Karl Turner

13 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to provide non means-tested legal aid for victims of domestic abuse during the covid-19 outbreak.

13 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of legal aid provision for victims of domestic abuse during the covid-19 lockdown.

13 May 2020 · Treasury

Ferries: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support has been provided by the public purse to employers operating roll-on roll-off passenger ferries from UK ports to mitigate the financial effect of the reduction in (a) passenger and (b) car tra

13 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Merchant Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that major employers of UK seafarers do not make staff redundant due to the covid-19 outbreak.

13 May 2020 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff employed by P&O Ferries Ltd staff furloughed since 26 March 2020 worked on the port or on ferries from (a) Hull and (b) Dover.

13 May 2020 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with DP World, owners of P&O Ferries Ltd on (a) furlough support for the wages of 1,400 P&O staff in the UK and (b) the proposal for 1,100 redundancies amongst P&O’s UK seafarers and

13 May 2020 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse P&O Ferries has received to support (a) UK seafarer employment and (b) maritime supply chains during the covid-19 outbreak to date.

13 May 2020 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) representatives of P&O Ferries and (b) trade unions on that company’s proposals for 1,100 redundancies among maritime workers on ferry routes from Hull and Dover; and if he

13 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Ports and Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to protect workers in the (a) shipping and (b) ports sectors from redundancy during the covid-19 pandemic.

13 May 2020 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on maritime employment of proposals by P&O Ferries proposals to make 160 seafarers on the (a) Pride of York and (b) Pride of Hull roll-on roll-off passenger ferries bet

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether UK domiciled seafarers will be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

24 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect that restrictions on the international aviation industry in response to the pandemic covid-19 pandemic are having on the ability of the merchant shipping indust

24 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the crewing of merchant ships on the (a) UK, (b) Red Ensign Group and (c) Flag of Convenience shipping registers during the covid-19 pan

24 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidance to (a) seafarers, (b) shipping companies and (c) international shipping registers working or operating in the UK shipping industry on access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

24 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether offshore-registered crewing agencies supplying seafarers to the UK shipping industry are eligible for Government assistance in paying 80 per cent of seafarers’ wages under the terms of the Coronavirus Job Re

24 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether foreign shipping companies operating from UK ports are eligible for Government assistance in paying 80 per cent of seafarers’ wages under the terms of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

18 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Airports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of relaxing the sixty day rule for airport security pass holders to allow pass holders that have not been in work as a result of the covid-19 outbreak to return wi

18 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic Control: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the minimum monthly hour requirements for air traffic controllers to enable staff who have self-isolated as a result of the covid-19 outbreak to r

18 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Airports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a (a) fast-tracked and (b) fee-free SIA Licence application scheme for airport security personnel to enable those staff to be re-deployed durin

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many maritime apprenticeship starts there were in the Yorkshire and Humber region in each year from 2015-16 to 2018-19; and how many such apprenticehsips there have been in that region to date in 2019-20.

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to monitor public health restrictions introduced in response to the covid-19 pandemic in countries that supply seafarer (a) ratings and (b) officers to the UK shipping industry.

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2020 to Question 25091, on Shipping: Apprentices, what the number of maritime apprentice starts was in 2018-19; and what assessment his Department has made of the annual deman

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2020 to Question 25091, on Shipping: Apprentices, how many (a) deck, (b) engine and (c) catering rating apprentice starts there were in 2018-19; and, with reference to the UK

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for the change in the number of rating recorded in table SFR0303 of the Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2019 statistical release of 11 December 2019.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the take-up of (a) apprenticeships and (b) the apprenticeship levy among employers in the shipping industry.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Passenger Ships: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support has been provided by UK Ship Register officials to (a) crew and (b) passengers on the cruise liner Diamond Princess after the outbreak of covid-19 on that ship.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the progress the Merchant Navy Training Board has made in promoting the training of (a) ratings and (b) cadets since 2015 to date.

2 Mar 2020 · Cabinet Office

List of Ministerial Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated list of Ministerial responsibilities.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2019 to Question 239228 on Shipping: Equality, what the Reducing Regulation Committee’s decision was on the Post Implementation Review of the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships a

17 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ratings were trained on tonnage tax qualifying vessels in 2018-19.