Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the financial implications to (a) the Port of London Authority, and (b) Transport for London of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's review into standards on older passenger boats, and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
Both (a) the Port of London Authority (PLA) and (b) Transport for London (TfL) were notified of publication of the first public consultation package on the proposals to implement the outcome of the review into standards for older passenger ships, which included a draft Impact Assessment (IA).
Consultees were invited to comment on the validity of the analysis in the IA and encouraged to provide information that would help to strengthen this. The IA is now being updated to reflect the range of further information provided through consultee feedback.
Policy officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency met with the PLA on 29 March 2019, and are in ongoing contact with them, and are available to meet with TfL as part of the ongoing consultation process if they have evidence to contribute that will improve the robustness of the IA.
I have directed officials at the MCA to ensure that any impact on TfL and PLA is considered as part of the ongoing work and reflected in the IA narrative.
Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the impact assessment conducted by the Marine and Coastguard Agency Bringing Safety Requirements in key areas on all Passenger Vessels on Domestic Voyages in line with modern Technical Standards (IADfT00400), dated 13 July 2018, why they have not provided comment on whether the implementation of revised standards for old and new vessels goes beyond minimum EU standards; and whether they intend to provide a comparison with EU standards.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
The technical standards for seagoing passenger ships constructed of steel or equivalent materials are contained within EU Directive 2009/45 (as amended by 2010/36 and 206/844).
Seagoing passenger vessels which are certified against this Directive are not in scope of the proposed regulatory changes that are the subject of IA DfT00400. These vessels will remain under the requirements of the Directive and will not be affected by the outcome of the ongoing consultation.
The seagoing passenger vessels in scope of the proposed regulatory changes, that are the subject of IA DfT00400, are not constructed of steel or aluminium. These vessels are not within scope of the EU Directive, as such the consultation impact assessment, IA DfT00400, does not include a comparison between the proposed revised standards and minimum EU standards.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What steps he is taking to increase the number of UK Ratings employed in the cruise industry in (a) deck and (b) engine roles.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The Department has a number of initiatives to promote employment of UK seafarers at all ranks and across all sectors.
For ratings these include: the training link in UK Tonnage Tax and apprenticeships. The Government values apprenticeships as a route to obtaining the skills needed for the future workforce. The Department is also leading the Government’s Year of Engineering campaign, which is committed to boosting engineering skills across the UK and which has had a number of maritime partners.
We are keen to see more people at all levels entering the industry and enjoying a career in the maritime area. In our “Maritime 2050” strategy we recognise the importance of our people in the maritime workplace, whether at sea or on land. Consequently people is one of the seven themes in which we set out our long term plans for the UK maritime sector.
The Ratings Taskforce was reconvened to look at promotion of ratings training and employment opportunities. The group comprised representatives from industry and the unions and has now merged with the MNTB Futures Group which will continue this work.
We must ensure that the sector as a whole has the skilled staff it needs to maintain the UK’s position as a leading maritime nation.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) chemical and (b) oil tankers registered on the Paris MoU on Port State Control’s White List have been detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention, to date; and under what flag each such vessel was registered.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The number of ships detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, since August 2014, when the MLC came into force in the UK, for ships registered to countries on the Paris MoU White List is shown below, with their flag of registry:
Type of vessel | Number Detained | Flag(s) |
Chemical tanker | 0 | - |
Oil tanker | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Offshore supply vessel | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Bulk carrier | 3 | Marshall Islands (3) |
Passenger ship | 0 | - |
Roll-on roll-off passenger ship | 0 | - |
General cargo ship | 6 | Panama (5), Malta (1) |
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many offshore supply vessels registered on the Paris MoU on Port State Control’s White List have been detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention, to date; and under what flag each such vessel was registered.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The number of ships detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, since August 2014, when the MLC came into force in the UK, for ships registered to countries on the Paris MoU White List is shown below, with their flag of registry:
Type of vessel | Number Detained | Flag(s) |
Chemical tanker | 0 | - |
Oil tanker | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Offshore supply vessel | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Bulk carrier | 3 | Marshall Islands (3) |
Passenger ship | 0 | - |
Roll-on roll-off passenger ship | 0 | - |
General cargo ship | 6 | Panama (5), Malta (1) |
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bulk carriers registered on the Paris MoU on Port State Control’s White List have been detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention, to date; and under what flag each such vessel was registered.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The number of ships detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, since August 2014, when the MLC came into force in the UK, for ships registered to countries on the Paris MoU White List is shown below, with their flag of registry:
Type of vessel | Number Detained | Flag(s) |
Chemical tanker | 0 | - |
Oil tanker | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Offshore supply vessel | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Bulk carrier | 3 | Marshall Islands (3) |
Passenger ship | 0 | - |
Roll-on roll-off passenger ship | 0 | - |
General cargo ship | 6 | Panama (5), Malta (1) |
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many general cargo ships registered on the Paris MoU on Port State Control’s White List have been detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention, to date; and under what flag each such vessel was registered.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The number of ships detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, since August 2014, when the MLC came into force in the UK, for ships registered to countries on the Paris MoU White List is shown below, with their flag of registry:
Type of vessel | Number Detained | Flag(s) |
Chemical tanker | 0 | - |
Oil tanker | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Offshore supply vessel | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Bulk carrier | 3 | Marshall Islands (3) |
Passenger ship | 0 | - |
Roll-on roll-off passenger ship | 0 | - |
General cargo ship | 6 | Panama (5), Malta (1) |
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) passenger (b) roll-on roll-off passenger ships registered on the Paris MoU on Port State Control’s White List have been detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention, to date; and under what flag each such vessel was registered.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The number of ships detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, since August 2014, when the MLC came into force in the UK, for ships registered to countries on the Paris MoU White List is shown below, with their flag of registry:
Type of vessel | Number Detained | Flag(s) |
Chemical tanker | 0 | - |
Oil tanker | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Offshore supply vessel | 1 | Marshall Islands |
Bulk carrier | 3 | Marshall Islands (3) |
Passenger ship | 0 | - |
Roll-on roll-off passenger ship | 0 | - |
General cargo ship | 6 | Panama (5), Malta (1) |
Asked by: Richard Burden (Labour - Birmingham, Northfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what survey and inspection work has been carried out for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency by each authorised recognised organisation from January 2016 to date; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such piece of work.
Answered by John Hayes
Six Recognised Organisations (ROs) are authorised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to undertake approximately 85% of statutory ship survey and inspection work on its behalf, and issue certification dependent on vessel type under the following International Conventions:
Certain elements of statutory survey, audit and inspection functions from the applicable Conventions are retained by the MCA based on risk, for example Passenger Ship Safety Certification, International Ship Security Certification, International Safety Management Certification and the Maritime Labour Convention. Further authorisation may be provided under two trial authorisation schemes that offer additional authorisation to ROs for qualifying low risk ships and shipping companies/operators.
There is limited cost to the public purse from the above authorisations, however the UK, under International Conventions including the RO Code[1] and III Code[2], and as a Member State under European Directive 2009/15/EC[3] is required to satisfy that any survey work completed by ROs acting on its behalf is effectively monitored. The MCA undertakes a comprehensive programme of monitoring and assurance visits and audits, and from January 2016 to March 2017, this has incurred costs of £156,692 based on travel costs, and resource costs for the staff undertaking this work.
[1] IMO Code of Recognized Organizations – Resolution MSC.349(92)
[2] IMO Instruments Implementation Code – Resolution A.1070(28)
[3] Directive 2009/15/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities are awaiting transposition into UK law.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law.
The Department for Transport is aware of the following directives relating to the Department’s responsibilities for which transposition is planned:
DIRECTIVE 2014/94/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure |
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2014/112 of 19 December 2014 implementing the European Agreement concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/652 of 20 April 2015 laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/719 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/413 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 March 2015 facilitating cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences |
Directive 2014/52/EU on the assessment of the effects of public and private projects on the environment |
DIRECTIVE 2014/45/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
DIRECTIVE 2014/46/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
DIRECTIVE 2014/47/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance). |
Co-decided (EU) Directive 2015/1513 amending Directive 98/70/EC on the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on promotion of use of energy from renewable sources) |
Directive (EU) 2015/1794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC and 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Council Directives 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC, as regards seafarers (1) |
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DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/797 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016 |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/798 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016 |
Directive (EU) 2016/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure. |
Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC |