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60434

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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, what the (a) number and (b) gross tonnage was of (i) non-UK owned and (ii) non-UK registered offshore supply vessels operating on the UK Continental Shelf in each year since 2000-01.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	199455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency collates a record of vessels registered on the United Kingdom Ship Register (UKSR). It does not hold a record of shipping on the registers of other national administrations, which could include UK owned vessels.</p><p> </p><p>As of 9 June there were 159 offshore vessels on the UKSR, totalling 556,975 gross tonnage. No historical record is held with the kind of breakdown requested for previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Neither is a record held of where ships operate, and hence the vessels mentioned above may be operating worldwide, not just on the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199456 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:57:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

60435

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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, what the (a) number and (b) gross tonnage was of (i) UK owned and (ii) UK registered offshore supply vessels in each year since 2000-01.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	199456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency collates a record of vessels registered on the United Kingdom Ship Register (UKSR). It does not hold a record of shipping on the registers of other national administrations, which could include UK owned vessels.</p><p> </p><p>As of 9 June there were 159 offshore vessels on the UKSR, totalling 556,975 gross tonnage. No historical record is held with the kind of breakdown requested for previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Neither is a record held of where ships operate, and hence the vessels mentioned above may be operating worldwide, not just on the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199455 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:57:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

60444

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statistics his Department collects on the travel-to-work patterns of staff of airports and airlines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	199538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department holds data from the ONS Labour Force Survey on the travel time from home to work, and the method of transport used to travel, for people employed in the passenger and freight air transport industries, as well as those employed in service activities incidental to air transport. This data is published annually in Transport Statistics Great Britain, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-statistics-great-britain-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-statistics-great-britain-2013</a>, in tables TSGB0108–TSGB0112</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The survey does not however separate out those staff working specifically in airports and airlines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2014 15:00:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

58278

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) UK Chamber of Shipping and (b) European Community Shipowners Association on pay rates for seafarers subject to UK National Insurance payments employed on vessels working from UK ports; and if he will request data on pay rates from maritime employers' associations.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	199358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ministers have not had direct discussions with either body but dialogue at Ministerial and official level is continuing with relevant bodies on the wider agenda of seafarer pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently reviewing the statistical data it uses and other data sources that may be relevant for future use but this does not include an objective to collect pay rates as this is undertaken by other Departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:49:36 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

58298

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many journeys were made between Portsmouth and Brighton by (a) car, (b) rail and (c) bus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	199402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Travel Survey (NTS) has trip data by mode of transport collected via a 7-day travel diary for residents of Great Britain. However, data are not available for specific local areas as the sample is too small at that level of geography to provide reliable results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some regional level results are available through combining two survey years of data together. The latest results available are for 2011 and 2012 combined. They cover all domestic journeys by all modes of transport, including car, rail and bus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9903 (at link below) shows the average number of trips per person per year by region of residence.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9905 (at link below) shows the percentage of trips within and between regions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 199403 question first answered 12/06/2014 11:26:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

58299

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many journeys were made between Southampton and Brighton by (a) car, (b) rail and (c) bus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	199403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Travel Survey (NTS) has trip data by mode of transport collected via a 7-day travel diary for residents of Great Britain. However, data are not available for specific local areas as the sample is too small at that level of geography to provide reliable results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some regional level results are available through combining two survey years of data together. The latest results available are for 2011 and 2012 combined. They cover all domestic journeys by all modes of transport, including car, rail and bus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9903 (at link below) shows the average number of trips per person per year by region of residence.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9905 (at link below) shows the percentage of trips within and between regions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 199402 question first answered 12/06/2014 11:26:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

58303

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carers: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Veterans on the possibility of providing free or discounted travel for carers in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	199235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Concessionary Travel is a devolved policy area and the Secretary of State has not discussed carer discounts with Keith Brown MSP, the Scottish Minister for Transport and Veterans.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:27:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58320

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cases of uninsured drivers have been reported, by region, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	199253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to calculate the number of uninsured drivers. However, the number of uninsured vehicles in Great Britain has fallen to 1 million from 1.4 million in 2010 due to a combination of police enforcement activity and the continuous insurance enforcement scheme. We do not have a breakdown by region.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/06/2014 14:30:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

58362

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Working Hours
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 effect of seafarer fatigue on maritime safety; and what steps his Department is taking to enforce manning levels on vessels.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	199411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch were active participants in the multi-partner HORIZON research project, an EC-funded study, which used simulators to identify the effect on seafarers of working hours and interrupted rest. The project report demonstrates conclusively the links between certain watch keeping patterns and the performance of seafarers (looking particularly at “sleepiness”).</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reducing the effects of fatigue on maritime safety and the health of seafarers. The output from HORIZON has been used to provide practical guidance to seafarers. The MCA remains involved with research on seafarer fatigue with other industry stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>MCA Surveyors routinely inspect UK ships and foreign flag ships in UK waters and verify hours of work records for compliance with the regulations, and check ships are safely manned in accordance the requirements of the International Maritime Organisation convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is leading the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign to ensure compliance with the hours of rest requirements of watchkeepers under STCW which will run from 1 September 2014 to 30 November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:33:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

58403

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that costs of public transport do not increase.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	199223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I recognise concerns passengers have about impacts of fares on household budgets, which is why for the first time in a decade average regulated rail fares have been capped at inflation for 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Outside London, bus services are deregulated and fares are mainly a matter for the commercial judgement of bus operators. However, the Government has made a commitment to retain the current Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) rate for the remainder of this parliament and has frozen the fuel duty rate until May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public transport costs in Northern Ireland are a matter for the NI Assembly.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 11:18:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson