Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Apr 2021
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" What steps his Department is taking to ensure the safe operation of international travel as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. ..."Virendra Sharma - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Apr 2021
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"Constituents have come to me raising the issue of queues at airports. There are long waits, no food and drinks, and nowhere to sit, in some cases for five hours. There is totally inadequate social distancing, and arrivals from safe destinations and from red list countries are forced into the …..."Virendra Sharma - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 19th April 2021
Asked by:
Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to require people seeking to board international flights to provide a negative covid-19 test.
Answered by Robert Courts
Pre-departure testing is already a requirement for anyone travelling to the UK. Once international travel resumes, passengers will need to check the requirements of their destination country as they may require proof of a negative Covid-19 test to travel abroad.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Mar 2021
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" What steps he is taking to support jobs in the aviation sector. ..."Virendra Sharma - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Mar 2021
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"The future of the aviation sector needs greening, which will bring lower pollution and new high-quality jobs. Will the Minister commit to working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to increase the Aerospace Technology Institute budget, so that we as a country can focus on developing the …..."Virendra Sharma - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Mar 2021
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" Thank you, Mr Speaker, for my second bite at the cherry this morning. I am deeply concerned that the traffic policy in my constituency is pushing more traffic on to arterial routes and disproportionately risking the health of the poorer and BAME residents there. What monitoring are the Government …..."Virendra Sharma - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 11th June 2020
Asked by:
Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times he has (a) spoken to and (b) requested to speak to (i) Willie Walsh, chief executive of the International Airlines Group and (ii) Alex Cruz, chief executive of British Airways since the start of the 2020.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
It would not be appropriate to comment on individual engagements or their frequency. The Department for Transport has historically maintained regular engagement with British Airways/International Airlines Group as an important industry stakeholder. In recognition of the challenging times that the aviation sector continues to face due to Covid-19, we have kept an open dialogue with UK airlines, including British Airways/International Airlines Group, through regular structured and bilateral engagements at both Ministerial and official levels.
Written Question
Monday 8th June 2020
Asked by:
Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to local authorities of providing free home to school transport in (a) Ealing, (b) west London, (c) inner London boroughs, (d) outer London boroughs and (e) all of London; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
The £1.6bn provided to TfL to maintain services included conditions which were agreed to by TfL. These conditions included temporarily suspending free bus travel for under-18s as part of wider travel demand management measures. Any child eligible for free home to school travel under the Education Act 1996 will still be given free travel to and from school. It is for local education authorities to liaise with local transport providers on how they can fulfil their obligations for eligible children. The cost of providing travel for eligible children on TfL services will not fall on London boroughs.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2020
Transport
"Transport is the most carbon-emitting sector of the economy, with emissions higher now than they were in 2010. Under the Tories, road traffic growth has soared while support for public transport has been stunted. We are now one of the most car-dependent countries in the whole of Europe. If we …..."Virendra Sharma - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
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"2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the viability of the aviation sector. ..."Virendra Sharma - View Speech
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