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Written questions

Karl Turner

826 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the effectiveness of ePassport gates in accelerating the border process at UK airports, and (b) potential steps to increase usage of those gates.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on ensuring that UK Border Force is adequately prepared for new customs checks and controls when the UK le

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK Border Force is adequately prepared for new customs checks and controls when the UK leaves the EU.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the UK Border Force budget was in (a) 2012 and (b) 2018.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in Border Force officers numbers on their effectiveness since 2012.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force staff were employed at each UK (a) port and (b) airport in (i) 2012 and (ii) May 2018.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force officers there were in (a) 2012 and (b) as of 17 July 2018.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of passengers cleared within Border Force service standards at UK (a) ports and (b) airports in each year since 2010.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of passengers have waited longer than the Border Force service standard target time at UK (a) ports and (b) airports in each year since 2010.

9 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Wind Power: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with officials in the Department for Transport on the availability of UK seafarers to work on (a) construction and (b) maintenance projects

9 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of the International Marine Contractors Association on the (a) operation and (b) effect of the Government’s immigration polic

20 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the validity of the negotiating position of seafarer representatives ahead of the meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission's Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers at the Internation

19 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2018 to Question 152138, on shipping: pay, who the UK representatives of (a) seafarers and (b) shipowners are who have attended meetings of the bi-partite sub-committee since 2

19 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2018 to Question 152138, on shipping: pay, whether his Department monitors the effect of agreements reached in that sub-committee on (a) seafarers and (b) shipowners in the UK.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping: Irish Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the enforcement of employment rights for seafarers employed on merchant ships working between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Roll-on Roll-off Ships: Irish Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on maritime (a) employment and (b) passenger and freight services of Stena Line’s announcement of three new roll-on roll-off passenger ferries on routes betwe

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Irish Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on maritime employment in (a) North Wales and (b) the UK of Irish Ferries’ deployment of a new vessel on the Holyhead-Dublin route from September 2018.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Irish Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK (a) passengers and (b) businesses have been affected by the delay in the arrival of the Irish Ferries vessel WB Yeats on commercial routes in the Irish Sea.

18 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2018 to Question 151151 on Migrant Workers: Shipping, whether he plans to issue guidance to employers on how to regularise arrangements for such crew.

18 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2018 to Question 151151 on Migrant Workers: Shipping, how many non-EEA workers have been employed through that concession.

18 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2018 to Question 151151 on Migrant Workers: Shipping, on what date that concession (a) was granted and (b) came into effect; and how many employers have used that con

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government’s policy is on the subjects to be considered at the meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission's Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva between 2

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the members of the UK Government delegation that attended the meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission's Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the decisions made at the meeting of the International Labour Organisation’s Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers in Geneva, on 20 and 21 June

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether agreements made at the International Labour Organisation’s Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers will apply to crew on (a) UK and (b) internationally registered vessels that are employed by crewing agencie

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) annual data sets and (b) other statistics held by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on seafarer Ratings employed in the UK shipping industry.

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Offshore Industry and Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Section 3.8 of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement’s (DLME) 2018-19 Strategy, published on 9 May 2018, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Transport: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Section H of Table 5 in the Director of Labour Market Enforcement’s 2018-19 Strategy, published on 9 May 2018, how many workers in each sector of the transport i

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Table 4 in the Director of Labour Market Enforcement’s 2018-19 Strategy, published on 9 May 2018, what criteria were used to compile the non-exhaustive list of t

8 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Merchant Shipping: Tonnage Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government's statistical release, Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2017, published on 30 May 2018, how many merchant ships owned by members of the UK Chamber of Shipping qualify for the To

Source: official written-questions record.