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1005823

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2018 to Question 180166 on Shipping: training, whether the three-year pilot of the ratings training option has been extended; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	190442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>As per my previous answer of 24 October 2018 to Question 180166, the pilot will continue in its current form for the 2018/19 training year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2018 16:06:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1005824

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roll-on Roll-off Ships: Registration
	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 6 November 2018 to Question 185578 on Ferries: Registration, how many roll-on roll-off ferries on the (a) UK and (b) Red Ensign registers are UK-owned.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	190443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>There are 45 UK-owned roll-on roll-off ferries on the UK register, and zero on the other Red Ensign registers (non-UK).</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 20/11/2018 11:01:13 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1005825

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roll-on Roll-off Ships: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 185578 on Ferries: Registration, what the Maritime and Coastguard Agency-agreed safe crewing level is on each roll-on roll-off ferry on the (a) UK and (b) Red Ensign registers.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	190444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>In terms of roll-on roll-off ferries registered in:</p><p>(a) The UK, the Regulations require all registered seagoing vessels to hold a Safe Manning Document issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). This document specifies the minimum crewing/manning levels. All vessels must be adequately manned for their safe operation, with due regard for the nature of their operation and their location.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA ensures that all roll-on roll-off ferries are correctly and safely manned from a combination of factors determined by the safe manning levels needed to deal with any potential emergency on that vessel as required by the relevant international regulations. The preparedness of the crew is tested by means of a physical drill witnessed by MCA Marine Surveyors<strong>. </strong></p><p> </p><p>(b) The non-UK Red Ensign registers, the MCA is not directly responsible for agreeing the safe crewing levels. Responsibility and obligation under the international conventions have been extended to the Governments of the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. As part of the UK Flag State, they are required to follow the same levels and policy as per the UK requirements.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 20/11/2018 10:56:32 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101211

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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 recent estimate he has made of the effect that the introduction of sulphur dioxide emission regulations from 1 January 2015 will have on the number of (a) UK and (b) non-UK seafarer (i) ratings and (ii) officers employed on ships in the (A) North Sea and (B) Channel.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	211927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211925 211926 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101212

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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, how many ferry companies operating in the UK have announced (a) job and (b) route cuts in the last year in response to the introduction of sulphur dioxide emission regulations for shipping on 1 January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	211928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211925 211926 211927 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101214

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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 recent estimate he has made of the effect that the introduction of sulphur dioxide emission regulations from 1 January 2015 will have on the number of (a) UK and (b) non-UK seafarer (i) ratings and (ii) officers active at sea in each of the five years from 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	211926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211925 211927 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101215

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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 recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the enforcement approach that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will take on introduction of the sulphur dioxide emission regulations for shipping companies from 1 January 2015; and what meetings the MCA has had with other port state control authorities in Europe on this issue since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	211925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211926 211927 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101216

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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, when he expects the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to produce formal guidance to the shipping industry on the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems to comply with new sulphur dioxide emission regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	211924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211925 211926 211927 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1015099

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 June 2018 on Road Safety, HCWS761, whether the remaining £75 million of the Safer Roads Fund will be spent on road safety or incorporated into other budgets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	195544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>As set out in that statement, £100 million has been allocated to tackle the most dangerous roads in England; that sum fully funded all bids from the local authorities concerned. Since then the Department has announced a further £420 million for local highway maintenance and repair. Other local roads funding continues to help keep our roads safe, together with investments in targeted actions such as the recent competition to develop a mobile breathalyser.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/12/2018 12:40:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1015100

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he is taking to improve road safety on single carriageway roads on the strategic road network; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	195545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>England's strategic road network is one of the safest in the world, The Government is providing Highways England with £17.6 billion to improve, operate, and maintain England’s motorways and main A-roads between 2015 and 2020.</p><p> </p><p>This investment supports the delivery of schemes to widen sections of some of our busiest single carriageway roads to dual carriageway standard. It also supports a range of measures to improve safety on remaining single carriageway roads, such as upgrades to junctions, better lay-bys, modernised roadside barriers, safer verges with improved run off protection, new technology, and improved road signing and markings. Budget 2018 announced £25.3 billion for strategic roads, funded by the National Roads Fund, between 2020 and 2025, and this will support continued work on improving road safety.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/12/2018 13:52:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner