Asked by: Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh South West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Government plans to support economic recovery as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The Secretary of State and my ministerial colleagues have frequent conversations with the Chancellor and Treasury ministers on the vital role of transport in re-igniting the economy, and levelling up across the UK. We've already made important announcements, including £2bn of funding to encourage people to walk and cycle, and announced £100m of funding to improve local roads. I will continue to work closely with the Chancellor, including on Project Speed, to make sure we are building and delivering transport that will help drive the UK's recovery from Covid-19.
Asked by: Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh South West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department used to select existing cross channel operators in the absence of an invitation to tender being published when awarding contracts for additional shipping freight capacity under Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
I refer the hon Member to my Rt hon Friend's Written Statement of 7 January [HCWS 1233].
A negotiated procurement procedure without prior publication was concluded as allowed for by Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. An accelerated competitive process was carried out in order to ensure that capacity can be in place in time for a No Deal exit whilst at the same time securing value for money for the taxpayer.
Asked by: Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh South West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department used to identify new entrants to the market in the absence of an invitation to tender being published when awarding contracts for additional shipping freight capacity under Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
I refer the hon Member to my Rt hon Friend's Written Statement of 7 January [HCWS 1233].
A negotiated procurement procedure without prior publication was concluded as allowed for by Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. An accelerated competitive process was carried out in order to ensure that capacity can be in place in time for a No Deal exit whilst at the same time securing value for money for the taxpayer.
Asked by: Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh South West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what unforeseeable events led his Department to award contracts for additional shipping freight capacity under Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
I refer the hon Member to my Rt hon Friend's Written Statement of 7 January [HCWS 1233].
A negotiated procurement procedure without prior publication was concluded as allowed for by Regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. An accelerated competitive process was carried out in order to ensure that capacity can be in place in time for a No Deal exit whilst at the same time securing value for money for the taxpayer.