Asked by: Ruth Jones (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, if she will list the quantities of waste exported in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022, broken down by receiving country.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The top ten waste types exported from the UK in 2020, 2021 and 2022, alongside the top ten destinations for those waste types, are represented in the three tables below. The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it in full would incur disproportionate costs.
This dataset has been obtained from information provided by exporters to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs. This data is publicly available at https://www.uktradeinfo.com/ .
2020 | |||
Rank | Waste type | Waste exported (KT) | Top destination country (in parentheses: quantity of waste exported in KT; proportion of total waste type exported from the UK as %) |
1 | Iron & steel waste and scrap | 6,826 | Turkey (2,394KT; 35.1%); Pakistan (997KT; 14.6%); Egypt (742KT; 10.9%); Bangladesh (205KT; 3.0%); Saudi Arabia (173KT; 2.5%) |
2 | Paper and paperboard waste | 3,780 | India (979KT; 22.8%); Thailand (561KT; 13.0%); Turkey (491KT; 11.4%); Netherlands (474KT; 11.0%); Malaysia (401KT; 9.3%) |
3 | Plastic waste and scrap | 537 | Turkey (210KT; 39.0%); Malaysia (65KT; 12.2%); Poland (38KT; 7.0%); Netherlands (38KT; 7.0%); Spain (31KT; 5.8%) |
4 | Aluminium waste and scrap | 436 | India (122KT;27.8%); China (76KT; 17.4%); Thailand (18KT; 4.1%); Republic of Korea (34KT; 7.8KT); Italy (30KT; 6.9%) |
5 | Glass cullet waste | 298 | Portugal (83KT; 27.2%); Belgium (83KT; 27.2%); Netherlands (16KT; 5.3%); Spain (15KT; 5.2%); confidential country (13KT; 4.2%) |
6 | Worn clothing and textiles | 281 | Ghana (57KT; 20.4%); Pakistan (42KT; 15.1%); United Arab Emirates (34KT; 12.1%); Ukraine (26KT; 9.2%); Poland (24KT; 8.5%) |
7 | Residual products of the chemical or allied industries | 181 | Norway (151KT; 83.5%); Netherlands (22KT; 12.0%); Germany (8KT; 4.4%); New Caledonia (0.04KT; 0.02%); Canada (0.02KT; 0.01%) |
8 | Rubber waste | 138 | India (113KT; 81.6%); Pakistan (11KT; 7.6%); Japan (8KT; 6.0%); Netherlands (2KT;1.6%); France (1KT; 0.6%) |
9 | Animal waste | 108 | Ireland (36KT; 33.5%); France (23KT; 21.0%); Netherlands (17KT; 15.4%); Germany (13KT; 11.7%); Bulgaria (9KT; 8.1%) |
10 | Residues of starch manufacture and similar | 76 | Ireland (62KT; 81.9%); Denmark (8KT; 10.8%); Spain (4KT; 4.7%); Netherlands (2KT; 2.1%); Philippines (0.3KT; 0.4%) |
11 | Residues from food industry (vegetable waste) | 26 | Ireland (26KT; 98.5%); Qatar (0.1KT; 0.3%); Netherlands (0.1KT; 0.3%); Norway (0.1KT; 0.2%); France (0.02KT; 0.1%) |
2021 | |||
Rank | Waste type | Waste exported (KT) | Top destination country (in parentheses: quantity of waste exported in KT; proportion of total waste type exported from the UK as %) |
1 | Iron & steel waste and scrap | 8,595 | Turkey (2,345KT; 27.3%); Egypt (1,491KT; 17.3%); Bangladesh (675KT; 7.9%); Italy (496KT; 5.8%); United States of America (285KT; 3.3%) |
2 | Paper and paperboard waste | 4,298 | India (979KT; 22.8%); Thailand (561KT; 13.0%); Turkey (491KT; 11.4%); Netherlands (474KT; 11.0%); Malaysia (401KT; 9.3%) |
3 | Residual products of the chemical or allied industries | 1,497 | Sweden (617KT; 41.2%); Netherlands (346KT; 23.1%); Germany (106KT; 7.1%); Cyprus (104KT; 7.0%); Norway (99KT; 6.6%) |
4 | Aluminium waste and scrap | 560 | India (174KT; 31.2%); Hong Kong (43KT; 7.6%); Thailand (32KT; 5.8%); Republic of Korea (30KT; 5.4%); Switzerland (28KT; 5.0%) |
5 | Plastic scrap and waste | 468 | Turkey (123KT; 26.2%); Netherlands (101KT; 21.6%); Poland (52KT; 11.1%); Spain (37KT; 7.9%); Italy (18KT; 3.9%) |
6 | Glass cullet waste | 367 | Portugal (185KT; 50.4%); Belgium (72KT; 19.6%); Netherlands (48KT; 13.2%); Spain (33KT; 8.9%); Germany (11KT; 2.9%) |
7 | Worn clothing and textiles | 358 | Ghana (63KT; 17.7%); Pakistan (49KT; 13.7%); Ukraine (46KT; 12.9%); United Arab Emirates (42KT; 11.7%); Poland (41KT; 11.6%) |
8 | Rubber waste | 296 | India (194KT; 65.4%); Turkey (61KT; 20.4%); Portugal (13KT; 4.3%); Pakistan (10KT; 3.2%); Morocco (5KT; 1.7%) |
9 | Slag, ash and residues containing metals (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel) | 99 | Belgium (32KT; 32.1%); Norway (22KT; 22.1%); Netherlands (21KT; 21.4%); Germany (12KT; 12.2%); Canada (8KT; 8.0%) |
10 | Mineral fuels | 86 | Denmark (58KT; 67.6%); Greece (8KT; 9.2%); France (7KT; 8.3%); Belgium (6KT; 6.8%); Ireland (3KT; 3.4%) |
2022 | |||
Rank | Waste type | Waste exported (KT) | Top destination country (in parentheses: quantity of waste exported in KT; proportion of total waste type exported from the UK as %) |
1 | Iron & steel waste and scrap | 8,241 | Turkey (1,840KT; 22.3%); Egypt (1,396KT; 16.9%); India (1,241KT; 15.1%); Bangladesh (730KT; 8.9%); Italy (290KT; 3.5%) |
2 | Paper and paperboard waste | 4,087 | India (1,124KT; 27.5%); Vietnam (525KT; 12.8%); Netherlands (454KT; 11.1%); Turkey (376KT; 9.2%); Malaysia (363KT; 8.9%) |
3 | Residual products of the chemical or allied industries | 1,569 | Sweden (709KT; 45.2%); Netherlands (365KT; 23.3%); Norway (101KT; 6.4%); Denmark (89KT; 5.7%); Cyprus (36KT; 2.3%) |
4 | Aluminium waste and scrap | 632 | India (213KT; 33.6%); Hong Kong (98KT; 15.5%); Germany (54KT; 8.5%); Thailand (41KT; 6.4%); Pakistan (20KT; 3.1%) |
5 | Plastic waste and scrap | 483 | Netherlands (120KT; 24.8KT); Turkey (88KT; 18.3%); Belgum (38KT; 7.9%); Poland (31KT; 6.4%); Spain (23KT; 4.7%) |
6 | Glass cullet waste | 418 | Portugal (222KT; 53%); Netherlands (67KT; 15.9%); Belgium (59KT; 14.0%); Spain (25KT; 5.9%); Italy (19KT; 4.5%) |
7 | Worn clothing and textiles | 418 | United Arab Emirates (75KT; 18.1%); Ghana (53KT; 12.6%); Pakistan (52KT; 12.4%); Poland (51KT; 12.3%); Ukraine (37KT; 8.8%) |
8 | Rubber waste | 395 | India (297KT; 75.2%); Turkey (43KT; 10.9%); Pakistan (10KT; 2.6%); Portugal (8KT; 1.9%); Denmark (6KT; 1.4%) |
9 | Copper waste and scrap | 253 | China (62KT; 24.5%); India (38KT; 14.9%); Germany (35KT; 13.9%); Japan (11KT; 4.2%); France (11KT; 4.2%) |
10 | Mineral fuels | 118 | Denmark (94KT; 79.6%); Finland (7KT; 5.6%); France (7KT; 5.6%); Ireland (4KT; 3.4%); Ireland (4KT; 3.4%); Belgium (4KT; 3.0%) |
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which (a) country and (b) port each (i) freight and (ii) passenger ferry route runs from the UK to the (A) EU and (B) European Economic Area; and which commercial operating company serves each route.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, ships' routeing measures adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for navigation and safety purposes, such as traffic separation schemes, operators and vessels are able to traverse any area of sea, or set up longer term regular routes where suitable market demand exists.
Ferry routes are developed on a commercial basis by private sector operators in order to provide services that meet wider passenger or freight demands. Government would not ordinarily expect to be involved in such decisions, or privy to operator business planning, and as such cannot provide formal details on ferry routes under development.
In the period following 31 December 2020 we are aware of 5 ferry services that have been established, as set out in table 1:
Table 1
Route | Operator | Date |
Tilbury - Calais | DfDS | June 2023 |
Medway (Sheerness) - Calais | DfDS | June 2021 |
Dover - Calais | Irish Ferries | June 2021 |
Teesport - Zeebrugge | CLdN | March 2023 |
Teesport - Rotterdam | CLdN | March 2023 |
Table 2 details Ro-Ro (Roll on-Roll off, freight) and Passenger Ferries (Roll on-Roll off freight and passenger) vessels with regular routes (120 times per year), i.e. those that could be considered freight or passenger ferries, between UK and EU/EEA countries:
Table 2
EU/EEA Route (UK port to EU/EEA port) | Destination Country | Vessel Type | Ship operator |
North Killingholme-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Purfleet-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Teesport-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Tilbury-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Esbjerg | Denmark | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Newhaven-Dieppe | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Plymouth-Roscoff | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | Condor Ferries |
Portsmouth-Le Havre | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS Seaways |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
St Helier Harbor-Saint-Malo | France | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Condor Ferries |
Immingham-Cuxhaven | Germany | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Fishguard-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Heysham-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | Seatruck Ferries |
Pembroke Dock-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Felixstowe-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Harwich-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
Hull-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
London-Vlissingen | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Shields-Ijmuiden | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Purfleet-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Immingham-Gothenburg | Sweden | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Data Source: Sea by Maritech
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what designated maritime routes into and out of the United Kingdom have been established on what dates since the UK left the European Union.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, ships' routeing measures adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for navigation and safety purposes, such as traffic separation schemes, operators and vessels are able to traverse any area of sea, or set up longer term regular routes where suitable market demand exists.
Ferry routes are developed on a commercial basis by private sector operators in order to provide services that meet wider passenger or freight demands. Government would not ordinarily expect to be involved in such decisions, or privy to operator business planning, and as such cannot provide formal details on ferry routes under development.
In the period following 31 December 2020 we are aware of 5 ferry services that have been established, as set out in table 1:
Table 1
Route | Operator | Date |
Tilbury - Calais | DfDS | June 2023 |
Medway (Sheerness) - Calais | DfDS | June 2021 |
Dover - Calais | Irish Ferries | June 2021 |
Teesport - Zeebrugge | CLdN | March 2023 |
Teesport - Rotterdam | CLdN | March 2023 |
Table 2 details Ro-Ro (Roll on-Roll off, freight) and Passenger Ferries (Roll on-Roll off freight and passenger) vessels with regular routes (120 times per year), i.e. those that could be considered freight or passenger ferries, between UK and EU/EEA countries:
Table 2
EU/EEA Route (UK port to EU/EEA port) | Destination Country | Vessel Type | Ship operator |
North Killingholme-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Purfleet-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Teesport-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Tilbury-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Esbjerg | Denmark | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Newhaven-Dieppe | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Plymouth-Roscoff | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | Condor Ferries |
Portsmouth-Le Havre | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS Seaways |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
St Helier Harbor-Saint-Malo | France | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Condor Ferries |
Immingham-Cuxhaven | Germany | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Fishguard-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Heysham-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | Seatruck Ferries |
Pembroke Dock-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Felixstowe-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Harwich-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
Hull-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
London-Vlissingen | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Shields-Ijmuiden | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Purfleet-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Immingham-Gothenburg | Sweden | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Data Source: Sea by Maritech
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what designated maritime routes into and out of the United Kingdom are in development.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, ships' routeing measures adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for navigation and safety purposes, such as traffic separation schemes, operators and vessels are able to traverse any area of sea, or set up longer term regular routes where suitable market demand exists.
Ferry routes are developed on a commercial basis by private sector operators in order to provide services that meet wider passenger or freight demands. Government would not ordinarily expect to be involved in such decisions, or privy to operator business planning, and as such cannot provide formal details on ferry routes under development.
In the period following 31 December 2020 we are aware of 5 ferry services that have been established, as set out in table 1:
Table 1
Route | Operator | Date |
Tilbury - Calais | DfDS | June 2023 |
Medway (Sheerness) - Calais | DfDS | June 2021 |
Dover - Calais | Irish Ferries | June 2021 |
Teesport - Zeebrugge | CLdN | March 2023 |
Teesport - Rotterdam | CLdN | March 2023 |
Table 2 details Ro-Ro (Roll on-Roll off, freight) and Passenger Ferries (Roll on-Roll off freight and passenger) vessels with regular routes (120 times per year), i.e. those that could be considered freight or passenger ferries, between UK and EU/EEA countries:
Table 2
EU/EEA Route (UK port to EU/EEA port) | Destination Country | Vessel Type | Ship operator |
North Killingholme-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Purfleet-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Teesport-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Tilbury-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Esbjerg | Denmark | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Newhaven-Dieppe | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Plymouth-Roscoff | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | Condor Ferries |
Portsmouth-Le Havre | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS Seaways |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
St Helier Harbor-Saint-Malo | France | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Condor Ferries |
Immingham-Cuxhaven | Germany | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Fishguard-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Heysham-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | Seatruck Ferries |
Pembroke Dock-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Felixstowe-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Harwich-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
Hull-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
London-Vlissingen | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Shields-Ijmuiden | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Purfleet-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Immingham-Gothenburg | Sweden | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Data Source: Sea by Maritech
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the designated maritime routes are between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, ships' routeing measures adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for navigation and safety purposes, such as traffic separation schemes, operators and vessels are able to traverse any area of sea, or set up longer term regular routes where suitable market demand exists.
Ferry routes are developed on a commercial basis by private sector operators in order to provide services that meet wider passenger or freight demands. Government would not ordinarily expect to be involved in such decisions, or privy to operator business planning, and as such cannot provide formal details on ferry routes under development.
In the period following 31 December 2020 we are aware of 5 ferry services that have been established, as set out in table 1:
Table 1
Route | Operator | Date |
Tilbury - Calais | DfDS | June 2023 |
Medway (Sheerness) - Calais | DfDS | June 2021 |
Dover - Calais | Irish Ferries | June 2021 |
Teesport - Zeebrugge | CLdN | March 2023 |
Teesport - Rotterdam | CLdN | March 2023 |
Table 2 details Ro-Ro (Roll on-Roll off, freight) and Passenger Ferries (Roll on-Roll off freight and passenger) vessels with regular routes (120 times per year), i.e. those that could be considered freight or passenger ferries, between UK and EU/EEA countries:
Table 2
EU/EEA Route (UK port to EU/EEA port) | Destination Country | Vessel Type | Ship operator |
North Killingholme-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Purfleet-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Teesport-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Tilbury-Zeebrugge | Belgium | Ro-Ro | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Esbjerg | Denmark | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Dover-Calais | France | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Dover-Dunkirk | France | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Newhaven-Dieppe | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Plymouth-Roscoff | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Poole Harbor-Cherbourg | France | Pass. Ferries | Condor Ferries |
Portsmouth-Le Havre | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | Brittany Ferries |
Portsmouth-Ouistreham | France | Pass. Ferries | DFDS Seaways |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Sheerness-Calais | France | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
St Helier Harbor-Saint-Malo | France | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Condor Ferries |
Immingham-Cuxhaven | Germany | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Fishguard-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Heysham-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Holyhead-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Liverpool-Dublin | Ireland | Ro-Ro | Seatruck Ferries |
Pembroke Dock-Rosslare | Ireland | Pass. Ferries | Irish Ferries |
Felixstowe-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Harwich-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
Hull-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | P&O Ferries |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Immingham-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | Stena Line |
London-Vlissingen | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | Stena Line |
North Killingholme-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
North Shields-Ijmuiden | Netherlands | Pass. Ferries | DFDS |
Purfleet-Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ro-Ro | CLdN Ro-Ro SA |
Immingham-Gothenburg | Sweden | Ro-Ro | DFDS |
Data Source: Sea by Maritech
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how they identify the non-UK universities whose graduates are eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) entry visa; and which universities have either been removed from or added to the list of these universities since the HPI visa was introduced.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
The High Potential Individual (HPI) route is for recent graduates of top global universities. Details of universities on the Global Universities List (GUL) and how the list is compiled is set out in paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules (www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-introduction).
Applicants must have graduated from a top global university in the five years immediately preceding the application. Eligible institutions can be found on the Global Universities List for the relevant graduating year (www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list).
This list of universities relates to qualifications awarded between 1 November 2022 and 31 October 2023.
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Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the £770 million International Fund for Ukraine has been allocated to contractors as of 11 September 2023.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Following a recent additional contribution of £10 million from Sweden, total contributions to the International Fund for Ukraine now stand at over £780 million.
£191 million, over 24% of the Fund, is now on contract. Further contracting activity is underway.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Answer of 22 December 2022 to Question 106328 on NATO: Ammunition, whether his Department made a decision on the potential of UK involvement in the NATO Multinational Ammunition Warehousing Initiative.
Answered by James Heappey
The UK signed up to the NATO Multinational Ammunition Warehousing Initiative (MAWI) in February 2023 alongside Canada, Czechia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. There are now a total of 24 participating allies, plus the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with members of the Nordic Council in regards to (1) achieving peace in Ukraine, and (2) preventing the spread of any hostilities to (a) Scandinavian, or (b) Baltic, countries.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Nordic and Baltic states are key UK partners in regional security, working closely through NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force, and together in support of Ukraine. We welcome Nordic countries' support for the G7 Joint Declaration agreeing long-term bilateral security commitments for Ukraine.
In support of regional security and protecting NATO's Eastern Flank, the UK has deployed a significant military presence to Estonia as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence. The UK has been committed to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, which will strengthen Euro-Atlantic security. We welcome Finland's membership and are supporting Sweden's swift accession to the Alliance.
Asked by: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tax incentives offered by (1) Czechia, (2) Latvia, (3) Luxembourg, and (4) Sweden, to support the further rollout of renewable biofuels, such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO); and what plans they have to introduce similar incentives in the UK.
Answered by Baroness Penn - Minister on Leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State)
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is taxed at the same rate as diesel and required to be marked if used for an allowed purpose. The Government is aware that other countries use tax incentives to increase the uptake of HVO, but differences between tax systems make direct comparison difficult.
The UK Government encourages the use of HVO through the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), which incentivises the use of low carbon fuels and reduces emissions from fuel supplied for use in transport and non-road mobile machinery. The RTFO has been highly successful in supporting a market for renewable fuel since its introduction in 2008.
In addition, the forthcoming Biomass Strategy will review the amount of sustainable biomass available to the UK, including liquid biofuels such as HVO, and how this could be best used across the economy to achieve our net zero target. It is important to ensure that biomass is prioritised within the economy where it offers the greatest opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ‘hard to abate’ sectors where there are fewer options to decarbonise through alternative low carbon technologies.
The Government keeps all taxes under review.