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1349044

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	MV Empire Windrush: War Graves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether HMT Empire Windrush has been designated as a war grave.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	37439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>While the term ‘war grave’ is used in common parlance, there is no legal definition that applies at sea (or on land). Therefore, the wreck of the HMT Empire Windrush cannot be designated in this manner.</p><p>The wreck is not designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986, the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, nor the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.</p><p>This does not detract from the ship continuing to act as an extraordinary and enduring symbol of the contribution of the Windrush generation to the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 06/09/2021 15:58:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461874

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation and Shipping: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to identify Russian-owned aircraft and ships located in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>We are actively working with departments and agencies across government, with industry, and Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, to enforce sanctions against Russia – including the identification of Russian-owned aircraft and ships.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2022 09:21:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461879

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation and Shipping: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Russian-owned vessels have been seized at ports and airfields since sanctions have been introduced in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>We are actively working with departments and agencies across Government to identify all aircraft and vessels, including leisure craft, that fall within the scope of the sanctions Regulations. To date, three aircraft have been detained, and two remain under a restriction of flying order pending investigation. At least 28 ships have been frustrated by the maritime sanctions, and one superyacht has been detained.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2022 09:17:57 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1236586

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Identification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has in place to stop skippers turning off their automatic identification system to prevent location identification.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	93580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) already has measures in place to ensure that shipmasters, skippers and navigational watchkeepers of fishing vessels and commercial vessels mandated to carry automatic identification system (AIS) keep their systems operational and in proper use at all times.</p><p> </p><p>These measures include the use of fixed wing surveillance aircraft and fixed radar installations at certain locations along the coast.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA recently updated gov.uk weblinks to remind skippers of relevant fishing vessels that they must fit AIS which meet the international performance standards and that it is an offence to switch off AIS unless there are compelling grounds to justify that safety and security of the vessel would be affected.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA will either warn or prosecute and fine those who they discover are failing to properly use the AIS at sea.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/09/2020 09:11:15 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1420638

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies relating to the seaworthiness of vessels of the decision in Alize 1954 and another v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG and others, [2021] UKSC 51.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	119524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>The Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency is the enforcement body for investigations and criminal prosecutions under Merchant Shipping legislation. The outcome of these civil proceedings will be taken into account when considering evidence and culpability in the event of any prosecutions in similar circumstances that are judged to be in the public interest.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/02/2022 12:21:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1453540

	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: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the shipping industry's announcement to become net zero by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	145843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working to accelerate efforts to decarbonise the international shipping sector and therefore welcomes calls from the industry for higher ambition in the International Maritime Organization’s Initial Strategy on greenhouse gas reduction when it is revised in 2023. The UK is committed to building consensus through the IMO to ensure international shipping emissions peak and decline in line with the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.</p><p>The IMO will need robust policy measures in place to achieve these ambitious goals, and the UK will play a leading role in shaping these measures to ensure they are fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, the UK will reduce emissions to net zero across the whole economy by 2050, including emissions from domestic shipping. The Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published in summer 2021, sets out our commitments to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero shipping.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/03/2022 15:00:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1453542

	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: Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of overseas trade that will be delivered to the UK through the maritime industry in the next 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	145845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport monitors and publishes port freight statistics on a quarterly and annual basis. The department’s published port freight statistics for the last quarter of 2021<sup>1</sup> and for both 2020<sup>2</sup> and 2019<sup>3</sup> are provided below. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused worldwide disruption to trade, and its impacts on the maritime sector are evidenced in these statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Port freight statistics October 2021 – December 2021: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-quarterly-statistics-october-to-december-2021/port-freight-quarterly-statistics-october-to-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-quarterly-statistics-october-to-december-2021/port-freight-quarterly-statistics-october-to-december-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>[2] Port freight annual statistics 2020 report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-annual-statistics-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-annual-statistics-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>[3] Port freight annual statistics: 2019 report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-annual-statistics-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-annual-statistics-2019</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/03/2022 15:03:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1363697

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Renewable Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage investment in e-kerosene for aviation.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	63706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), such as e-kerosene, is a vital tool for decarbonising aviation and helping the UK reach our net zero goals by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>We already provide strong support to the sector through the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) and our low carbon fuel industry competitions. To build on this, as part of the Prime Minister's 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the Government announced £15m for the Green Fuels, Green Skies SAF industry competition, £3m to set up a SAF clearing house, and an intention to consult on a blending mandate to drive SAF uptake in the UK. This consultation ran over the summer and last week the Net Zero Strategy confirmed our ambition to see 10% SAF blended into the UK fuel mix by 2030. We also announced £180m of new funding to support the UK SAF industry and accelerate the development of UK plants.</p><p> </p><p>At the recent Global Investment Summit, the Prime Minister and Bill Gates announced a £400m partnership between Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and the UK Government to drive investment into the next generation of green technologies. The partnership aims to attract private sector investment in the UK, focusing on four key green technology areas: hydrogen, long term energy storage, sustainable aviation fuels and direct air capture.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/11/2021 12:22:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1453543

	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: Exhaust Emissions
	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 impact of the introduction of the Clydebank Declaration on the maritime industry.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	145846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Signatory states to this UK-led COP26 initiative have declared their ambition and intent to support the establishment of green shipping corridors – routes between two or more ports on which zero-emission shipping solutions are demonstrated and supported.</p><p> </p><p>This initiative aims to accelerate the deployment of zero emission technologies and fuels over the next decade and beyond, enabling the transition to zero-emission shipping, and is designed to complement action at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).</p><p> </p><p>The 22 states have a collective aim to support the establishment of at least 6 green corridors by the middle of this decade, while aiming to scale activity up in the following years.</p><p> </p><p>It is also expected that the Declaration will unlock opportunities for the maritime industry and provide socioeconomic benefits for communities in countries involved. The Government’s leadership on the Declaration and ongoing work to implement it by supporting the establishment of UK corridors puts us in a strong position to seize these benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/03/2022 14:55:24 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1453541

	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: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timeframe is for the reporting of the research projects being carried out under the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	145844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Research projects funded by the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition will be completed by 31<sup>st</sup> March 2022. Projects will then share an end of project report with the Department for Transport and Innovate UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/03/2022 14:06:54 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord