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157033

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 211928, what discussions his Department has had with its Scottish counterpart on the Rosyth-Zeebrugge freight service operated by DFDS and that company’s announcement on the viability of that route following the introduction of the sulphur dioxide emission regulations.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	215415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In July 2014, the Government’s support for shipowners and ports was successful in securing €29.5m of EU assistance under the TEN-T programme. All the projects received the full amount that they bid for. They are:</p><p>· €10m - Pilot project to deploy hybrid scrubber technology. (P&amp;O with ports of Dover / Calais / Hull / Rotterdam)</p><p>· €2.5m – Deployment of hybrid scrubbers. (DFDS with ports of Immingham / Gothenburg)</p><p>· €4.3m – Trial of Liquefied Natural Gas bunkering in Teesport. (Teesport and consortium)</p><p>· €12.7m – Retrofitting a ship with LNG engines and developing port infrastructure. (Portsmouth with Brittany Ferries, port of Caen and Zeebrugge).</p><p>Ultimately, operators will make commercial decisions. The Government is aware that there are ferry routes which industry considers are vulnerable, but this information is commercially sensitive. We are exploring with the European Commission whether a ferry route which is deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new sulphur requirements could receive State Aid – and, if so, the parameters on which it could do so. Those discussions are ongoing.</p><p>I have had two exchanges of letters with Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Transport and Veterans, concerning the future of the Rosyth – Zeebrugge freight service and the options that were being considered. We both recognised that issues around State Aid would significantly restrict domestic support and I confirmed that we had written to the Commission about the provision of State Aid. I assured Mr Brown that the UK would continue to support applications for EU funding to assist eligible projects that helped mitigate the impact of the Directive.</p><p>The aim of providing assistance would be to help secure existing routes, which in turn, should help to secure employment. Any domestic funds that we provide to industry will need to provide value for money to the taxpayer and avoid distortions in a competitive market. However, there would be no direct link between these funds and the provision of employment and training for UK seafarers. This is already provided for separately, through the training requirements of the tonnage tax regime and through our Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) funding which we increased by 25% last year to £15m.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 215416 215417 215418 215419 215458 question first answered 26/11/2014 09:39:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

157035

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential effect on (a) employment, (b) maritime freight volumes and (c) passenger numbers at UK ports on the (i) North Sea, (ii) Channel and (iii) Irish Sea from the European Commission's Draft Regulation on market access to port services and the financial transparency of ports.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	215398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to frame meaningful estimates of the regulatory impact of the proposed Regulation in these terms. In the short term, the main impact would be on administrative compliance costs of the ports within scope of the Regulation, rather than on trade volumes. However, the industry has expressed concern that the Regulation, were it to be implemented along the lines of the May 2013 Proposal, would be likely to have a serious adverse impact on port investors’ confidence, which ultimately could depress trade and employment in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Council General Approach text, which was agreed by Transport Council on 8 October, would result in a substantially lesser regulatory impact.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission published an Impact Assessment accompanying its Proposal in May 2013 [reference SWD (2013)181 final]. This postulated induced cost savings and increases in short-sea shipping and throughput at European ports which I regard as wholly unrealistic, especially in the UK context.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 27/11/2014 10:49:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

157036

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 211928, what recent progress has been made with the European Commission over the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes from the UK which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime; and what his policy is on the linking of such provision to (a) employment and (b) training for UK-based seafarers.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	215416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In July 2014, the Government’s support for shipowners and ports was successful in securing €29.5m of EU assistance under the TEN-T programme. All the projects received the full amount that they bid for. They are:</p><p>· €10m - Pilot project to deploy hybrid scrubber technology. (P&amp;O with ports of Dover / Calais / Hull / Rotterdam)</p><p>· €2.5m – Deployment of hybrid scrubbers. (DFDS with ports of Immingham / Gothenburg)</p><p>· €4.3m – Trial of Liquefied Natural Gas bunkering in Teesport. (Teesport and consortium)</p><p>· €12.7m – Retrofitting a ship with LNG engines and developing port infrastructure. (Portsmouth with Brittany Ferries, port of Caen and Zeebrugge).</p><p>Ultimately, operators will make commercial decisions. The Government is aware that there are ferry routes which industry considers are vulnerable, but this information is commercially sensitive. We are exploring with the European Commission whether a ferry route which is deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new sulphur requirements could receive State Aid – and, if so, the parameters on which it could do so. Those discussions are ongoing.</p><p>I have had two exchanges of letters with Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Transport and Veterans, concerning the future of the Rosyth – Zeebrugge freight service and the options that were being considered. We both recognised that issues around State Aid would significantly restrict domestic support and I confirmed that we had written to the Commission about the provision of State Aid. I assured Mr Brown that the UK would continue to support applications for EU funding to assist eligible projects that helped mitigate the impact of the Directive.</p><p>The aim of providing assistance would be to help secure existing routes, which in turn, should help to secure employment. Any domestic funds that we provide to industry will need to provide value for money to the taxpayer and avoid distortions in a competitive market. However, there would be no direct link between these funds and the provision of employment and training for UK seafarers. This is already provided for separately, through the training requirements of the tonnage tax regime and through our Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) funding which we increased by 25% last year to £15m.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 215415 215417 215418 215419 215458 question first answered 26/11/2014 09:39:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

157037

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 211928, which ferry routes from the UK are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the introduction of new international and European Union sulphur regimes.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	215417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In July 2014, the Government’s support for shipowners and ports was successful in securing €29.5m of EU assistance under the TEN-T programme. All the projects received the full amount that they bid for. They are:</p><p>· €10m - Pilot project to deploy hybrid scrubber technology. (P&amp;O with ports of Dover / Calais / Hull / Rotterdam)</p><p>· €2.5m – Deployment of hybrid scrubbers. (DFDS with ports of Immingham / Gothenburg)</p><p>· €4.3m – Trial of Liquefied Natural Gas bunkering in Teesport. (Teesport and consortium)</p><p>· €12.7m – Retrofitting a ship with LNG engines and developing port infrastructure. (Portsmouth with Brittany Ferries, port of Caen and Zeebrugge).</p><p>Ultimately, operators will make commercial decisions. The Government is aware that there are ferry routes which industry considers are vulnerable, but this information is commercially sensitive. We are exploring with the European Commission whether a ferry route which is deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new sulphur requirements could receive State Aid – and, if so, the parameters on which it could do so. Those discussions are ongoing.</p><p>I have had two exchanges of letters with Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Transport and Veterans, concerning the future of the Rosyth – Zeebrugge freight service and the options that were being considered. We both recognised that issues around State Aid would significantly restrict domestic support and I confirmed that we had written to the Commission about the provision of State Aid. I assured Mr Brown that the UK would continue to support applications for EU funding to assist eligible projects that helped mitigate the impact of the Directive.</p><p>The aim of providing assistance would be to help secure existing routes, which in turn, should help to secure employment. Any domestic funds that we provide to industry will need to provide value for money to the taxpayer and avoid distortions in a competitive market. However, there would be no direct link between these funds and the provision of employment and training for UK seafarers. This is already provided for separately, through the training requirements of the tonnage tax regime and through our Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) funding which we increased by 25% last year to £15m.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 215415 215416 215418 215419 215458 question first answered 26/11/2014 09:39:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

156180

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received about the Local Welfare Provision fund from (a) local authorities and (b) relevant third sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	215096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/16 closed on 21 November. The Government are analysing the responses, alongside the recently published review by the Department for Work and Pensions into existing provision. The Government will make a decision based on this analysis in time for the provisional local government finance settlement in December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 214868 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:02:01 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

156183

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his future policy is on the Local Welfare Assistance Fund.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	214868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/16 closed on 21 November. The Government are analysing the responses, alongside the recently published review by the Department for Work and Pensions into existing provision. The Government will make a decision based on this analysis in time for the provisional local government finance settlement in December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 215096 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:02:01 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101214

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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 effect that the introduction of sulphur dioxide emission regulations from 1 January 2015 will have on the number of (a) UK and (b) non-UK seafarer (i) ratings and (ii) officers active at sea in each of the five years from 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	211926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211925 211927 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101215

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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 assessment he has made of the efficacy of the enforcement approach that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will take on introduction of the sulphur dioxide emission regulations for shipping companies from 1 January 2015; and what meetings the MCA has had with other port state control authorities in Europe on this issue since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	211925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211926 211927 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101216

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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, when he expects the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to produce formal guidance to the shipping industry on the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems to comply with new sulphur dioxide emission regulations.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	211924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211925 211926 211927 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101255

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what precautions his Department is taking to protect its staff based in West Africa from the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	905705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer to the hon. Member for Hyndburn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/10/2014 16:36:04 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner