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1468048

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that foreign flagged vessels serving UK ports maximise employment of UK seafarers.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	13763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to maximising the employment of UK seafarers. That is why we support a proportion of the cost of seafarer training though our £30m Support for Maritime Training fund. A range of maritime apprenticeships are also available.</p><p>Maritime 2050’s workforce vision focused on good maritime welfare. We are working to improve and reform seafarer employment protections and welfare, ensuring they are paid and treated fairly, irrespective of flag or nationality.</p><p>On 30 March, the Secretary of State for Transport announced his intention to change the law so that seafarers working on vessels that regularly use UK ports are paid at least the equivalent to national minimum wage, irrespective of the nationality of the seafarer or flag of the vessel.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/06/2022 09:09:37 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1176405

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2020 to Question 7222 Offshore Industry: Discrimination, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on his proposed review of regulations on the treatment of seafarers.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	12994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The provisions of The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 are a matter for the Secretary of State for Transport. Officials from the Government Equalities Office are however liaising with those in the Department for Transport on the forthcoming review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 16:51:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1176406

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2020 to Question 7222 on Offshore Industry: Discrimination, when his Department's review of regulations on the treatment of seafarers will commence; when the terms of reference of that review will be published; and when the trade unions organising seafarer (a) Ratings and (b) Officers will be consulted.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	12995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 were designed to harmonise legislation as well as provide full protection to the individual. We are currently considering necessary amendments to the Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>As part of that review we will consider all the Regulations therein. In undertaking such a review, we will of course work with our social partners, including the relevant trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/02/2020 16:26:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1176407

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's Maritime 2050 strategy, whether the social framework for the UK maritime workforce proposed in that strategy will include steps to prevent offshore-based maritime employers from discriminating against seafarers on the grounds of protected characteristics.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	12996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to develop the concept of a social framework, as referred to in the Maritime 2050 strategy. The aspiration is to provide clarity on the standards of welfare expected for our maritime workforce, regardless of whether they are working on land or at sea. This could include a review of all employment legislation explicitly pertaining to seafarers’ work and social protection, ensuring close alignment with the protections available to those working in land-based roles.</p><p> </p><p>As a coastal and flag State, international law generally restricts the UK applying its domestic legislation to vessels operating outside its territorial waters and not registered in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/02/2020 16:23:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1176408

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on employer discrimination against seafarers on grounds of protected characteristics.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	12997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>I have not had any recent discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on employer discrimination against seafarers on the grounds of protected characteristics. However, officials from my Department have been liaising with counterparts in the Government Equalities Office (GEO). Furthermore, officials have also been working with the International Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization as part of the international work on women in maritime which has included discussions on how to prevent discrimination on the grounds of protected characteristics</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/02/2020 16:25:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1463199

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the proportion of UK resident seafarers employed on ferries operating from (a) Hull, (b) Immingham, (c) Harwich, (d) Felixstowe, (e) Tilbury and (f) Dover; and what steps he is taking to increase that proportion.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	2634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on seafarers by port or region, or seafarers specifically employed on ferries. The Seafarers in the UK shipping industry 2021 statistical release can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2021/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2021/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The tables associated with the publication are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/seafarer-statistics-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/seafarer-statistics-sfr</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Measures such as the amendments to the national minimum wage and the points-based visa system will increase opportunities for UK seafarers in the UK domestic market and set a minimum salary level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department of Transport established the Maritime Skills Commission (MSC) to lead in ensuring the maritime sector has a pipeline of talent to serve its needs now and going forward. We remain committed to the training of seafarers with the MSC cadet review feeding into our forward planning and we have developed a range of apprenticeships for UK ratings.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last five years the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has introduced a more flexible pathway for UK seafarers to qualify as ratings. By allowing the qualifying seagoing service to take place in categorised waters and on smaller vessels of at least 15 metres, the MCA have allowed those working on workboats, domestic ferries, yachts and other smaller vessels to qualify as an STCW rating.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will improve employment opportunities for UK ratings both domestically and internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/05/2022 08:26:41 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1468516

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 2634 on Shipping: Crew, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the amendments to the points-based visa system on employment opportunities for UK seafarers working on international routes from UK ports; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on this issue.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	14597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>There is ongoing engagement between the Department of Transport and the Home Office officials on this and other issues relevant to UK seafarers.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/06/2022 10:10:19 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1285517

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change; and whether it is still his policy to classify seafarers as key workers in the context of crew changeovers at UK sea and airports.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	152477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>As the first state to declare seafarers as keyworkers we welcome the Neptune Declaration. We remain committed to working domestically and internationally to protect the mental health and wellbeing of crew of all nationalities, and to find solutions to facilitate transit and transfer across all countries during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/02/2021 14:45:53 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1285518

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many flights have been chartered by the shipping industry (a) to and (b) from UK airports in each month since 20 March 2020 to date to facilitate crew changeovers on merchant ships docked at UK ports.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	152478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The chartering of flights is normally a commercial decision and we do not capture this data. There is no existing regulatory requirement for companies to provide this data and it would not be possible to compare what activity was caused by factors due to the pandemic and what activity is considered normal.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/02/2021 14:33:48 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1550495

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on seafarer welfare and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	108155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK is fully committed to the welfare of all seafarers regardless of their nationality. The Secretary of State and the Foreign Secretary regularly meet to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/12/2022 14:23:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris