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1486250

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in his Department and relevant agencies and public bodies receive a wage below that of the (i) UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London and (ii) London Living Wage inside of Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	James Murray
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>DfT pay staff in line with the statutory National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As separate employers, information on DfT’s Arm’s Length Bodies is not held centrally, although all adhere to the statutory National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Information for contractors and agency workers is not readily available and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/07/2022 07:48:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1485895

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	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: Euston Station
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will (1) place in the Library of the House plans and other documentation demonstrating that the latest design for the HS2 tunnel approaches to Euston Station is within the limits of deviation specified in the High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Act 2017, or (2) set out how the changes to the design and the Environmental Statement are within the scope of the Act; and what plans they have to consult on these changes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The latest design for works within Euston Approaches are within the limits of deviation specified in the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017. It should be noted that these designs are well developed, but not yet finalised in all areas. As the design of the Euston Tunnels is developed and finalised, HS2 Ltd will continue to check that it is compliant with the scope and requirements prescribed in the Act and the Environmental Statement. HS2 Ltd has engaged with affected parties in the development of the current design and will continue to do so through to delivery of the work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/07/2022 12:39:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1485896

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drivers in each of the last 10 years have applied to reduce their driving disqualification period; and how many of those applications were successful.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) role is to update and maintain the drivers’ database with driving endorsements, including disqualifications, that are imposed by the courts. The DVLA will amend information on an individual’s driver record when it receives authorisation to do so from the court.</p><p> </p><p>There are 173,432 drivers on the DVLA’s database whose disqualification period has been reduced by the court following the completion of a rehabilitation course for an alcohol related driving offence in the last ten years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are 317 drivers where the courts have asked the DVLA to remove a disqualification in the last ten years. This occurs where an individual has successfully applied to the court that originally dealt with the offence to have the disqualification removed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/07/2022 10:28:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1485898

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Trains: Consumer Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will implement their plan to "remove repetitive and unnecessary onboard announcements on trains", announced on 21 January; and whether this will include the message “See it, say it, sorted.”
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>Operators are working to remove unnecessary announcements from their automated systems in line with existing maintenance schedules, with work due to complete by the end of 2022. Passengers will already be hearing fewer automated announcements on some routes, alongside a reduction in ‘live’ announcements as onboard staff have been issued with updated guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Messages that play a safety critical role, or that ensure the railways are accessible for all, will remain. This includes ‘See it, Say it, Sorted’.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/07/2022 10:29:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1485899

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their new Aviation Passenger Charter, as specified at point 9 of the guidance on UK government action to minimise disruption in the aviation sector and protect passengers, announced by the Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority on 30 June; and what consultation they will conduct prior to its publication.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We are working with industry, consumer and disability groups to develop and publish an Aviation Passenger Charter. The charter will provide a single point of information on their rights and responsibilities whilst travelling by air, from booking to if things go wrong. We aim to publish this soon.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2022 13:19:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1485946

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Diability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 21 June (HL Deb col 53GC), when they will publish guidance for taxis and private hire vehicles regarding a more inclusive and accessible service; and when they will introduce legislation to make disability awareness training compulsory for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>On 28 March, the Department published a consultation on updated best practice guidance for local licensing authorities, which advises that every driver should complete disability awareness training. The consultation has now closed, and officials are carefully considering the responses received in order to finalise and publish the substantive guidance document.</p><p> </p><p>The Department remains committed to introducing mandatory disability awareness training for taxi and PHV drivers through new National Minimum Standards for licensing authorities when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/07/2022 10:28:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1486028

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the cost of air travel.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>More than in any other country, UK aviation operates in the private sector and in a competitive environment. The aviation market is regulated by the CAA to ensure that practices and policies of airlines comply with UK consumer legislation.</p><p>The Department assesses the possible long term trends in the cost of air travel as part of the process of generating long-term passenger demand forecasts. The most recent assessment of the long term trends in the cost of air travel was conducted as part of the analysis to support the Jet Zero Strategy further technical consultation, published in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/07/2022 11:55:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1486058

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Disability
	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 representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority on airport assistance for disabled passengers in the context of passengers requiring assistance while airside.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>We have a legal accessibility framework to ensure disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility are provided assistance and we have been clear on the standards we expect from the aviation industry in terms of support for disabled and less mobile passengers, as we want all forms of transport to be accessible for everyone. We continue to have regular discussions with the CAA, including through the Ministerial weekly strategic risk group to ensure that airports and airlines are meeting the needs of disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/07/2022 08:40:46 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1486128

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: 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 implications for his policies of the outcomes of the 105th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation held in London on 20-29 April 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK continues to play an active role within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and treats matters related to maritime safety with the utmost importance. As with all meetings of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), the Ministers remains sighted of the full agenda spanning a wide variety of policy areas which for the 105<sup>th</sup> Session included ship construction standards, maritime autonomous surface ships, maritime security and piracy, and the provision of satellites which transmit Marine Safety Information.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to monitor the outcomes of all IMO Committees and how these affect domestic policy matters. In this instance, those of the 105<sup>th</sup> Session of the Maritime Safety Committee and how these affect domestic policy matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/07/2022 08:18:49 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1486129

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Crew: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to (a) prepare a scoping exercise and (b) enhance the effectiveness of provisions on fatigue and seafarers' hours of work and rest in line with the approval of outputs at the 105th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom co-sponsored a paper presented at the Maritime Safety Committee in April 2022 which proposed initiating a scoping exercise and enhancement of the effectiveness of provisions on seafarers’ hours of work and rest hours and fatigue. The UK has since met with the World Maritime University to discuss its contents with a view to supporting progress on these work items for consideration at the International Maritime Organization’s eighth session of the Human element, Training and Watchkeeping Sub-Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/07/2022 08:20:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns