Written Question
Monday 21st September 2020
Asked by:
Wayne David (Labour - Caerphilly)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on ensuring that residents of Caerphilly Borough are able to claim refunds on holidays they are unable to take as a result of the local covid-19 lockdown.
Answered by Robert Courts
The legal obligations of airlines to issue refunds is a reserved matter. The CAA is the independent regulator that enforces these obligations of airlines across the whole of the UK.
Both the CAA and the Department have urged travel businesses to act fairly and offer a refund to all customers who are entitled, depending on the terms and conditions of the contract in place. Consumers who are entitled to refund should contact travel providers or their credit card issuers for reimbursement.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Aviation Sector
"General Electric Aviation Wales, in Nantgarw, near Caerphilly, it is one of the most important employers in south Wales. It employs 1,400 people, has an excellent apprenticeship scheme and is recognised as one of the key anchor companies in the whole of Wales. As the site maintains and overhauls jet …..."Wayne David - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel Freight
"Do the Government’s interesting U-turns reflect a change in their attitude and policy towards Brexit itself?..."Wayne David - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Mar 2019
EU Exit Preparations: Ferry Contracts
"If the Secretary of State really believes that no deal should be an option, why on earth did the Government not begin preparations sooner?..."Wayne David - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Mar 2019
EU Exit Preparations: Ferry Contracts
"What a farcical situation. It gives me no pleasure to say that this Government have become a laughing stock to people not only in this country but throughout Europe and the world. In many ways, that is epitomised by one individual: the Secretary of State for Transport.
It came as …..."Wayne David - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Seaborne Freight
"Last month, the Secretary of State said to this House:
“We contracted with Seaborne Freight because the service it proposes represents a sensible contingency”—[Official Report, 8 January 2019; Vol. 652, c. 190.]
Given what we now know and with the benefit of hindsight, will the Secretary of …..."Wayne David - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2019
Seaborne Freight
"In the interests of transparency, will the Secretary of State indicate to the House which companies were considered for the contracts?..."Wayne David - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 20th November 2017
Asked by:
Wayne David (Labour - Caerphilly)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question HL5729, if his Department will discuss with representatives of local highway authorities the Government's recommendation that those authorities consider scanning any deceased cats or dogs found on the highway for which they are responsible as a matter of standard practice.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Department for Transport has already highlighted to local highway authorities the importance of scanning deceased dogs and cats found on the highway as part of standard practice. This advice was included in a letter sent in March 2015 to highway authorities in England, outside London. It is the responsibility of each highway authority to determine whether to do so or not based on their own policies and procedures. However, the Department for Transport will look for opportunities to highlight the issue to local authorities.
Written Question
Thursday 30th March 2017
Asked by:
Wayne David (Labour - Caerphilly)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the (a) reasons for the change in the number of drink-driving convictions between 2004 and 2014 and (b) the implications of that change for the Government's policy on drink-driving.
Answered by Andrew Jones
We have made no assessment of changes in drink-driving convictions; however, drink drive casualties went down in the period 2004 to 2014 and drink drive fatalities are at their lowest ever level; the proportion of people who tested positively for alcohol following a reported road traffic accident has fallen from 4% in 2004 to 3% in 2014; and the overall proportion of drivers who tested positively on a roadside screening test fell from 18% in 2004 to 11% in 2014. We continue to promote our THINK! Campaign and we have no plans for lowering the drink drive limit.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 Jul 2015
Severn Bridges (Tolls)
"Support for my hon. Friend’s argument is strong and broad and comes not only from the Welsh Government, small and medium-sized businesses and the CBI in Wales, but from Welsh local government. A letter sent to the Prime Minister by the leader of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council only …..."Wayne David - View Speech
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