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1329328

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	MS Isle of Inishmore
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 representatives of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the Port State Control inspection of the Irish Ferries' vessel, Isle of Inishmore, which is planned to operate on the Dover to Calais route later in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	10326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Isle of Inishmore is not due a Port State Control (PSC) inspection until 30 November 2021. However, when the vessel formally declares its intention to operate on the new route, the French maritime authorities are obliged to carry out a pre-commencement inspection under the EU ferry directive (2017/2110).</p><p> </p><p>The MCA will carry out a PSC inspection on or after 30 November at an appropriate time in Dover.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/06/2021 13:51:51 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1329329

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Irish Ferries: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of seafarer (a) officer and (b) ratings jobs that will be created in the UK from Irish Ferries' planned operation of cross-Channel ferry services later in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	10327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not made any formal assessment on the number of seafarer jobs that will be created in the UK from Irish Ferries planned operation of a Channel ferry service. It is understood that the provision of a third operator on the Dover-Calais route has resulted in a small number of new jobs in the Port of Dover.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/06/2021 13:16:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1329330

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Irish Ferries: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Irish Ferries' planned operation of cross-Channel ferry services on the terms and conditions of employment of UK seafarers on ferry services between Dover and ports in France.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	10328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the potential effects of Irish Ferries’ planned operation of cross-Channel ferry services on the terms and conditions of employment of UK seafarers on those services. The Dover-Calais route is an international route, the vessel that Irish Ferries are bringing to the route is currently registered with Cyprus and subject to Cypriot law.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/06/2021 13:49:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1329331

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Irish Ferries: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Irish Ferries' planned operation of cross-Channel ferry services on the number of UK (a) officers and (b) ratings in training each year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	10329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The training of seafarers and the nationality of those seafarers is a commercial decision for the operator and no assessment has been made on the potential effect of Irish Ferries planned operations for Dover-Calais on the number of UK officers and ratings trained each year.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/06/2021 13:57:07 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1329332

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Cyprus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met representatives of the Maritime Register of Cyprus to discuss maritime safety standards on Cypriot registered ferries operating on international routes from UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	10330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has not met with officials from the Maritime Register of Cyprus to discuss maritime safety standards on Cypriot registered ferries operating on international routes from UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>Cypriot registered vessels are inspected by Marine Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as part of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control to ensure that the vessels comply with the relevant safety standards and regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/06/2021 13:54:54 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1329373

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that all drivers who use mobile phones to film or take photographs whilst driving are prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	10249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on changing the law to broaden the offence of using a mobile phone while driving. We are currently analysing the consultation responses.</p><p> </p><p>Our objective in putting forward a proposal to change the law, was to ensure that the offence of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving reflects the real world where smart phones or devices are used not only for calls and texting (interactive communication), but also for scrolling play lists, taking photographs, or drafting emails (standalone functions).</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, broadening of the offence will facilitate enforcement by obviating the need for the police to demonstrate that any use they identified from the roadside involved interactive communication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 10250 question first answered 09/06/2021 12:57:39 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1329374

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
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 ensure that drivers who browse the internet whilst driving face prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	10250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on changing the law to broaden the offence of using a mobile phone while driving. We are currently analysing the consultation responses.</p><p> </p><p>Our objective in putting forward a proposal to change the law, was to ensure that the offence of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving reflects the real world where smart phones or devices are used not only for calls and texting (interactive communication), but also for scrolling play lists, taking photographs, or drafting emails (standalone functions).</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, broadening of the offence will facilitate enforcement by obviating the need for the police to demonstrate that any use they identified from the roadside involved interactive communication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 10249 question first answered 09/06/2021 12:57:39 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1329405

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the total number of overnight parking spaces available to Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers in (a) the UK and (b) Kent.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	10214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2018, the Department for Transport published a survey of lorry parking in England which estimated that there are 15,012 spaces available. These included lorry parks (including Motorway Service Areas), industrial/retail estates and laybys within 5 kilometres of the strategic road network.</p><p>The data was recorded by region and not by county.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/06/2021 10:25:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1329406

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the demand for overnight parking spaces available to Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers in (a) the UK and (b) Kent.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	10215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2018, the Department for Transport published a survey of lorry parking in England which estimated that there were 18,670 vehicles were found to be parked overnight. The total capacity of spaces in lorry parks and Motorway Service Areas was found to be 15,012.</p><p>The data was recorded by region and not by county.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/06/2021 10:27:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1329407

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Season Tickets
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 encourage people to use public transport instead of private cars; and what assessment he has made of the benefits of introducing flexible season tickets for commuters.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	10710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>On 15 March the Government launched England’s long-term National Bus Strategy, setting out a bold vision for bus services across the country. Backed by £3 billion of transformational funding, the strategy’s central aim is to get more people travelling by bus, by making services more frequent, more reliable, easier to understand and use, better co-ordinated and cheaper. The Williams-Shapps Rail Review was launched in May and set out a series of measures to support the government’s vision for the UK to have a world-class railway, recognising that the railways must become better at meeting passenger needs to avoid a society dependent on the car.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the need to provide better value and a more convenient option to meet the needs of flexible commuters, which is why we are introducing new rail flexible season tickets across England. These tickets will be available to purchase on 21 June and valid from 28 June, and will offer most 2 and 3 day per week commuters savings against buying daily tickets or traditional seasons. Transport for Wales Rail currently offers the Multiflex product to support flexible commuters in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/06/2021 14:01:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie