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1453994

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish all responses to the memo sent to him and 10 Downing Street regarding P&O Ferries on 16 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>Officials are not aware of any written responses to the memo.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/04/2022 10:01:03 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1453996

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the immigration status of those seafarers working on UK-international routes who are paid below the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>It is the Government’s policy that all migrants coming to work in UK territorial waters (i.e., 12 nautical miles), or on the UK landmass, need permission to work unless exemptions apply. Conversely, if they are working outside of UK territorial waters then permission to work is not required.</p><p>Seafarers who earn a living by working on a ship such as seamen or crew members do not need permission to work if they are in transit (under contract) to join a ship or are in transit as part of a crew, subject to entry requirements. Entry requirements may include a transit visa or an International Labour Organisation compliant seafarer identity document.</p><p>A seafarer who can be regarded as “ordinarily working” in the UK is entitled to receive the UK national minimum wage. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/minimum-wage-seafarers-and-other-people-working-at-sea" target="_blank">Minimum wage: seafarers and other people working at sea - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>We do not collect the data on seafarers entering the UK without a work visa. This cohort should be entering the UK for short periods of time and leaving by air or ship.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 146677 146678 question first answered 01/04/2022 11:51:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1453998

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of seafarers working on UK-international routes who have entered the UK in the most recent period for which that information is available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>It is the Government’s policy that all migrants coming to work in UK territorial waters (i.e., 12 nautical miles), or on the UK landmass, need permission to work unless exemptions apply. Conversely, if they are working outside of UK territorial waters then permission to work is not required.</p><p>Seafarers who earn a living by working on a ship such as seamen or crew members do not need permission to work if they are in transit (under contract) to join a ship or are in transit as part of a crew, subject to entry requirements. Entry requirements may include a transit visa or an International Labour Organisation compliant seafarer identity document.</p><p>A seafarer who can be regarded as “ordinarily working” in the UK is entitled to receive the UK national minimum wage. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/minimum-wage-seafarers-and-other-people-working-at-sea" target="_blank">Minimum wage: seafarers and other people working at sea - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>We do not collect the data on seafarers entering the UK without a work visa. This cohort should be entering the UK for short periods of time and leaving by air or ship.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 146676 146678 question first answered 01/04/2022 11:51:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1453999

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the entitlement of foreign seafarers to work on UK-international routes that have no visa eligibility to enter the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>It is the Government’s policy that all migrants coming to work in UK territorial waters (i.e., 12 nautical miles), or on the UK landmass, need permission to work unless exemptions apply. Conversely, if they are working outside of UK territorial waters then permission to work is not required.</p><p>Seafarers who earn a living by working on a ship such as seamen or crew members do not need permission to work if they are in transit (under contract) to join a ship or are in transit as part of a crew, subject to entry requirements. Entry requirements may include a transit visa or an International Labour Organisation compliant seafarer identity document.</p><p>A seafarer who can be regarded as “ordinarily working” in the UK is entitled to receive the UK national minimum wage. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/minimum-wage-seafarers-and-other-people-working-at-sea" target="_blank">Minimum wage: seafarers and other people working at sea - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>We do not collect the data on seafarers entering the UK without a work visa. This cohort should be entering the UK for short periods of time and leaving by air or ship.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 146676 146677 question first answered 01/04/2022 11:51:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1454167

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation: Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the longest recorded time is between an application being made to the Eco Boiler Grant Scheme to final installation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is not a grant but an obligation on large energy suppliers, who contract installers to deliver energy efficiency measures. These parties decide where to install, based on property suitability and cost-effectiveness. This approach promotes value-for-money.</p><p>The Government does not become involved in the private contractual decisions of these parties and so cannot influence which households receive measures. The Government does not manage applications for ECO, so does not collect data on application volume or wait times. Suppliers generally identify eligible households via sub-contracted lead generators. Households can contact any obligated supplier to seek ECO support, however eligibility does not guarantee assistance under the scheme.</p><p>Separate to ECO, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will provide capital grants for the installation of low carbon heat technologies in domestic and small non-domestic properties. Installations commissioned after April 1st will be eligible, with voucher applications opening in May. Further detail can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 146681 146683 146684 146685 question first answered 31/03/2022 16:14:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1454168

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation: Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many requests there have been in total for the Eco Boiler Grant Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is not a grant but an obligation on large energy suppliers, who contract installers to deliver energy efficiency measures. These parties decide where to install, based on property suitability and cost-effectiveness. This approach promotes value-for-money.</p><p>The Government does not become involved in the private contractual decisions of these parties and so cannot influence which households receive measures. The Government does not manage applications for ECO, so does not collect data on application volume or wait times. Suppliers generally identify eligible households via sub-contracted lead generators. Households can contact any obligated supplier to seek ECO support, however eligibility does not guarantee assistance under the scheme.</p><p>Separate to ECO, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will provide capital grants for the installation of low carbon heat technologies in domestic and small non-domestic properties. Installations commissioned after April 1st will be eligible, with voucher applications opening in May. Further detail can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 146681 146682 146684 146685 question first answered 31/03/2022 16:14:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1454169

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation: Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average waiting time is for a boiler grant to be issued under the Eco Boiler Grant Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is not a grant but an obligation on large energy suppliers, who contract installers to deliver energy efficiency measures. These parties decide where to install, based on property suitability and cost-effectiveness. This approach promotes value-for-money.</p><p>The Government does not become involved in the private contractual decisions of these parties and so cannot influence which households receive measures. The Government does not manage applications for ECO, so does not collect data on application volume or wait times. Suppliers generally identify eligible households via sub-contracted lead generators. Households can contact any obligated supplier to seek ECO support, however eligibility does not guarantee assistance under the scheme.</p><p>Separate to ECO, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will provide capital grants for the installation of low carbon heat technologies in domestic and small non-domestic properties. Installations commissioned after April 1st will be eligible, with voucher applications opening in May. Further detail can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 146681 146682 146683 146685 question first answered 31/03/2022 16:14:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1454174

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation: Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the timetable for installing a boiler under the eco Boiler Grant Scheme for the constituent of Sheffield, Heeley, referred to in the email of 24 March 2022 from the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley with the case reference LH20073.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is not a grant but an obligation on large energy suppliers, who contract installers to deliver energy efficiency measures. These parties decide where to install, based on property suitability and cost-effectiveness. This approach promotes value-for-money.</p><p>The Government does not become involved in the private contractual decisions of these parties and so cannot influence which households receive measures. The Government does not manage applications for ECO, so does not collect data on application volume or wait times. Suppliers generally identify eligible households via sub-contracted lead generators. Households can contact any obligated supplier to seek ECO support, however eligibility does not guarantee assistance under the scheme.</p><p>Separate to ECO, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will provide capital grants for the installation of low carbon heat technologies in domestic and small non-domestic properties. Installations commissioned after April 1st will be eligible, with voucher applications opening in May. Further detail can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 146681 146682 146683 146684 question first answered 31/03/2022 16:14:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1453737

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the seafarers exemption for the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	145932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>We will be taking action to defend the rights of British workers and we will be encouraging workers themselves to take action under the 1996 Employment Rights Act. Colleagues at BEIS will be able to offer further insight on the legal action to be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is strongly committed to the welfare and protection of workers’ rights.</p><p> </p><p>Already we have strengthened the minimum wage to apply to all seafarers ordinarily working in our territorial waters - regardless of their nationality and regardless of where the vessel they are working is registered.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, on 30 March 2022 the Transport Secretary announced a nine-point plan to Parliament to ensure there is no repeat of P&amp;O ferries actions.</p><p> </p><p>1. Changing the law so that seafarers are paid at least the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>2. Writing to ports to request they bar access to ferry operators which do not pay the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>3. Working with international partners to create minimum wage corridors.</p><p> </p><p>4. Stepping up enforcement by asking HMRC to investigate the maritime sector.</p><p> </p><p>5. Requiring the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to step up and review their enforcement policies.</p><p> </p><p>6. Financially penalising companies which use fire and rehire.</p><p> </p><p>7. Taking action against P&amp;O Ferries’ Chief Executive.</p><p> </p><p>8. Improving the long-term working conditions of seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>9. Encouraging more ships to operate under the British flag, affording the workers on board more rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 145933 145934 question first answered 01/04/2022 10:10:25 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1453738

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of seafarers working on UK-international routes who are not paid the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	145933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>We will be taking action to defend the rights of British workers and we will be encouraging workers themselves to take action under the 1996 Employment Rights Act. Colleagues at BEIS will be able to offer further insight on the legal action to be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is strongly committed to the welfare and protection of workers’ rights.</p><p> </p><p>Already we have strengthened the minimum wage to apply to all seafarers ordinarily working in our territorial waters - regardless of their nationality and regardless of where the vessel they are working is registered.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, on 30 March 2022 the Transport Secretary announced a nine-point plan to Parliament to ensure there is no repeat of P&amp;O ferries actions.</p><p> </p><p>1. Changing the law so that seafarers are paid at least the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>2. Writing to ports to request they bar access to ferry operators which do not pay the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>3. Working with international partners to create minimum wage corridors.</p><p> </p><p>4. Stepping up enforcement by asking HMRC to investigate the maritime sector.</p><p> </p><p>5. Requiring the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to step up and review their enforcement policies.</p><p> </p><p>6. Financially penalising companies which use fire and rehire.</p><p> </p><p>7. Taking action against P&amp;O Ferries’ Chief Executive.</p><p> </p><p>8. Improving the long-term working conditions of seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>9. Encouraging more ships to operate under the British flag, affording the workers on board more rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 145932 145934 question first answered 01/04/2022 10:10:25 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh