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Transport Committee Formal Minutes 2019-21 Members present: Huw Merriman, in the Chair1 Ruth Cadbury Karl McCartney Lilian Greenwood Grahame Morris Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith Chris Loder Sam Tarry 1. Declaration of Interests Members declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix). 2. Committee working practices Resolved, That the Committee examine witnesses in public, except where it otherwise orders. Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee otherwise orders. Resolved, That the Committee shall not consider individual cases. Resolved, That the Chair have discretion to:— (a) agree the circulated agenda for Committee meetings (b) engage in correspondence on Committee matters which are not sufficiently significant to require approval by the Committee or is of a routine nature; (c) rrange informal meetings in Westminster on matters relating to the Committee's remit; (d) authorise the issue of press notices in relation to Committee business; (e) decide to which parliamentary proceedings Committee Reports should be tagged for debate in the House or Westminster Hall and, subject to a degree of prior negotiation, propose reports to the Liaison Committee for debate in Westminster Hall; and (f) take decisions which are consequential on matters already decided by the Committee or which are urgent. 1 Elected by the House (Standing Order No 122B) 29 January 2020 (Votes and Proceedings 29 January 2020). 3. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit the Department for Transport. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the National Infrastructure Commission, High Speed 2 Ltd and the Department for Transport on HS2: next steps. Resolved, That the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee be invited to attend the meetings relating to HS2: next steps, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees) Resolved, That the Chair attend the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee on 4 March 2020, pursuant to the invitation from that Committee under Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees). Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on supporting local transport priorities. Resolved, That the Committee visit Birmingham in connection with HS2: next steps and supporting local transport priorities. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on trains fit for the future. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Roads safety: young and novice drivers. Resolved, That the Committee visit Colchester in connection with its inquiry into Road safety: young and novice drivers. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into e-scooters. Resolved, That the Committee hold a pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority. 4. Evidence reported for publication Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication: DfT code of practice: vehicle safety defects and recalls Correspondence with Baroness Vere, Transport Minister for Roads and Safety, dated 4 November 2019 Inclusive transport strategy Correspondence with Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 5 November 2019 Thomas Cook Correspondence with the Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, dated 5 November 2019 The work of Highways England Correspondence with Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Executive, Highways England, dated 14 February 2020 Oral evidence-Priorities of the new Secretary of State for Transport Correspondence with the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 17 February 2020 DfT and ORR Supplementary Estimates 2019–20 Department for Transport Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimates 2019–20 ORR Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimates 2019–20 [Adjourned till Wednesday 11 March at 9.00 am Members present: Huw Merriman, in the Chair Ruth Cadbury Chris Loder Lilian Greenwood Karl McCartney Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith 1. Pavement parking Draft Special Report (Pavement parking: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2017–19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government's response to the Thirteenth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. 2. Financial scrutiny Resolved, That the Committee request written evidence from the Department for Transport on the Department for Transport Supplementary Estimates 2019-20. Resolved, That the Committee request written evidence from the Department for Transport on the Spending Review 2020. 3. Delegation to Chair to report written evidence between meetings Resolved, That, where the Committee has evidence, including sent or received correspondence, which, in the Chair's judgement, merits publication by the Committee before it will meet again, the Chair shall have discretion to report it to the House for publication. 4. Young and novice drivers The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Tuesday 7 April at 11.45 am Wednesday 18 March 2020 The Chair visited the Department for Transport, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 4 March 2020. Virtual meeting Members present: Huw Merriman, in the Chair Ruth Cadbury Karl McCartney Lilian Greenwood Grahame Morris Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith Chris Loder Sam Tarry 1. Publication of written evidence The Chair reported on his use of the powers delegated to him (Order, 11 March 2020). 2. The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication: Correspondence with the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee, dated 11 March 2020 and 7 April 2020 .Coronavirus: implications for transport Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Department for Transport on Coronavirus: implications for transport. Chris Heaton Harris MP, Minister of State, and Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Friday 24 April at 9.00 am Evidence reported to the House for publication on Thursday 16 April (Order,11 March 2020): HS2: Next steps: Letter from Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 15 April 2020. Virtual meeting Members present: Huw Merriman, in the Chair Ruth Cadbury Karl McCartney Lilian Greenwood Grahame Morris Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith Chris Loder Sam Tarry Meg Hillier also attended under the provisions of paragraph (1)(e) of Standing Order No 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees). 1. Publication of written evidence The Chair reported on his use of the powers delegated to him (Order, 11 March 2020). 2. Evidence reported for publication Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication: Rail season ticket refunds Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Transport, dated 24 April 2020 Department for Transport Supplementary Estimate 2019-20 Correspondence with Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, dated 17 March and 1 April 2020 3. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Coronavirus: implications for transport. 4. HS2: next steps Sir John Armitt, Chair, National Infrastructure Commission, gave oral evidence. Mark Thurston, Chief Executive Officer, High Speed 2 Ltd, gave oral evidence Andrew Stephenson, Minister of State, and Clive Maxwell, Director, High Speed and Major Rail Projects, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Thursday 30 April at 11.00 am Virtual meeting Members present: Huw Merriman, in the Chair Ruth Cadbury Karl McCartney Lilian Greenwood Grahame Morris Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith Chris Loder Sam Tarry Meg Hillier also attended under the provisions of paragraph (1)(e) of Standing Order No 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees). 1. HS2: next steps The Committee considered this matter. 2. Coronavirus: implications for transport The Committee considered this matter. 3. Evidence reported for publication Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication: Smart Motorways Correspondence from Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Executive, Highways England, dated 27 April 2020. [Adjourned till Tuesday 5 May at 3.00 pm Tuesday 5 May 2020 Virtual meeting Members present: Huw Merriman, in the Chair Ruth Cadbury Karl McCartney Lilian Greenwood Grahame Morris Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith Chris Loder Sam Tarry 1. Coronavirus: implications for transport The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication: Mr Gary Rowing-Parker [CIT0002] Mr Mark Annan [CIT0003] Chargepoint [CIT0004] Mr Jan Knytl [CIT0005] Mr Gavin John [CIT0006] Mr Christian Wolmar [CIT0007] Mr John Johnson [CIT0008] Mr Luke Barnes [CIT0009] Mrs Dawn Jones [CIT0011] Mr Gavin Hyde [CIT0012] Garry Cox
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