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1145688

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish guidance for bus operators relating to disability equality training.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	290712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Later in the year, the Department plans to publish best practice guidance on the provision of disability awareness training in the bus sector, which was informed by the experience of disabled passengers, bus operators and training providers. We hope that by sharing across the whole bus industry some of the good practice already benefiting passengers in many areas of the country, we will ensure that disabled passengers can board any service with confidence that the driver will provide them with the help they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes annual bus statistics which include an assessment of the proportion of local bus operators which require their staff to complete training consistent with the European Regulation. The most recent release indicated that 98% of drivers work for companies which fulfil this requirement</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/10/2019 15:24:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1145697

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line and High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet Colleagues on a potential intersection between East West Rail and High Speed 2; and what plans he has to implement a connection between those lines.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	290719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The HS2 and East West Rail lines are planned to intersect in the Calvert area to enable access to the HS2 Maintenance Depot from the East West Rail lines. There is no intention for any integration of passenger or freight services between the two lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/10/2019 13:13:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1145750

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the salary is for the vacant post of HS2 Ltd Chief Operating Officer.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	290550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The role is not currently being advertised. However, salaries of all HS2 Ltd Board members are published in the Company’s Annual Report and Accounts, which is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818262/HS2-AR19-BOOK.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818262/HS2-AR19-BOOK.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/09/2019 16:01:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1145751

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many HS2 Ltd staff have received redundancy payments in each of the last six months; and what the amount of each of those payments was.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	290551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>Over the last six months (March 2019- August 2019) four members of staff received redundancy payments totalling £10,237.50. Given the small number of cases, HS2 Ltd cannot provide a breakdown as this would identify the individuals.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/09/2019 16:02:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1145752

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many HS2 Ltd personnel have received bonus payments in the last two years; and what the amount of each bonus payment was.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	290552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The remuneration, including any bonuses, for HS2 Ltd Board members is published annually in the Company’s Annual Report and Accounts. In the last two years four individuals received bonuses. The individual payments are as follows: £35,000; £46,000; £15,975; £24,710; and £36,743.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/09/2019 16:06:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1145754

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the final package of support was that Thomas Cook UK requested from the Government prior to its collapse.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	290755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Thomas Cook Group wrote to the government to request support for its recapitalisation of the business on 18 September, in advance of its board meeting on 22 September 2019. This was a high level request, with numerous outstanding issues still to be resolved, and depended on agreement of multiple stakeholders of the company.</p><p> </p><p>Following a review of this request, the government considered that it would not be financially responsible or deliver value for the taxpayer to accede to that request in the circumstances. Thomas Cook’s financial problems were substantial, long-standing and well documented and government financial assistance would not have resolved them. If the government had given the company up to £250m, there would have been no guarantee that the company would not go into insolvency in the future and the government would still have needed to fund a repatriation.</p><p> </p><p>Aviation is an open and competitive marketplace which offers consumers significant choice and value in terms of the destinations on offer and the fares that they pay. Sadly, this will on occasion mean that the operators, such as Thomas Cook, will be forced to withdraw from the market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/09/2019 16:29:18 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1145793

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
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 tackle number plate cloning.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	290781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The law requires that anyone who supplies number plates for road use in the UK must be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). It is a legal requirement for suppliers to carry out checks to ensure that number plates are only sold to those who can prove they are entitled to the registration number. Number plate suppliers must also keep records of the plates they have supplied.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA visits number plate suppliers to monitor compliance with the legal requirements and works closely with the police and trading standards to share intelligence and support investigations and prosecutions of suppliers who do not comply.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Anyone who suspects that their number plate has been cloned should report this to the police, who are responsible for on road enforcement. Any fines or correspondence received for offences which have not been committed should be returned to the issuing authorities for investigation. Vehicle keepers can also contact the DVLA, to request issuing a new registration number for a vehicle where necessary.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 30/09/2019 16:24:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1145797

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Buckinghamshire
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 necessity of commencing planned works in preparation for High Speed 2 around Steeple Claydon in Buckinghamshire, including the clearance of 500 acres of land, in advance of Notice to Proceed.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	290785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Notice to Proceed is the formal contractual process whereby HS2 Ltd will authorise its main works civils contractors to move from the design, development and enabling works stage, into full construction. Government authorisation is required before Notice-to-Proceed takes place.</p><p> </p><p>The enabling works that are taking place now, including those at Steeple Claydon, are necessary to enable the construction of HS2 to proceed in accordance with the programme, following Notice to Proceed.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has also made clear that the independent review of HS2, which is currently underway, should not unnecessarily delay progress with the project should the Government decide to continue with it.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/10/2019 12:37:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1145805

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequently the regulatory framework for drone safety is (a) reviewed and (b) updated in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	291042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has already acted to regulate this sector and has introduced amendments to the Air Navigation Order 2016 in 2018 and 2019, both times following a full public consultation. The Government keeps its regulatory framework for unmanned aircraft under ongoing review as it is vital that unmanned aircraft are used safely and securely.</p><p> </p><p>From 30 November 2019, it will be a legal requirement for remote pilots of an unmanned aircraft to take a competency test, to ensure that they have a good understanding of the rules, and for those who are responsible for an unmanned aircraft to register with the CAA.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/09/2019 16:19:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1145831

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Operation Yellowhammer HMG Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions, what estimate he has made of (a) the reduced flow rate in the Port of Holyhead and (b) the potential effect of reduced flow rates on traffic congestion on the A55 and surrounding roads in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will place in the Library copies of all research undertaken by the Government on the effects of leaving the EU without a deal on the (i) Port of Holyhead and (ii) local transport infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	290701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) carried out an assessment into the potential traffic disruption on the roads surrounding at the Port of Holyhead as part of its ongoing no deal planning assumptions. These findings have been shared with the relevant stakeholders, such as the Welsh Government and Local Resilience Forum (LRF) to allow for discussions to take place to fully understand their potential implications.</p><p> </p><p>It is now for the LRF to consider how this impacts on their traffic management plan and whether any amendments are required.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/10/2019 14:39:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane