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1462575

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Port State Control inspections of P&O Ferries vessels undertaken by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since 17 March 2022, if he will take steps to publish the outcome of those inspections.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>Reports of all Port State Control inspections are published on the Paris Memorandum of Understanding website, parismou.org, in the inspection database. Individual reports are published once an inspection is complete and in the case of a detention, after the vessel has been released.</p><p>Reports for individual vessels can be found by searching on its name and with a date range.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2022 09:06:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461776

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	P&O Ferries: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the number of Port State Control inspections that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has carried out on the P&O Ferries vessels (a) Pride of Canterbury, (b) Pride of Kent, (c) Pride of Hull, (d) Spirit of Britain, (e) Spirit of France, (f) Norbay, (g) European Causeway, (h) European Highlander from 1 January 2019 to date.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has conducted the following number of Port State Control inspections since 1 January 2019 on the P&amp;O ferries: Pride of Canterbury – one; Pride of Kent – two; Pride of Hull – two; Spirit of Britain – two; Spirit of France – one; Norbay – none; European Causeway – eight; and European Highlander – five.</p><p>There have not been any Port State Control inspections on the Norbay as it is registered in Bermuda which is part of the Red Ensign Group which includes the UK; the UK is considered the Flag State.</p><p>The second inspection on the Pride of Kent included four visits by MCA inspectors between 28 March and 9 May 2022.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/05/2022 13:39:31 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461809

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	P&O Ferries: Fleet Management
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 assess whether P&O Ferries’ contract with International Fleet Management is compliant with section 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014 are only applicable to recruitment services operating out of UK.</p><p>The responsibility of verifying compliance with Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) for International Ferry Management lies with Malta, where the company is based.</p><p>During the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Port State Control inspections of the P&amp;O ferries, their inspectors were presented with a Certificate of Compliance issued by RINA on behalf of the Maltese administration that demonstrated compliance with the requirements of the MLC.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/05/2022 13:37:23 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

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

1461875

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: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents have been reported of (a) material falling from planes and (b) landing on property under flight paths in (i) the Heathrow area and (ii) nationwide in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The DfT does not maintain a log of such incidents, however the CAA may hold some information pertaining to this which is available upon direct request from them.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/05/2022 13:41:21 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

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

1461884

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	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure the Maritime Labour Convention applies to all vessels operating in UK territorial waters.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>It is both the Department’s policy, and the United Kingdom’s legal obligation, as a country which has ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC), to apply the standards of the MLC to UK flagged ships anywhere in the world and to foreign flagged ships calling at UK ports.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2022 10:03:42 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461270

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Cypriot, (b) Bahamian and (c) Bermudan registered vessels are part of shipping groups that qualify for the Tonnage Tax scheme as at 10 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>According to the returns provided by companies within the UK Tonnage Tax scheme there are currently 11 vessels that are registered in Cyprus, 46 that are registered in Bahamas and 8 that are registered in Bermuda.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/05/2022 11:29:01 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461272

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have had with representatives of the shipping registers of (a) Cyprus, (b) Bahamas, (c) Bermuda and (d) Malta on P&O Ferries' appointment of International Fleet Management as the employer of seafarers on its vessels working from UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) officials have not had any discussions with representatives of the ship registers of (a) Cyprus, (b) Bahamas, (c) Bermuda or (d) Malta on the appointment of International Ferry Management as the employer of seafarers on P&amp;O Ferries vessels operating from UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>During their Port State Control inspections of the vessels, the MCA inspectors were presented with a Certificate of Compliance issued by RINA on behalf of the Maltese administration. This demonstrates that the recruitment and placement company, International Ferry Management, operate in accordance with the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/05/2022 11:31:09 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461514

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Redundancy
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 support customers affected by (a) cancellations and (b) safety concerns in the context of dismissals of employees by P&O Ferries.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	36
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>P&amp;O Ferries customers are fully protected when a sailing is cancelled by regulation EU1177/2010 that has been adopted into UK law under the EU Exit Regulations of 2019. Refunds must be made within seven days. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) enforce these regulations within the UK. Other operators continue to sail across Channel routes, so passengers and goods are flowing.</p><p>The MCA surveyors continue to carry out port state control inspections on P&amp;O Ferries vessels prior to them commencing passenger services. This is to ensure crew safety and training, and that all vessels’ safety requirements are met.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/05/2022 11:31:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes