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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Shipping: Freight remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels with valid licences to operate from the UK in the short sea freight sector are registered under (a) the UK flag or (b) Red Ensign Group registries; and what proportion of those are qualifying vessels under the Tonnage Tax scheme. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull East more like this
tabling member printed
Karl Turner remove filter
uin 204833 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answer text <p> </p><p>There is no general requirement for ships to be licensed to operate on any routes either within the UK or plying internationally to and from UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information in relation to the areas of operation of vessels which are entered into the tonnage tax regime. The identity of tonnage tax companies and groups is tax confidential, and so we would not in any case be able to release information which might make it possible to identify individual companies and groups.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-16T15:31:14.0042879Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-16T15:31:14.0042879Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4030
label Biography information for Karl Turner more like this