Written questions
826 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) ratings and (b) cadets that will be trained on Tonnage Tax qualifying vessels in 2023-24.
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Shipping: EU Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on the (a) recording and (b) pricing of emissions from (i) cargo and (ii) passenger ships working from UK ports and
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Shipping: EU Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on the (a) recording and (b) pricing of emissions from (i) cargo and (ii) passenger ships registered on the UK Ship
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met representatives of the shipping industry to discuss the operation of Emissions Trading Schemes in the maritime sector.
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Maritime and Coastguard Agency: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential organisational impact of the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 1 January 2024 on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Shipping: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) cargo and (b) roll-on roll-off passenger ship movements there were between UK ports and ports in EU member states in each financial year between 2016-17 and 2022-23.
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Shipping: EU Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent assessment he has made of the financial impact of the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 1 January 2024 on operators of (a) cargo and (b) passenger ships over 5,000 gross tonnage o
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of seafarers that are employed on (a) cargo and (b) passenger ships over 5,000 gross tonnage that provide regularly-scheduled services between UK ports and po
11 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Offshore Industry: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the guidance on Chapter 17, Section 4: Continental Shelf Workers of the Immigration Rules published by the Home Office on 12 April 2023, whether Continental Shelf workers on contracts
11 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the updated guidance on Chapter 17, Section 4: Continental Shelf Workers of the Immigration Rules published by the Home Office on 12 April 2023, whether Continental Shelf Workers on c
11 Dec 2023 · Home Office
Offshore Industry and Shipping: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the guidance on Chapter 17, Section 4: Continental Shelf Workers of the Immigration Rules published 12 April 2023 applies to (a) seafarers and (b) employment in Renewable Energy Zones.
11 Dec 2023 · Home Office
Shipping: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seafarers working in UK waters have been issued with visas under the points-based immigration system since 1 January 2021.
11 Dec 2023 · Home Office
Frontier Workers: Work Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Frontier Worker permits have been issued to non-UK seafarers covered by the Citizens’ Rights Agreement since 20 December 2020.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that support is available in rail stations for people who have issue with which automated systems cannot help.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that assistance is provided at stations without ticket offices for people who have difficulties with automated systems.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that vulnerable people are not put at risk in stations without ticket offices.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ticket office closures on wheelchair users.
4 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance her Department issues on the domestic employment laws applicable to (a) seafarers and (b) other workers carrying out work on offshore wind farms designated by the Renewable Energy Zone (D
4 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the employment estimates in the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence Report 2023 with the aims of the Maritime 2050 Strategy.
4 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence Report 2023 on levels of employment in the UK maritime sector.
4 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the recommendations made in the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence Report 2023.
4 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the sale of 2.4GW of UK offshore windfarm assets by Macquarie Asset Management to Macquarie Group Limited in April 2023.
3 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Shipping: Minimum Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will review the application of the national minimum wage to seafarers working in renewable energy zones.
3 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Environment Protection: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs the Green Jobs Delivery Group has delivered to date; and if he will set annual green job delivery targets for each year to 2030 for each industrial sector.
3 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Future Offshore Wind Scenarios project estimated the number of jobs that would be supported by deploying sufficient offshore wind capacity to meet the Government's net zero target
3 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to secure (a) employment and (b) training for UK resident workers on the six projects that were successful in Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4; and what the current statu
21 Jun 2023 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Wind Power
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national workers have (a) applied and (b) been granted permission to work on vessels servicing the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm under the Immigration (Offshore Worker Notificat
21 Jun 2023 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Territorial Waters
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national workers have (a) applied and (b) been granted permission to work in UK territorial waters under the Immigration (Offshore Worker Notification and Exemption from Control (Amen
15 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office
Ministers: Legal Costs
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of the former ministers that have been given legal representation paid for by the public purse for (a) parliamentary and (b) Privileges Committee inquiries.
6 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office
Boris Johnson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Prime Minister’s oral contribution of 23 May 2023, Official Report, vol 733, column 292, what the evidential basis is for his statement that it is a long-established process across multiple Admin
Source: official written-questions record.