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date	17/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Russia: Navtex
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures (1) they, and (2) the International Maritime Organization, are taking to prevent Russia using the NAVTEX system to spread false information.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>NAVTEX is a maritime communication system and is a conduit for safety messages enshrined in the Safety of Life at Sea international convention devoted to the perseveration of life at sea.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is deeply concerned with the Russian Federation’s use of NAVTEX for disinformation messaging with regard to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>The misuse of NAVTEX to broadcast propaganda endangers merchant shipping operating in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is another example of the Russia Federation ignoring the responsibilities and behaviours a respectable nation state should demonstrate.</p><p> </p><p>On 18 March, the UK wrote to the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation to protest at this wholly inappropriate use of NAVTEX and urged IMO Member States to condemn Russia’s actions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/03/2022 14:42:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1401608

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gulf of Guinea: Piracy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the Suppression of Piracy; and what plans they have to support the International Labour Organisation to reduce the number of ships abandoned in ports across the world.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to building maritime security capability in the region through the implementation of the Yaounde maritime security architecture. In 2021 the UK was co-chair of the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea, deployed HMS Trent to the region and supported the launch of the Gulf of Guinea – Maritime Collaboration Forum. Together, these initiatives are building the capacity of regional navies and industry to address maritime insecurities and prosecute incidents of maritime crime.</p><p>The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) has provisions to protect seafarers in the case of abandonment. In July 2021 the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation called for guidance for Port State and Flag State authorities on how to deal with and prevent reoccurrence of abandonment cases. The UK is contributing to the development of those guidelines.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/01/2022 14:08:04 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1401609

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change; and what steps they will take to (1) recognise seafarers as key workers, (2) ensure they have access to COVID-19 vaccinations in UK ports, and (3) allow crews to have easy access to air flights.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>As one of the first states to declare seafarers as keyworkers we welcomed the Neptune Declaration and remain committed to working domestically and internationally to protect the health and wellbeing of crew of all nationalities. All seafarers, regardless of nationality, are and have always been eligible to receive COVID vaccines in the UK at no cost. As keyworkers, seafarers are exempt from many COVID related requirements when travelling to the UK during the course of their work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/01/2022 14:48:58 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1347560

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that space travel should be limited to scientific research, rather than space tourism.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>We are on the threshold of the new commercial space age, and this is a pivotal moment for the UK’s spaceflight ambitions.</p><p>The UK Government has put in place the legislation needed for operators to open spaceports which allows for a range of commercial spaceflight activities, including suborbital space-tourism. However, it will be up to the operators of the spaceports what services they seek to run from them. The immediate focus for the UK Government is enabling launch and supporting the small satellite launch market. These small satellites can support improvements to public services for all.</p><p>Growing our launch capability will help create new jobs and bring economic benefits to communities and organisations right across the UK, as well as inspiring the next generation of space scientists and engineers.</p><p>Access to space is also essential for improving understanding of climate change and our efforts to tackle it. Satellite measurements of Earth’s temperature, greenhouse gas emissions, atmospheric gases, sea levels, ice cover and other properties give the science community valuable data that can help us analyse and predict the impacts of climate change to enable effective strategies and decisions to be made. UK launch capability will enable the expansion and enhancement of earth observation and the gathering of environmental data, enabling a real and meaningful contribution to tackling climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/07/2021 11:01:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton