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Formal Minutes House of Commons Transport Committee Formal Minutes Session 2017 19 The Transport Committee The Transport Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies. Current membership Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South) (Chair) Jack Brereton (Conservative, Stoke-on-Trent South) Ruth Cadbury (Labour, Brentford and Isleworth) Robert Courts (Conservative, Witney) Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party, Inverclyde) Steve Double (Conservative, St Austell and Newquay) Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party, South Antrim) Huw Merriman (Conservative, Bexhill and Battle) Grahame Morris (Labour, Easington) Graham Stringer (Labour, Blackley and Broughton) Daniel Zeichner (Labour, Cambridge) Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the internet via www.parliament.uk. Publications at www.parliament.uk/transcom and in print by Order of the House. Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are Marek Kubala (Clerk), Ed Faulkner (Second Clerk), Robi Quigley (Second Clerk); Nerys Davies (Committee Specialist), Deborah Courtney (Senior Committee Assistant), Michelle Owens (Committee Assistant) and Estelle Currie (Media Officer). Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Transport Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is -mail address is [email protected]. Transport Committee Formal Minutes Session 2017 19 1 Proceedings of the Transport Committee Wednesday 13 September 2017 Members present: Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair1 Ronnie Cowan Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Luke Pollard Martin Vickers Laura Smith Daniel Zeichner 1. Declaration of interests Ordered, That Members interests be published on the internet. 2. Ways of working Resolved, That the Committee will meet on Mondays at 4.30pm. Resolved, That the Committee will take oral evidence in public, except where it otherwise orders. Ordered, That the Clerk should be permitted to brief witnesses on likely topics of interest to the Committee in advance of oral evidence sessions. Ordered, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account, subject to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee otherwise orders. Resolved, That the Committee will not investigate individual cases, except where it otherwise orders. Ordered, That, in order to ensure that Committee business is discharged efficiently, the Chair shall be delegated the power to: Engage in correspondence on Committee matters which are not sufficiently significant to require approval by the Committee or is of a routine nature; Arrange informal meetings in Westminster on matters relating to the Committee's remit; Amend the timing of Committee meetings, where necessary; Authorise the issue of press notices in relation to Committee business; and 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. 1 Elected by the House (Standing Order No. 122B) 12 July 2017, see Votes and Proceedings 12 July 2017 2 Transport Committee: Minutes of Proceedings 2017-19 3. Future Programme The Committee considered this matter. 4. Policy priorities for the Department for Transport Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Secretary of State for Transport on policy priorities for the Department for Transport. 5. Aviation and Brexit Resolved, That the Committee take evidence on aviation and Brexit. 6. Community Transport Resolved, That the Committee inquire into community transport. 7. Air quality Resolved, That the Committee meet concurrently with the Environmental Audit Committee, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and Health Committee for the purpose of inquiring into air quality. 8. Urban congestion: written evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to urban congestion be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, to Louise Ellman MP, dated 24 April 2017. 9. Vauxhall vehicle fires: written evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Vauxhall vehicle fires be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from James Dalton, Director General Insurance Policy, Association of British Insurers, to Louise Ellman MP, dated 4 May 2017. 10. Volkswagen emissions: written evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Volkswagen Group, to Louise Ellman MP, dated 8 May 2017. [Adjourned till Monday 9 October at 4.30 pm Transport Committee Formal Minutes Session 2017 19 3 Monday 9 October 2017 Members present: Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair Steve Double Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner Laura Smith 1. Community Transport The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Monday 16 October at 4.30 pm 4 Transport Committee: Minutes of Proceedings 2017-19 Monday 16 October 2017 Members present: Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair Ronnie Cowan Laura Smith Steve Double Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Luke Pollard 1. Policy priorities for the Department for Transport Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport gave oral evidence. 2. Community Transport: written evidence Ordered, That the following evidence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mobility Link Ltd (CTT0001); Wendover Action Group (CTT0002); Mr John Barrett (CTT0003); Compaid (CTT0004). 3. Monarch Airlines Ordered, That the Chair write to Greybull Capital LLP regarding the collapse of Monarch Airlines. [Adjourned till Monday 30 October at 4.30 pm Transport Committee Formal Minutes Session 2017 19 5 Monday 30 October 2017 Members present: Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner Iain Stewart 1. Aviation and Brexit Sophie Dekkers, UK Country Director, EasyJet, Tim Hawkins, Corporate Affairs Director, Manchester Airport Group, John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive, Heathrow Airport, and Willie Walsh, Chief Executive, International Airlines Group gave oral evidence. 2. Community Transport: written evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mrs Felicity Temple (CTT0005); East Riding of Yorkshire Council (CTT0006); Barmston & Fraisthorpe Parish Council (CTT0007); Mr Grahame Poulton (CTT0008); The Selsey Shuttle CIC (CTT0009); Bournemouth Borough Council (CTT0010); Shropshire Voluntary & Community Sector Assembly (CTT0011); Green Community Travel Ltd (CTT0012); Daventry Area Community Transport (CTT0013); SCA Transport (CTT0014); Transport for Tongue Ltd (CTT0015); East Durham Community Transport (CTT0016); Malmesbury & District Community Transport (CTT0017) Mr Bill O'Dell (CTT0018); Health for all (Leeds) Ltd (CTT0019); Okehampton & District Community Transport Group (CTT0020); Bakewell and Eyam CT (CTT0021); Flittabus Community Transport Limited (CTT0022); West Lancs Dial a Ride (CTT0024); Little Green Bus Ltd (CTT0025); Buchan Dial-a-Community Bus (CTT0026); Shipston Senior Citizens Action Network (CTT0027); Pershore Volunteer Centre (CTT0028); Bromsgrove and Redditch Network (CTT0029); Access Plymouth Ltd (CTT0030); Exe Valley Market Bus (CTT0031); Mr Steve Jones (CTT0032); Halesworth Area Community Area Transport Ltd (CTT0034); Central Lancs Dial A Ride Ltd (CTT0035); North Holderness Community Transport (CTT0036); Community Transport for Town & County (CTT0037). 3. Monarch Airlines Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Monarch Airlines be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Lilian Greenwood MP, to Marc Meyohas, Nathaniel Meyohas and Richard Perlhagen, Greybull Capital LLP, dated 19 October 2017; Letter from Marc Meyohas, Greybull Capital LLP, to Lilian Greenwood MP, dated 24 October 2017. 4. Policy priorities for the Department for Transport Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to policy priorities for the Department for Transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Lilian Greenwood MP, to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 17 6 Transport Committee: Minutes of Proceedings 2017-19 October 2017; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, to Lilian Greenwood MP, dated 25 October 2017. 5. Airports National Policy Statement Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Airports National Policy Statement. 6. Vauxhall Zafira Fires Draft Special Report (Vauxhall Zafira Fires: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2016-17), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government's response to the Tenth 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
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