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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to say a word about how we would like to pay tribute to the transport workers who have, as Members have mentioned, lost their lives during…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has absolutely nailed it; he is spot on. That is of course what we must do. I can report to him that 98% of the purchasing for HS2 so far been from British…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I mentioned in an answer a few moments ago, we have already put billions of pounds into supporting this sector. The hon. Lady may be pleased to hear that there is something she…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the critical importance of our aviation sector, which is the third biggest in the world. These are extremely worrying times. As the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is important to ensure we can provide reassurance for passengers, but also do something useful with the screening, perhaps beyond what…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will be interested to hear about the transport decarbonisation plan, which I think she will find goes way beyond even the ambitions that she has set out. She will…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be interested to hear that I am in touch with Swissport and I am following those proposals carefully. As I said in response to an earlier question, we believe…02 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is indeed very frustrating that so much revenue failed to be collected in the previous four years because prices were not changed to keep up with inflation. There were no…02 Jul 2020HANSARDUK Borders: Self-Isolation ExemptionsOn 8 June, regulations came into force across the UK requiring people arriving into the UK from outside the common travel area to self-isolate for 14 days, with the exception of…29 Jun 2020HANSARDContingencies FundI hereby give notice of the Department for Transport having drawn advances from the contingencies fund totalling £7,000,000,000 to enable expenditure on covid-19 support packages…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transport SectorThe Government have announced financial support measures worth £350 billion and are working with the sector to overcome specific challenges.18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transport SectorThe answer is a multi-billion pound programme that rescued our railways; £400 million used to keep our bus services going; and a multi-million pound plan for critical freight…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Repatriation of British NationalsWe estimate that more than 1.3 million people have returned to the UK via commercial routes, the majority through our work to keep the vital routes open.18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transport SectorIn answer to a previous question, I should say that final details of the quarantine scheme will be released soon and come in early next month. We should indeed consider further…18 May 2020HANSARDTransport for LondonIt is vital that we take the necessary steps to protect the services which our critical workers, such as NHS staff, rely on—both in London and all across the country. So far, we…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Repatriation of British NationalsYes, I can absolutely provide my hon. Friend with that reassurance. The UK has close links with Nigeria and elsewhere, and I am pleased that we have been able to support charter…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Repatriation of British NationalsMy hon. Friend’s great work as a trade envoy is known throughout the House. Some commercial routes are still available, we are keeping the international travel advice under…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Aviation Sector WorkersWe are speaking regularly to companies across the aviation sector to encourage them to draw on the Government’s various different packages of cross-economy financial support.18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Aviation Sector WorkersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: we are making available a huge amount of support, including things such as the coronavirus large-business scheme—in other words, the…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Aviation Sector WorkersNot only do we have the Bank of England scheme, which enables companies that would not ordinarily have the ability to raise money through a paper route; we also have the business…18 May 2020