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registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he plans to resume driving tests at all venues that were in use prior to the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	59656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>As the health and safety of staff and customers is key, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working closely with the Department for Transport to prepare for a safe return to testing. It will announce details of resumption of testing in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/06/2020 15:58:33 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1204264

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on extending the validity period for Disabled Persons Railcard holders to compensate them for lack of access to rail services during the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the Rail Delivery Group tackles that issue.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	59836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Disabled Persons Railcard is sold and managed by the Rail Delivery Group on behalf on the rail industry. Therefore, any proposals for amending existing Railcard policies are for the Rail Delivery Group to bring forward.</p><p> </p><p>The Rail Delivery Group is working with train companies on a number of ways to assist Railcard holders, in light of the current COVID-19 related travel restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials have been engaging regularly with the Rail Delivery Group as it considers possible changes to Railcard conditions.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/06/2020 14:01:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1204266

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to waive the charge for a trainee driving instructor certificate for individuals who were advised by the DVSA to rescind their existing certificates.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	59789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>As the health and safety of staff and customers is key, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working closely with the Department for Transport to prepare for a safe return to testing. It will announce details of resumption in due course.</p><p>Trainee driving instructors who have trainee licences that are due to expire and who are observing Government guidelines not to work, should notify the DVSA as soon as possible. Trainees do not have to return their licence to the DVSA, but instead they will need to cut their licence in half and send a photo of the destroyed licence to: PADI@dvsa.gov.uk</p><p> </p><p>The Registrar will take all information into account, including the current circumstances, when deciding whether or not to grant a further trainee licence. As the required checks had previously been conducted it will not be necessary for those checks to be repeated before a further licence is granted.</p><p> </p><p>There is no provision in legislation to extend the period of a trainee licence beyond six months or to waive the fee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/06/2020 14:33:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1204272

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thames Gateway Bridge: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected costs for the Thames Gateway Bridge were; and what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the new Thames Tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	59686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>As you may be aware, transport in London is devolved. Proposals for river crossings or tunnels in London are the responsibility of the Mayor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/06/2020 14:28:55 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1204275

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to facilitate maritime crew changes during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	59688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has not placed restrictions on the transit and transfer of seafarers. I have previously written to UN organisations asking for an international solution to this issue, confirming the UK’s position on crew changes, and also urged other countries to allow crew changes to take place<strong>. </strong>The UK has also exempted seafarers from the quarantine requirements</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 24/06/2020 16:50:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1204323

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airlines: Coronavirus
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 15 June 2020 to Question 57393, on Airlines: Coronavirus, whether an airline company has reached the point of all avenues being exhausted (a) before or (b) after proposing a high volume of redundancies.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	59892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is in regular contact with airlines, airports and unions to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the sector and its workers.</p><p> </p><p>We expect companies to pursue all possible actions to preserve cash and maximise liquidity, including engaging with shareholders, lenders and the markets, and utilising all available assets and facilities. However, we do not comment on discussions held with individual companies, as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/06/2020 11:04:44 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1204371

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason there are delays in the reissuing of driving licences by the DVLA to (a) people aged over 70 and (b) in cases where licences have been suspended for health reasons which are preventing those people from driving.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	59837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) online services, including renewals for drivers over 70 are available and have continued to operate as normal throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>DVLA is currently working with reduced staff on its site in Swansea to meet social distancing requirements. Paper applications are therefore taking longer to process as they must be dealt with in person.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As healthcare professionals are rightly focused on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DVLA is experiencing delays where information is needed from medical professionals in order to make a licensing decision where a driver has declared a medical condition.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/06/2020 15:43:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1204389

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has issued on when driving instructors can return to work as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	59739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>As the health and safety of staff and customers is key, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working closely with the Department for Transport to prepare for a safe return to testing. It will announce details of resumption in due course.</p><p>In the meantime, approved driving instructors (ADI) should continue to limit driving lessons to critical workers who are preparing for an emergency driving test.</p><p>The DVSA’s priority remains to protect the public and save lives. Driving lessons and tests have not yet been able to restart because the risk of transmission of the virus in vehicles is higher.</p><p>On 15 June 2020, the DVSA’s Chief Executive wrote to all ADIs updating them on the planning it is doing to help return to life that is as close to normal as possible, as quickly and fairly as possible, in a way that avoids a second peak of infections. That letter can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-letter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-letter</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/06/2020 16:01:15 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1204402

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
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 role of congestion charging in helping to reduce traffic in towns and cities; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of congestion charging for helping to control levels of (a) traffic and (b) air pollution as the covid-19 lockdown is lifted.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	59711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The decision to implement road charging in towns and cities is ultimately one for the relevant Local Highways Authority. The Mayor of London recently reinstated the Congestion and Ultra Low Emission Zone charges in the capital as a measure to manage traffic and air quality.</p><p> </p><p>A number of larger cities are developing proposals for charging Clean Air Zones to reduce air pollution and our recent rapid call for evidence will ensure we can fully understand the impact that coronavirus is having on changes in air pollution emissions, concentrations and exposure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/06/2020 16:21:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1204406

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars
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 whether a scrappage scheme that allowed older cars to be swapped for new diesel and petrol cars would be compatible with the Government’s commitment to phase out sales of those vehicles by 2035.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	59712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to introduce a scrappage scheme. We are investing around £2.5bn,‎ with grants available for ultra-low emission vehicles, as well as funding to support charge point infrastructure at homes, workplaces, on residential streets and across the wider roads network. We are consulting on bringing forward the end to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible, as well as including hybrids for the first time. By talking to stakeholders about the best way to achieve that ambition, we will more easily be able to identify what measures would be needed to support the transition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/06/2020 13:27:29 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter