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date	06/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations the Government has made to the International Maritime Organisation on impact assessments for the large-scale use of scrubbers on marine environments and ecosystems.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	188873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, played an active role in the development of the Guidelines for the use of scrubbing technology at both European and international level. Ships’ installed scrubbers must be approved in accordance with the Guidelines before operating in UK waters.</p><p> </p><p>Along with other European States, we recognise that more ship owners are installing these systems in order to comply with the 0.5% sulphur cap, and that large numbers of ships using scrubbers in enclosed waters might have an impact on local water quality. This is why we have asked for more evidence from ship owners and industry associations about the content of wash water, and there are a number of ongoing studies being undertaken by the industry on the issue. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found, but we will seek further amendments to the IMO Guidelines if it becomes clear that additional controls are needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 16:47:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1002068

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to (a) assess and (b) mitigate the risks that scrubber technology and its waste pose to the UK's coastal areas and marine ecosystem.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	188168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not seen evidence that the use of scrubbing technology would have a significant effect on the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>All scrubbers must comply with mandatory Guidelines, which were developed by the International Maritime Organization, before they are allowed to become operational. Any wash water discharges are controlled under these IMO Guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>We have asked for more evidence from ship owners and industry associations about the content of wash water, and there are a number of ongoing industry-led studies on the issue. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found, but we will seek further amendments to the IMO Guidelines if it becomes clear that additional controls are needed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 16:26:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double