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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

1136077

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: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to create incentives for shipping companies to reduce (a) nitrogen dioxide, (b) nitric oxide and (c) carbon dioxide emissions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	271351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>In January 2019 the Government published Maritime 2050, which set out strategic ambitions for the future of the maritime sector, including a vision for zero emission shipping. In Maritime 2050, we committed to assess how economic instruments could support the transition to zero emission shipping in the medium to long term. We also committed to consider whether and how the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) could be used to encourage the uptake of low carbon fuels in maritime.</p><p> </p><p>Government will this week publish the Clean Maritime Plan, which will set out further detail on our plans to create incentives for shipping companies to reduce both air quality pollutant emissions and carbon dioxide. I will make a further statement to the House on the measures included within the plan on the day of publication.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/07/2019 15:10:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1129219

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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 recent steps he has taken to reduce emissions of (a) sulphur dioxide, (b) nitrogen oxides and (c) particulate matter in the shipping industry.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	259052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has taken a leading role at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to both secure improvements in UK air quality, and to ensure that the IMO’s global requirements for marine fuel enter into force later this year.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 January 2020 the IMO’s global 0.5% limit on sulphur in marine fuel will enter into force, the UK has played a significant role in both supporting this limit, and working with industry to develop guidance to ensure it enters into force effectively.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 Jan 2021, following work undertaken at IMO by the UK and neighbouring states, the North Sea and English Channel will become a Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions Control Area, applying the highest levels of NOx controls available under international maritime law.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also active at the IMO in an ongoing work programme to quantify and ultimately regulate emissions of black carbon (a major constituent of particulate matter) from international shipping.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/06/2019 13:34:47 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1087311

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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 steps his Department is taking to tackle the effect of toxic fumes from shipping.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging internationally and domestically in order to reduce pollutant emissions from shipping.</p><p> </p><p>For the most part, the international nature of the shipping industry means that regulatory solutions to curb environmental impacts from this sector need to be delivered globally. In this regard, the UK strongly supports the reduction in the sulphur content of marine fuel which will apply to shipping globally from 2020. In UK waters, a strict 0.1 per cent sulphur limit has applied to ships operating in the English Channel and North Sea since 2015; and from 2021 these waters will also be designated as a nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions control area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government highlighted opportunities to reduce emissions from domestic shipping and ports activities, when it published its Clean Air Strategy (CAS) on 14 January this year. Commitments include consulting on options for increasing domestic regulations and extending the current emission control area to other UK waters.</p><p> </p><p>To help drive the uptake of cleaner technologies and greener fuels, I am chairing a new Government-led Clean Maritime Council, which brings together experts from the maritime sector. Along with the CAS and the Clean Maritime Council, the Department is working with stakeholders to develop a Clean Maritime Plan by Spring 2019. This plan will set out a number of domestic policies to reduce emissions from shipping while maximising the potential economic benefit for the UK from global transition to zero emission shipping.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/03/2019 16:46:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1079389

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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 recent estimate he has made of the cost to the shipping industry of compliance with the International Maritime Organisation’s 0.5 per cent cap on the sulphur content of shipping exhaust emissions from 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	227080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The international nature of the shipping industry means that regulatory solutions to curb the environmental impacts of international shipping need to be delivered globally.</p><p> </p><p>The International Maritime Organization (IMO) undertook an extensive review before finalising the 2020 implementation date for the global limit. This review focused on whether sufficient fuel would be available in 2020, rather than the cost of compliance. At the time, the priority for the UK maritime sector was to confirm the date of application for the 0.5 per cent sulphur cap as early as possible, to allow shipowners enough time to prepare for the new limit.</p><p> </p><p>The UK played an active role in this work, and was instrumental in ensuring that IMO confirmed the date of application in October 2016, rather than in 2018 in order to provide industry with greater clarity and time to prepare.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2019 13:01:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1079390

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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 representations he has received from the shipping industry on the International Maritime Organisation’s 0.5 per cent cap on the sulphur content of shipping exhaust emissions from 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	227081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has regular meetings with key stakeholders in the maritime sector, such as through the Ministerial Maritime Working Group and the Clean Maritime Council, on a range of issues including sulphur. We also consult UK stakeholders on sulphur before any International Maritime Organization (IMO) committee or sub-committee which discusses the issue, so that we can take their views into account.</p><p> </p><p>Internationally some parts of industry have raised some technical and operational questions associated with the new limit, and the UK and other States are working hard with industry and NGO’s to resolve these issues at the IMO. Overall however, the shipping industry in the UK supports the introduction of the global sulphur cap in 2020, as an important step towards reducing the harmful effects on public health and the environment from air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2019 13:08:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1079391

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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 steps he is taking to ensure that the shipping industry’s compliance with the International Maritime Organisation’s 0.5 per cent cap on the sulphur content of shipping exhaust emissions from 1 January 2020 does not have a negative effect on seafarer (a) employment and (b) pay.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	227082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We are not aware of any impacts on seafarer employment or pay from the introduction of the 0.1% limit for the ECAs in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Consequently, we do not expect any significant impact on seafarers from the introduction of the global cap, although we will keep this under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/03/2019 12:38:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1079392

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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, whether he has plans to allocate additional funding to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to enabling the Agency to enforce the International Maritime Organisation’s 0.5 per cent cap on the sulphur content of shipping exhaust emissions from 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	227083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) remains committed to enforce the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) regulations to limit the sulphur content of fuel to 0.5%. To address these commitments, the MCA has already made amendments to its Port State Control regime and will enforce the fuel sulphur limits after 1st January 2020 using the powers in its Merchant Shipping regulations.</p><p> </p><p>These developments have been undertaken as business as usual for the Agency. Should additional guidance be produced by the IMO in early 2020 the MCA will review the funding available and adjust if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Although the MCA has an interest in the mandatory equipment fitted to individual vessels on the UK Ship Register, the MCA has not identified a need to generate statistical information for the UK Ship Register as a whole, such as the number of vessels which are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems.</p><p> </p><p>The sulphur content of a vessel’s fuel is within the scope of the Port State Control inspection regime and therefore vessels on the UK Ship Register are subject to inspection and fuel sampling at such inspections. Again, the MCA has not identified a need to generate statistical information on the merchant vessels which have been subject to these inspections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 227087 question first answered 07/03/2019 12:59:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1079393

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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, if he will make an estimate of the investment required by ports to provide access to alternative fuel sources in order to comply with international regulations on the greenhouse gas content of exhaust emissions from merchant shipping.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	227084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Initial Strategy on Greenhouse Gas does not currently include specific regulatory requirements beyond high level objectives. The detailed requirements are now under development at the IMO and the UK is playing an active role in the debate.</p><p> </p><p>To inform these negotiations, the Department has commissioned external research that includes consideration of the need for alternative fuels and the potential impact on fuel infrastructure. This research will be completed in late Spring 2019 and will be used in further impact assessments as measures are developed at the IMO.</p><p> </p><p>The Government regularly engages with ports on environmental issues that affect the sector, including the provision of alternative fuels.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 227089 question first answered 07/03/2019 13:13:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1079394

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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, which ports with waste reception facilities are compliant with the International Maritime Organisation’s mandatory guidelines on exhaust gas cleaning systems; and when each of those ports was last inspected for compliance.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	227085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) conducts inspections of UK ports against the approved Port Waste Management Plans held by them. These plans include the handling of exhaust gas cleaning residues. The inspections are conducted independently on each port, and the MCA has not observed a need to generate statistical information covering the entirety of UK ports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/03/2019 16:54:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner