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1137852

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
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 level of funding is available to support his Department's Clean Maritime Plan.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	275205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Last week I was pleased to announce that to help enable the delivery of the ambitions of the Clean Maritime Plan, the Government is supporting Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) in launching an innovation call of £1m called the Clean Maritime Innovation Call, which will open this summer. The Clean Maritime Innovation Call aims to fund technology and innovations which have the potential to unlock reductions of air quality pollutants and/or greenhouse gases from the maritime sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/07/2019 11:22:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137877

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Navy Day: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will recognise Merchant Navy Day as an official UK flag-flying day.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	275144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>As it has done since 2000, the Department for Transport will fly the Red Ensign flag on Merchant Navy Day. Number 10 Downing Street also flies the Red Ensign flag yearly on 3<sup>rd</sup> September. I will be writing to other Departments to encourage them to follow our and Number 10’s lead in flying the Red Ensign flag on Merchant Navy Day in the centenary year of our Merchant Navy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/07/2019 10:58:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1137879

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to incentivise more people to use bus services.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	275145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Local bus journeys remain central to transport choices, accounting for around 55% of all public transport journeys. The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools local authorities need such as Enhanced Partnerships and Franchising to improve local bus services and increase passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>We are pioneering technology, like our forthcoming Bus Open Data Digital Service, to overhaul bus services across England and give passengers the information they need to travel with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/07/2019 11:18:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1136881

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
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 announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, how much of the additional £700,000 in funding will be allocated to the Scottish Government to administer safety training.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	273395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273396 273397 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1136882

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
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 announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, what proportion of the additional £700,000 in funding will be allocated to the Scottish Government to administer.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	273396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273395 273397 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1136883

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
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 announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, how many personal floatation devices fitted with locator beacons will be made available to Scottish fishermen.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	273397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273395 273396 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1136539

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
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) list of stations nominated for the latest round of Access for all funding and (b) final weighted score of all stations in consecutive order after being assessed against the criteria (i) nationally, (ii) regionally and (iii) by franchise in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	272829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Mark’s Tey Station, in the Witham constituency, was one of 320 nominations received for the latest round of Access for All funding. It was not selected as there were other stations nominated in the region which had either third party match funding or higher footfall. A list of all 320 nominations will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>Stations were not given a weighted score but were assessed against a range of criteria including annual footfall, the incidence of disability in the area, the availability of third party funding for the project, and the priorities of the rail industry itself. We also took into account local factors such as proximity to a hospital. Stations were also chosen to ensure a fair geographical spread of projects across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/07/2019 12:16:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1136195

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals to reform the taxi and private hire industry.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	272232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Government will bring forward legislation in respect of the commitments made in the response to the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing when time allows.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 13:42:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1136301

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on taking steps to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s interim goal of reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	272124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working closely with other Government departments, international partners and industry to develop measures to meet the IMO’s ambition of reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050</p><p> </p><p>I regularly meet with Ministers from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss a wide range of issues including the maritime environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 16:10:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1136076

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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 steps the Government has taken to (a) promote and (b) support shipping businesses in achieving the International Maritime Organization’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 50 per cent by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	271350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK played a key role in the agreement of an ambitious IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy in April 2018. The Government is committed to the IMO’s 2050 goal and broader ambition to fully decarbonise the international shipping industry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to play an active role at the IMO to ensure that the ambitions in the strategy are met, and that short and mid-term measures are agreed and adopted as soon as possible. The UK is working with international partners and industry on measures to encourage a global transition to low and zero carbon marine energy sources.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing the UK’s first ‘Clean Maritime Plan’ later this summer, which will outline how we intend to support the transition to zero emissions shipping in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 15:04:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas