Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members of the Government’s official delegations were at all meetings of the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee since May 2015.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
Since May 2015 there have been four meetings of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee. The United Kingdom was represented at all of these meetings by:
Head of Delegation
Miss Katy Ware, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to IMO, Head, International Maritime Coordination, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Advisers
Mr. Bennett Ng, Environmental Policy Specialist, MCA
Mr. Jonathan Simpson, Head, Environmental Policy, MCA
Mr. Kevin Hunter, International Relations Manager (Technical), MCA
Mrs. Leanne Page, Policy Adviser, MCA
Ms. Lorraine Weller, Senior Policy Adviser, MCA
Dr. Zabi Bazari, Managing Director, Energy and Emissions Solutions
In addition, the following delegates represented the UK at these meetings:
MEPC 68 – 11 to 15 May 2015
Advisers
Ms. Claire McAllister, Assistant Director, Maritime Safety and Environment Division, DfT
Mr. Godfrey Souter, Head, Climate Change and Environment, DfT
Mr. Ian Timpson, Senior Policy Adviser, Ship Emissions and Recycling, DfT
Mr. Tony Cunningham, Policy Adviser, Climate Change, DfT
Mr. Ben Rattenbury, Senior Policy Adviser, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Ms. Victoria Volossov, Policy Adviser, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Mr. David MacRae, Marine Surveyor, MCA
Mr. Bjorn Emtage, Assistant Policy Adviser, MCA
Mr. Ronald Allen, Policy Lead, Stability, MCA
Mr. Paul Grace, Technical Policy Lead, IOM Ship Registry, Department of Economic Development, Government of the Isle of Man
Mr. Motonobu Tsuchiya, Principal Specialist for IMO/IACS, External Affairs, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Mr. Dimitris Argyros, Environmental Specialist, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Mr. John Bradshaw, Principal Specialist, Engineering, Marine Technology and
Engineering Systems, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Mr. Jonathan Morley, Technical Lead, MARPOL, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Ms. Katharine Palmer, Manager, Environment and Sustainability, Lloyd's Register EMEA
MEPC 69 - 18 to 22 April 2016
Advisers
Ms. Lola Fadina, Assistant Director, Maritime Safety and Environment Division,
DfT
Ms. Laura Marquis, Head of Climate Change and Environment, DfT
Mr. Tony Cunningham, Policy Adviser, Climate Change, DfT
Mr. Edward Donaldson-Balan, Policy Adviser, International Aviation and Climate Change, DfT
Ms. Melanie Pennant, Senior Lawyer, DfT
Mr. Robert Cheeseman, Legal Officer, DfT
Mr. Neil Beauchamp, Policy Adviser, International Negotations, Climate Diplomacy Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Mr. Paul Grace, Technical Policy Lead, IOM Ship Registry
Mr. Martyn Oates, Policy and Research Officer, IOM Ship Registry
Mr. David Balston, Director, Safety and Environment, UK Chamber of Shipping
Ms. Anna Ziou, Policy Assistant, UK Chamber of Shipping
Mr. Motonobu Tsuchiya, Principal Specialist for IMO/IACS, External Affairs, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Ms. Yue Yao, Principal Specialist and Statutory Section Leader, Shanghai Technical Support Office, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Ms. Christiana Ntouni, Specialist, External Affairs, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Dr. Wei Chen, Head of Research and Development, Hamworthy Water Systems
Mr. Ian Timpson, Senior Policy Adviser, Ship Emissions and Recycling, DfT
Mr. David MacRae, Marine Surveyor, MCA
Mr. Andy Wibroe, Policy Lead-Marine Equipment Directive, MCA
MEPC 70 – 24 to 28 October 2016
Advisers
Ms. Claire McAllister, Assistant Director, Maritime Safety and Environment Division (MSE), DfT
Ms. Laura Marquis, Head, Climate Change and Environment, DfT
Mr. Ian Timpson, Senior Policy Adviser, Ship Emissions and Recycling, DfT
Ms. Stavroulla Economou, Policy Adviser, Maritime Climate Change, DfT
Ms. Kim Brown, Senior Environmental Inspector, Defence Safety and Environment Authority - Defence Maritime Regulator, Ministry of Defence
Ms. Samantha Langford-Holt, Marine Environmental Protection Officer, Ministry of Defence
Ms. Lindsey Hibberd, Senior Policy Manager, Global Carbon Markets, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Ms. Anna Croos, Engagement Adviser, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Mr. James Luetchford, Parliamentary and Ministerial Relations, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mrs. Rebecca Austin, Deputy Receiver of Wreck, MCA
Mr. David Balston, Director, Safety and Environment, UK Chamber of Shipping
Ms. Anna Ziou, Policy Assistant, UK Chamber of Shipping
Ms. Yue Yao, Principal Specialist in Charge, Statutory Section, Shanghai Technical Support Office, Lloyd’s Register Asia
Dr. Nagaraja Reddy Devalapalli, Principal Specialist, Strategic Research, Lloyd’s Register EMEA
Dr. Wei Chen, Head, Research and Development, Hamworthy Water Systems
MEPC 71 – 3 to 7 July 2017
Advisers
Ms. Claire McAllister, Assistant Director, Maritime Safety and Environment Division, DfT
Ms. Katie Carleton, Head, Climate Change and Environment, DfT
Ms. Stavroulla Economou, Policy Adviser, Maritime Climate Change, DfT
Ms. Hannah Gray, Legal Officer, DfT
Mr. Gwilym Stone, IMO and EU Lead, MCA
Mr. Stuart Hannam, Principal, EU and International Standards, MCA
Mr. Yue Yao, Principal Specialist in Charge, Statutory Section, Lloyd’s Register Asia
Ms. Anna Ziou, Policy Director, UK Chamber of Shipping
Mr. Wu Shilel, Senior Emissions Specialist, Engineering Systems, Lloyd's Register EMEA
Mr. Ralph Bunch, Policy Adviser, Environment Strategy, Department for Transport (DfT)
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: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the inclusion of the shipping industry in the UN Framework Agreement on climate change.
Answered by Claire Perry
The UK strongly supports action on the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from shipping, and is committed to fulfilling our obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. Our strategy for the shipping industry is led by the Department for Transport and the UN body with responsibility for this area is the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which since 2003 has been working on measures to reduce GHGs from international shipping. In April 2018, Member States are due to agree the first comprehensive global strategy on the reduction of GHGs from ships at the IMO. The UK has been an active participant in these negotiations and is working to achieve a credible and ambitious outcome in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the National Audit Office has inspected the accounts of the office of the Director of Special Forces since its establishment in 1987; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
The National Audit Office has a thorough process for inspecting all aspects of the Department's accounts. The Department does not routinely comment on any aspect of Special Forces.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish an analysis of badger culls conducted during 2017.
Answered by George Eustice
The duration of the cull period is intended to achieve a balance between sufficient intensity to achieve disease control and what is operationally deliverable by a cull company. The length of each cull operation between 2013 and 2016 has already been published as part of the annual badger control monitoring summaries (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers). The assessment of 2017 operations will be published on gov.uk in due course.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in how many zones badger culling has taken place for longer than six weeks, and what the completion date was of the cull in each zone in each of the last five years.
Answered by George Eustice
The duration of the cull period is intended to achieve a balance between sufficient intensity to achieve disease control and what is operationally deliverable by a cull company. The length of each cull operation between 2013 and 2016 has already been published as part of the annual badger control monitoring summaries (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers). The assessment of 2017 operations will be published on gov.uk in due course.