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registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether seafarer certificates remain valid within Europe after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	157196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Seafarer qualifications are issued and recognised in accordance with the international convention on the Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping (STCW) 1978, as amended. This is an international Convention that is applicable to all seafarers working at sea.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to recognise seafarer qualifications in accordance with procedures set out in the Convention, which will not be affected by our departure from the EU. A well-established system already exists in the relevant EU legislation for recognition of certificates issued by third countries and to date over 45 countries are recognised.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/07/2018 15:40:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

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registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to the introduction of autonomous vehicles onto UK roads.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	139539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Since 2014, the Department for Transport has allocated £10.85m to research and development relating to automated vehicles. This includes £7.75m of funding towards the 4 Cities Driverless Cars project, and £3.1m towards the lorry platooning trials on the Strategic Road Network.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the Government is investing over £250m in connected and autonomous vehicle technologies, up to 2021, with the remainder coming through the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy. This is being match-funded by industry: its purpose is to create a world leading testing and development ecosystem in the UK. To date, this funding is supporting 73 collaborative R&amp;D projects and 4 capital testing infrastructure investments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 15:58:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

511472

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) people in the merchant navy and (b) other seafarers.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	33511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 14 April to UIN 33210 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=33210" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=33210</a>). In addition, this Government is a signatory to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (ratification by the UK in August 2013, enforcement August 2014).</p><p> </p><p>This convention is widely referred to as the seafarer’s ‘Bill of rights’ and offers comprehensive protection worldwide, with robust enforcement measures in place, for all those employed at sea. Issues covered include fair terms and conditions of employment, as well as access to adequate food, rest periods, recreational facilities and medical care.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically my department is in close contact at official level with colleagues in the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) who are currently in the process, in full consultation with social partners and industry, of updating National Minimum Wage guidelines for seafarers. This amended guidance is on target to be published in late spring 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/04/2016 09:44:02 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

506756

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the future role of the merchant navy.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	33210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government appreciates the role played by the merchant navy and recognises the need for an adequate supply of UK maritime expertise to meet the nation’s economic and strategic requirements. This includes the demand for experienced seafarers in the shore-based maritime services sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to provide support for the training of officers and ratings through the £15m Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are at the heart of the Government’s drive to give people of all ages the skills employers need to grow and compete. Maritime is a key part of this with the Maritime Trailblazer which is employer led and has one approved standard for deck ratings and a further three in development for maritime mechanic, maritime caterer and onboard services.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime Growth Study, chaired by Lord Mountevans and published on 7 September 2015, recognised the need for more proactive action to replenish and develop the skills needed to maintain the UK position as a world-leading maritime centre. The Government has accepted the recommendations. We have already let a research contract to Oxford Economics to establish the requirement for trained seafarers in the UK. This will assist both government and industry to plan ahead and to make efforts to address priority shortages where gaps are identified. We are also working to address the other skills recommendations including conducting a review of SMarT funding, better links into schools teaching and enlarging the awareness programme to encourage entry into the merchant navy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/04/2016 14:05:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

506758

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is taking to encourage people to join the merchant navy.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	33211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has no direct control over recruitment into the merchant navy.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA works with strategic partners such as the Chamber of Shipping, Nautilus, the RMT and organisations such as the British Tugowners Association and National Workboat Association to encourage economic growth, including the employment of seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA also manages the Government’s Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme that subsidises seafarer training by £15M annually. More than 700 new officer trainees started last year. The MCA is also involved with industry in supporting the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills apprenticeships for seafarers.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/04/2016 13:24:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan