Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had with Teesside International Airport on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Department has regular meetings with UK airports and their trade body representatives and we encourage aviation stakeholders to contact us directly if they have any specific concerns that they feel have not been covered in these meetings. The UK and EU have both put in place measures to ensure that flights can continue in any EU Exit scenario. This gives industry certainty and the public the assurance needed to book and fly with confidence.
Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
What steps he is taking to improve bus services in Teesside.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools that local authorities need to improve local bus services. Bus Open Data powers in the Act will require bus operators in England to open up information about routes, timetables, fares and tickets in real time for passengers by 2020. These improvements aim to improve journey planning and help passengers secure best value tickets.
We are working with interested local authorities to determine which of the powers provided are best able to support bus networks in their areas.