Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1464394

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fines were issued on toll roads that (a) operate toll plazas and (b) require the driver to pay (i) in advance and (ii) after travelling in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>All current tolled roads, bridges and tunnels in England are locally or privately operated, and the Department does not hold data on fines issued by those undertakings. The only road operated by National Highways where a road user charge is applied is the A282 Dartford Crossing; drivers must pay this charge beforehand or by midnight the day after crossing. In 2021-22, 2,154,092 penalty charge notices were issued for non-payment of the Dart Charge.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/05/2022 09:48:53 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1464428

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 2.4 of the Impact Assessment of the Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill, if he will publish the past data used to estimate the number of journeys made by vessels assumed to be in scope.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment published alongside the public consultation (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1074053/impact-assessment-harbours-seafarers-remuneration-bill.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1074053/impact-assessment-harbours-seafarers-remuneration-bill.pdf</a>) uses data from DfT port freight statistics Dataset port0601, which is published and available online at (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/port-and-domestic-waterborne-freight-statistics-port" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/port-and-domestic-waterborne-freight-statistics-port</a>). This contains data on the frequency of port calls per year, and vessel type, meaning that the scope of preferred option in the consultation Impact Assessment, covering ropax and roro vessels calling in UK ports at least weekly, covers 64,000 vessel-journeys (based on the 2019 data). The Impact Assessment also utilises vessel-level data on port calls frequency, however, as this vessel-data is commercially sensitive, the Department does not publish it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/05/2022 14:05:58 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1464429

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Impact Assessment of the Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill, which types of seafarer are considered to be (a) in and (b) out of scope.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The types of seafarer in and out of scope of the new rules will be defined wholly by which vessel they work on, and not by class or type of seafarer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/05/2022 13:56:15 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1464430

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Crew
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 number of UK resident (a) ratings and (b) officers that were employed in the ferry sector in each year since 2015 to 19 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on seafarers by country of residence.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/05/2022 14:05:02 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1464431

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK Shipping Fleet Statistics: 2021 published 6 April 2022, how many (a) roll-on roll-off and (b) load-on load-off ferries have left the UK Ship Register since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>UK ship register data from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency indicates that 38 roll-on roll-off* and 62 load-on load-off (container) vessels have left the register at any point between 2017 and 2021 and were not on the register as at end Dec 2021.</p><p> </p><p>*includes 3 non-seagoing roro vessels such as river ferries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/05/2022 14:07:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1464432

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Minimum Wage
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 (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of additional (a) funding and (b) staffing resources for HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement to increase its compliance and enforcement work in the ferry sector since 17 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>On 30 March, the Secretary of State for Transport announced our nine-point plan to improve protections and welfare of Seafarers. As part of that plan we have been working with HMRC and BEIS on matters relating to the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are responsible for the enforcement of National Minimum Wage within UK territorial waters and continue to target their enforcement activity by investigating any ferry operators, who are within scope of UK National Minimum Wage legislation, that they suspect do not pay their workers correctly. HMRC are clear that they will not stand for anyone shirking their obligation to pay at least the National Minimum Wage and, where they suspect someone isn’t living up to their responsibilities, they will not hesitate to use the full range of powers available to them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/05/2022 14:03:21 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1464433

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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, what recent progress has been made on the Government’s integrational engagement at the International Labour Organisation on minimum wages for seafarers in the international shipping industry.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>While the majority of the work of the ILO is agreed on a tripartite basis between governments and social partners, the Joint Maritime Committee (JMC) is a bipartite meeting between the social partners only.</p><p> </p><p>The sub-committee of the JMC on wages met in Geneva recently and agreed to raise the International Labour Organization (ILO) minimum basic wage guidelines for an able seafarer.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore before the government addresses the Office of the ILO, it is waiting for the recommendations of the Committee and of the amendments agreed to the Maritime Labour Convention by the Special Tripartite Committed to be adopted at the 346th session of the ILO Governing Body later this year and for the final reports of both Committees to be published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/05/2022 14:09:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1464511

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rapid Transit Systems and Trams: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he taking to increase the use of light rail and trams; and what plans he has to enable cities, such as York, to establish that infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	5438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided more than £260 million in funding to support light rail systems in England outside London over the pandemic. And the Department continues to work with those Local Authorities to increase patronage as people return to public transport.</p><p> </p><p>It is for local authorities to determine the right transport solution for their area. And Government continues to enable significant investment in local transport through devolved funding packages to cities, such as the £2.5 billion Transforming Cities Fund and the £5.7bn City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/05/2022 10:12:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1464512

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rivers: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to explore how greater use can be made of rivers for transport in places such as York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	5439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>Inland waterways have potential to a valuable part of the overall freight and passenger transport offer in the UK. There is ongoing engagement from the Department with representative sector organisations to understand the opportunities and requirements for increased use of rivers, to move both freight and people, in addition to existing grants available to encourage a shift to water-freight.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/05/2022 14:00:06 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1464513

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions will be included in the Transport Bill on (a) accessible forms of transport for disabled people, including Motability, and (b) developing infrastructure to support its use by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	5440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The Transport Bill will include measures to support transport accessibility. Full details on the scope of the Bill will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/05/2022 14:03:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell