Written questions

826 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Ferries: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the average (a) hourly pay rate and (b) tour of duty for (i) Ratings and (ii) Officers working in the European roll-on roll-off ferry industry.

30 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on each of the work streams related to the UK leaving the EU for which his Department has (a) responsibility and (b) joint-responsibility with other Government Departments.

30 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Ferries: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on his Department chartering commercial roll-on roll-off ferries on the international market for operation between UK and European Union ports after 29 March 2019.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to update the Maritime 2050 strategy; and if he will make a statement.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK ratings were trained by Tonnage Tax qualifying companies using the three-year pilot scheme introduced in the Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many shipping companies have trained UK ratings as a result of the introduction of the pilot scheme in the Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the operation of the three-year ratings training pilot introduced in the Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Marine Environment Protection Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the UK Government delegation to the 73rd meeting of the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in London 22-26 October 2018.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) staffing and (b) funding levels required by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to ensure compliance with International Maritime Organisation regulations for monitorin

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the membership of the (a) Maritime 2050 panel and (b) Clean Maritime Council.

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to shipping companies on compliance with the cap on the sulphur content of marine fuel due to enter into force on 1 January 2020.

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the implementation of the recommendations of the legal working group on seafarers and the national minimum

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the mutual recognition of seafarers’ certification issued in the (a) UK and (b) EU after 29 March 2019.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Licensing Laws: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will support calls by UK airlines to implement licensing airside at airports to tackle drunk and disruptive passengers.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Boating: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2018 to Question 170303 on Boating: Accidents, if he will publish the data held by the Department on the number of incidents involving a fatality where alcohol was believed

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Boating: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds information on marine incidents involving alcohol and recreational boaters; and if he will make a statement.

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Ports: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans in place to repeal the provisions of EU regulation 2017/352 on port services once the UK leaves the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

23 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government has made of the effect of delays at border controls on the UK economy.

23 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to provide additional resources to support border operations at UK airports during the summer period.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resources available to (a) police forces and (b) the Civil Aviation Authority to enforce the recent changes to the Air Navigation Order 2016.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government are taking to ensure that UK regulations will be sufficiently aligned to EU rules to support (a) the export of drones to Europe and (b) the operation of drones with UK approval in Euro

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the draft Drones Bill will include proposals for the creation of (a) U-space and (b) unmanned traffic management.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussion he has had with representatives of industry on the development of (a) changes to the Air Navigation Order 2016 and (b) proposals for the draft Drones Bill in regulating the use of drones over th

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the draft Drones Bill.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the realisation of the economic potential of drones for the UK economy in the forthcoming draft Drones Bill.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Port State Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels were detained in UK ports after port state control inspection by Maritime and Coastguard Agency officials in each year since 2015; and if he will list the five most common grounds for detention

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the role of Border Force officials in promoting seafarers’ rights on foreign registered vessels regularly working on ro

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in (a) his Department, (b) other Government departments, (c) executive agencies and (d) external bodies have worked on (i) aviation, (ii) roads, (ii) rail and (iv) maritime issues arising from th

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

European Maritime Safety Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) costs to the public purse of and (b) delivery date for the domestic equivalents to European Maritime Safety Agency information systems which the Maritime and Coastguard Agen

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

European Maritime Safety Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in establishing domestic equivalents to the European Maritime Safety Agency information systems currently used by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to regulate the safety of (a) pas

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