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723917

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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, what funding was available to employers from the Support for Maritime Training budget for (a) trainee seafarer ratings, (b) rating to officer conversion and (c) officer cadets in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	71694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) budget in 2016-17 was £15 million and was available to employers, as sponsoring companies, for approved training of (a) trainee seafarer ratings, (b) rating to officer conversions and (c) officer cadets.</p><p> </p><p>Although SMarT has a fixed budget, funding continues to be allocated on the basis of demand, all of which was met in full in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 27/04/2017 07:21:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

723204

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers and officials from his Department (a) supported and (b) attended the three-day trade mission to China in March 2017; and what the cost to his Department was of supporting and attending that trade mission.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	71553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK maritime industry directly supports 500,000 jobs and contributes more than £22.2 billion to UK GDP. This visit was an opportunity for the UK government to strengthen maritime trade links between the UK and China and establish new partnerships between British and Chinese companies.</p><p> </p><p>I led the trade mission to China for the Department for Transport and hosted a number of events at the forum including the visit on board RMS Queen Mary 2, promoting UK excellence in the maritime industry.</p><p> </p><p>I also travelled to Hong Kong for a further two days for additional engagements. I was supported and accompanied on this trip at official level by my Private Secretary and the Deputy Director for Maritime Growth.</p><p> </p><p>The total cost to the Department was £28,100.39.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/04/2017 16:48:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

723207

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what survey and inspection work has been carried out for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency by each authorised recognised organisation from January 2016 to date; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such piece of work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	71569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Six Recognised Organisations (ROs) are authorised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to undertake approximately 85% of statutory ship survey and inspection work on its behalf, and issue certification dependent on vessel type under the following International Conventions:</p><p> </p><ul><li>International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, and LL Protocol 1988;</li><li>International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, SOLAS Convention 1974 and SOLAS Protocol 1988;</li><li>International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, MARPOL 73/78; and</li><li>International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969; and</li><li>International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Certain elements of statutory survey, audit and inspection functions from the applicable Conventions are retained by the MCA based on risk, for example Passenger Ship Safety Certification, International Ship Security Certification, International Safety Management Certification and the Maritime Labour Convention. Further authorisation may be provided under two trial authorisation schemes that offer additional authorisation to ROs for qualifying low risk ships and shipping companies/operators.</p><p> </p><p>There is limited cost to the public purse from the above authorisations, however the UK, under International Conventions including the RO Code<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and III Code<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup><sup>,</sup> and as a Member State under European Directive 2009/15/EC<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup> is required to satisfy that any survey work completed by ROs acting on its behalf is effectively monitored. The MCA undertakes a comprehensive programme of monitoring and assurance visits and audits, and from January 2016 to March 2017, this has incurred costs of £156,692 based on travel costs, and resource costs for the staff undertaking this work.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> IMO Code of Recognized Organizations – Resolution MSC.349(92)</p><p><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> IMO Instruments Implementation Code – Resolution A.1070(28)</p><p><sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup> Directive 2009/15/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/04/2017 14:10:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

723208

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many merchant navy (a) ratings and (b) officer cadets have been trained in each year since 2000-01.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	71563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The number of new entrant cadets, the number of cadets in training and the number of trainee watch ratings who start training each year can be found in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in Table 1 show the number of cadets supported by the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme who started training in each year since 2000-01.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2000/01</p></td><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer cadets currently in</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1020</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1010</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1000</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1030</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1050</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1110</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1430</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>training of which:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SMart1 new entrants</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>850</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer cadets currently in</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1800</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1830</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1840</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1900</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1990</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1940</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1920</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>training of which:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SMart1 new entrants</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 1: UK officer cadets under SMarT1 scheme (1999-2016)</p><p> </p><p>These figures are derived from SMarT returns for SMarT1 training and may include a small number of EU trainees resident in the UK. Numbers are rounded to nearest 10. Figures for 2016-17 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in Table 2 below show the number of watch rating trainees who have been supported by SMarT each year since 2011-12. The data held by the MCA for ratings training prior to 2011-12 includes concessionaire training and does not provide an accurate reflection of watch rating training.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Watch Rating Trainees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 2: UK watch rating trainees under Smart scheme (2011 – 2016)</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/04/2017 13:23:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

723209

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulatory oversight the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has of recognised organisations authorised to conduct vessel inspection and survey work on its behalf.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	71564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK, under International Conventions including the IMO Code of Recognized Organizations (Res. MSC.349(92)) and the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (Res. A.1070(28)) and as a Member State under European Directive 2009/15/EC is required to satisfy itself that any survey work completed by the six Recognised Organisations (ROs) acting on its behalf is effectively monitored.</p><p> </p><p>Written survey agreements are in place between each individual RO and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) which govern the level of delegation of statutory functions and certification services for vessels registered in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>To provide assurance that survey and certification work delegated to ROs was carried out to agreed standards, the MCA undertakes a comprehensive risk based programme of monitoring and assurance visits and audits.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/04/2017 14:08:56 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

723212

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
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 9 January 2017 to Question 58094, when he plans to publish the (a) review of the Support for Maritime Training scheme and (b) analysis of commercial opportunities within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that was commissioned by his Department on the recommendations of the Maritime Growth Study.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	71666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong>(a) The report we commissioned Frazer Nash and Oxford Economics to produce on the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) funding programme has been completed and we intend to publish before the summer recess.</p><p> </p><p>(b) I refer to my answer to UIN 57565 of 19 December 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/04/2017 14:13:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

722148

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Government has had on the key performance indicators for the objectives set out in the newly published business strategies for the (a) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (b) DVLA with those agencies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has recently published its five year strategy – ‘Helping you stay safe on Britain’s roads’. At the same time it also published its 2017/18 Business Plan which contains key performance indicators that contribute towards the successful delivery of the first year of its strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has recently published its Strategic Plan for 2017-20, alongside its Business Plan 2017-18. DVLA’s aim is to get the right drivers and vehicles taxed and on the road, as simply, safely and efficiently as possible.</p><p> </p><p>As Sponsor of DVSA and DVLA my Department approved the content of both their strategies and business plans.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2017 13:53:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

720292

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge permits were approved by local authorities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The estimated number of Blue Badges issued each year is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Blue Badges issued, England, 2011/12-2015/16</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Year<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2012/13<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2013/14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2014/15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2015/16<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valid Blue Badges issued</p></td><td><p>905,608</p></td><td><p>897,465</p></td><td><p>873,890</p></td><td><p>879,997</p></td><td><p>885,216</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Count of Blue Badges issued in the year ending 31<sup>st</sup> March</li><li>Source: DfT Blue Badge Survey</li><li>Source: Blue Badge Improvement Service (BBIS) data</li></ol><p> </p><p>These results are published in table DIS0111, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572875/dis0111.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572875/dis0111.ods</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 12:29:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

720791

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time, (c) full-time equivalent and (d) agency staff work for the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of staff that work for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency as of 31 March 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Full-time staff</strong></p></td><td><p>4,085</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Part-time staff</strong></p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Full-time equivalents</strong></p></td><td><p>5,388.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Agency staff</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2017 12:50:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

715141

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
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 12 December 2016 to Question 56564, on shipping: minimum wage, if he will list the full membership of the working group reviewing the application of national minimum wage legislation to seafarers in UK waters; and when he expects the work of that working group to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	69733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Membership of the National Minimum Wage (as it applies to seafarers) Legal Working Group is comprised as follows;</p><p> </p><p>a) Department for Transport</p><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs</p><p>b) Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (accompanied by legal advisor)</p><p>Nautilus International</p><p>c) UK Chamber of Shipping</p><p> </p><p>The initial meeting took place in February 2017 and the second meeting is scheduled for May. Shortly after this date I expect the group to conclude its work.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/04/2017 09:25:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden