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1695265

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seafarers' Charter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many shipping companies have signed the Seafarers Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	18115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Charter was introduced to improve working conditions for seafarers aboard ferries operating internationally from UK ports. Four major international ferry operators have signed up to working towards the requirements of the Seafarers’ Charter: Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries, DFDS and Stena Line.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 14:05:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695266

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ferries: 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 press release entitled Extra protections for seafarers as government introduces new maritime laws, published on 30 March 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of those new laws on the crewing model operated in the short sea ferry sector by (a) P&O Ferries and (b) other operators.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	18116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 received Royal Assent in March 2023. The Act makes access to UK ports for services calling at a UK port at least 120 times a year conditional on payment of the equivalent of the UK National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 08:47:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695267

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the conditions of employment for agency crew working on P&O Ferries’ international fleet from UK ports.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	18117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>We expect all operators to, at a minimum, comply with the relevant international standards for seafarer working conditions, and we inspect compliance with these during periodic vessel inspections. We continue to work internationally to improve working conditions for seafarers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 08:50:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695268

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of seafarers employed on P&O Ferries’ vessels working from UK ports.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	18118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published estimates of the number of seafarers in the UK shipping industry online, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seafarers-in-the-uk-shipping-industry-2023</a>.</p><p>One of the sources for this report is a seafarer employment survey run by the UK Chamber of Shipping of their membership, which P&amp;O Ferries are part of. Due to commercial sensitivity, we cannot provide specific company breakdowns from this data. We are also unable to estimate the number of seafarers employed on P&amp;O Ferries’ working from UK ports.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1695269

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prepare for the enforcement of the Seafarers Wages Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	18119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 received Royal Assent in March 2023. There are offences under the Act for operators providing a false and misleading declaration, operating a service inconsistently with a declaration, harbour authorities not complying with their duties under the Act, and for harbour authorities and operators who do not provide information when requested under the Act. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency will be responsible for enforcement of these offences and has powers of inspection under the Act to allow them to investigate.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 14:12:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1694520

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seafarers' Charter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Whether he has had recent discussions with (a) P&O Ferries and (b) other members of the UK Chamber of Shipping on the Seafarers’ Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	17560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with P&amp;O Ferries or other members of the UK Chamber of Shipping on the Seafarers’ Charter. However, officials regularly engage with operators who have committed to the Seafarers’ Charter, as well as other members of the UK Chamber of Shipping. Officials only engage with P&amp;O Ferries regarding operational matters, such as safety and security.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/03/2024 09:38:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1685909

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) ratings and (b) cadets that will be trained on Tonnage Tax qualifying vessels in 2023-24.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	12047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not collect this information.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/02/2024 09:39:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1677829

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	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 information his Department holds on the number of seafarers that are employed on (a) cargo and (b) passenger ships over 5,000 gross tonnage that provide regularly-scheduled services between UK ports and ports in EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	6779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department of Transport does not hold data on how many seafarers are employed on different ship types or the number who provide regular scheduled services between UK ports and ports in EU member states.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/12/2023 15:48:23 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1677830

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: EU Emissions Trading Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent assessment he has made of the financial impact of the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 1 January 2024 on operators of (a) cargo and (b) passenger ships over 5,000 gross tonnage on routes between UK ports and ports in (i) the Netherlands, (ii) Belgium, (iii) France, (iv) Spain, (v) Denmark, (vi) Germany and (vii) other EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	6780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to domestic maritime is currently planned from 2026. Officials across the UK ETS Authority have been regularly engaging across the maritime sector ahead of the next consultation on expansion of the UK ETS to domestic maritime. My officials met with industry bodies as recently as three weeks ago, and will continue to do so both ahead of, and following, the publication of the next consultation on the expansion of the UK ETS.</p><p> </p><p>The EU ETS meanwhile will apply to all cargo and passenger vessels over 5000GT operating within the European Economic Area (EEA) and internationally to the EEA from 1 Jan 2024.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to make a full assessment of this EU ETS scheme, it will impact all nations going to the EEA equally. The amount of in-scope emissions that allowances must be surrendered will increase from 40% in 2024, increasing to 70% in 2025, and 100% in 2026. The EU ETS will initially cover carbon dioxide emissions and be widened to include methane and nitrous oxide from 2026.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor developments of international and regional carbon pricing instruments covering shipping schemes, including the EU ETS proposal, and consider how these might interact with our domestic policy in the future. This will be applied equally to all operators travelling internationally to the EEA. The EU ETS is not expected to have any organizational impact on the MCA.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 6782 6783 6784 6785 question first answered 20/12/2023 13:51:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1677831

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) cargo and (b) roll-on roll-off passenger ship movements there were between UK ports and ports in EU member states in each financial year between 2016-17 and 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	6781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data for the entire period of the question.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/12/2023 15:46:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner