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Written Question
Department for Transport: Equal Pay
Wednesday 24th May 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if their Department will publish an Ethnicity Pay Gap Report for financial year 2023-24 in line with the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance for employers published on 17 April 2023.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Department is working with Civil Service HR colleagues and other government departments to work through the details of the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance that was published on 17 April 2023.

In line with Gender Pay Gap Reporting, the Civil Service is looking to develop a consistent methodology to be used in departments to produce the data.

The outcomes of this development work will inform whether the Department is able to publish a report for 2023/2024.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Thursday 24th November 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, whether the commitment to core Northern Powerhouse Rail will include a high-speed rail stop in Bradford.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

As confirmed by the Autumn Statement, the Government is committed to delivering the Northern Powerhouse Rail core network set out in the Integrated Rail Plan. We are looking at opportunities and plans for Bradford station and how to connect Bradford up better.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Tuesday 1st November 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is still his Department's policy that Northern Powerhouse Rail will include a new station in Bradford city centre.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

In November 2021, Government published the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands which committed £17.2bn to a core NPR network between Liverpool and York and Bradford and Leeds. We will assess the case for a new station at Bradford and will engage closely with local leaders and MPs on the next steps for the project.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Tuesday 1st November 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is still his Department's policy to proceed with the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

In November 2021, Government published the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands which committed £17.2bn to a core NPR network between Liverpool and York and Bradford and Leeds. We will assess the case for a new station at Bradford and will engage closely with local leaders and MPs on the next steps for the project.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Thursday 20th October 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Northern Powerhouse Rail will include a new station in Bradford city centre.

Answered by Kevin Foster

The Prime Minister has made clear the Government’s commitment to delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, including a stop in Bradford. Plans will be set out in due course including potential opportunities for acceleration.

We will engage closely with local leaders and MPs in reaching detailed decisions on the options to deliver this.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Thursday 20th October 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains her Department's policy to proceed with the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.

Answered by Kevin Foster

The Prime Minister has made clear the Government’s commitment to delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, including a stop in Bradford. Plans will be set out in due course including potential opportunities for acceleration.

We will engage closely with local leaders and MPs in reaching detailed decisions on the options to deliver this.


Written Question
Ferries: Minimum Wage
Tuesday 21st June 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2022 to Question 3624 on Ferries: minimum wage, when his Department will introduce legislation to ensure that seafarers working on vessels that regularly use UK ports are paid at least an equivalent rate to the National Minimum Wage.

Answered by Robert Courts - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)

Legislation to ensure that seafarers working on vessels that regularly use UK ports are paid at least an equivalent rate to the UK National Minimum Wage, irrespective of the seafarer or flag of the vessel, will be introduced as soon as the Parliamentary timetable allows. Our public consultation closed on 7th June 2022, and we will be publishing a government response to the consultation in due course, following a full analysis of the responses.


Written Question
Calder Valley Line
Thursday 16th June 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 126694 on Calder Valley line, whether travellers from Bradford to Manchester rail stations will see a reduction in journey times under the Integrated Rail Plan.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the Answer given on 28 February 2022.


Written Question
Ferries: Minimum Wage
Tuesday 24th May 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will impose a statutory requirement on ports to refuse access to vessels that do not pay their crew the National Minimum Wage.

Answered by Robert Courts - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)

Legislation will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows that intends to ensure that seafarers working on vessels that regularly use UK ports are paid at least an equivalent rate to National Minimum Wage, irrespective of the nationality of the seafarer or flag of the vessel.

We intend to do this by creating a condition of access to UK ports for such to demonstrate that they are paying their seafarers an equivalent rate to the National Minimum Wage.

We have published a public consultation on this which sets out full details of the proposals, seeking views on the scope of services this should apply to, the compliance process and have published this alongside a supporting impact assessment. We want to sure that potential impacts of the proposed Bill have been considered prior to introduction and have therefore published the impact assessment on which we welcome input from the public.


Written Question
Ferries: Minimum Wage
Tuesday 24th May 2022

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will impose a statutory requirement for ports to refuse access to ferries that do not pay its crew the national minimum wage.

Answered by Robert Courts - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)

Legislation will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows that intends to ensure that seafarers working on vessels that regularly use UK ports are paid at least an equivalent rate to National Minimum Wage, irrespective of the nationality of the seafarer or flag of the vessel.

We intend to do this by creating a condition of access to UK ports for such to demonstrate that they are paying their seafarers an equivalent rate to the National Minimum Wage.

We have published a public consultation on this which sets out full details of the proposals, seeking views on the scope of services this should apply to, the compliance process and have published this alongside a supporting impact assessment. We want to sure that potential impacts of the proposed Bill have been considered prior to introduction and have therefore published the impact assessment on which we welcome input from the public.