries are currently undergoing testing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/11/2018 16:53:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon