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1126514

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date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Thames: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) dates on and (b) reports of all recorded (i) safety breaches and (ii) safety incidents involving (A) the Thames Clipper fleet and (B) other passenger boats on the River Thames since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	254187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Operators are required to report certain incidents to the MCA and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). The MCA will liaise with the operator directly and no formal reports are published.</p><p> </p><p>Between the beginning of 2010 and the end of 2018, the MAIB received reports of 44 accidents and incidents on the River Thames in the Greater London area that involved vessels in the Thames Clipper fleet and 190 accidents and incidents involving other passenger vessels on the Thames (excluding large sea-going vessels e.g. cruise ships). Investigations are carried out where the MAIB believes there are lessons for the industry to learn and then publishes reports on its investigations online.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/05/2019 13:27:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1122846

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Thames: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to proposals from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on older UK passenger boats, what discussions he has had with the (a) Mayor of London and (b) Minister for London on the loss of competition and choice on the tidal River Thames.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	247015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular meetings with the Mayor of London and the Minister for London to discuss a range of matters.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is in communication with the Competition and Markets Authority to ensure the effect of the proposals for harmonising safety standards on older and newer passenger vessels is acceptable from the perspective of competition and choice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/04/2019 14:03:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1122848

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact assessment his Department (a) has carried out or (b) is proposing on the potential effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals for older UK passenger boats and their potential effect on UK tourism and loss of historic river routes.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	247017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) consulted upon an Impact Assessment (IA) during a public consultation which ran from 6 November 2018 to 29 January 2019. Consultees were invited to comment on the validity of the analysis in the IA and encouraged to provide information that would help to strengthen this. The IA is now being updated to reflect the range of further information provided through consultee feedback.</p><p> </p><p>However, the process is ongoing and policy officials in the MCA are happy to discuss impacts with any interested parties and take onboard relevant evidence for the assessment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/04/2019 14:08:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1122850

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Thames: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has (a) conducted or (b) plans to conduct an impact assessment on the effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals for older Thames passenger boats on (i) tourism in London, (ii) the maintenance of skilled jobs, (iii) the night economy in London and (iv) employment in boatyards.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	247019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) consulted upon an Impact Assessment (IA) during a public consultation which ran from 6 November 2018 to 29 January 2019. Consultees were invited to comment on the validity of the analysis in the IA and encouraged to provide information that would help to strengthen this. The IA is now being updated to reflect the range of further information provided through consultee feedback.</p><p> </p><p>However, the process is ongoing and policy officials in the MCA are happy to discuss impacts with any interested parties, and take onboard relevant evidence for the assessment.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/04/2019 14:05:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1123100

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Kew Palace: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met the (a) Royal Botanic Gardens and (b) Historic Royal Palaces to discuss the potential effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals for older UK passenger boats on tourism and visitor numbers at (i) Kew Gardens and (ii) Kew Palace.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	247692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) consulted upon an Impact Assessment (IA) during a public consultation which ran from 6 November 2018 to 29 January 2019. Consultees were invited to comment on the validity of the analysis in the IA and encouraged to provide information that would help to strengthen this. The IA is now being updated to reflect the range of further information provided through consultee feedback.</p><p> </p><p>This process is ongoing and policy officials in the MCA are happy to discuss impacts with any interested parties and take onboard relevant evidence for the assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/04/2019 13:50:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park