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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with representatives of Condor Ferries Ltd since 1 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with representatives of Condor Ferries Ltd since 1 May 2010.
Condor Ferries Limited attended attended a workshop organised by officials on ro-ro vessels and their stability in 2011. The Department for Transport’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch also met Condor Ferries Limited in relation to two accident investigations involving the ro-ro ferry Commodore Clipper; a fire on 16 June 2010 and a grounding on 14 July 2014. There have been no other meetings between officials and Condor Ferries Limited.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence there has been between (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department with Condor Ferries Ltd since 1 May 2010; and what the subject of each instance of correspondence was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence there has been between (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department with Condor Ferries Ltd since 1 May 2010; and what the subject of each instance of correspondence was.
Officials at the Department for Transport have had correspondence with Condor Ferries Limited on maritime security and accident investigation since 1 May 2010.
Some of the correspondence was with Marine Accident Investigation Branch on two accident investigations involving the ro-ro ferry Commodore Clipper: a fire on 16 June 2010 and a grounding on 14 July 2014. There was also correspondence on minor accidents involving vessels operated by Condor Ferries. The other correspondence related to pre-arrival security exemption and the impact of offshore renewable energy installation on the company.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met (a) officials and (b) trades union representatives from Portsmouth International Port.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met (a) officials and (b) trades union representatives from Portsmouth International Port.
The Secretary of State for Transport has, to date, met neither officials nor trades union representatives from Portsmouth International Port. I am, however, keen to meet union representatives and arrangements are currently being made to bring such a meeting about, if the unions wish to have a meeting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on ferry companies operating from Portsmouth International Port of (a) port and (b) local transport infrastructure investment under the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on ferry companies operating from Portsmouth International Port of (a) port and (b) local transport infrastructure investment under the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership.
I have made no formal assessment of this kind. However, the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership has secured £124.8M for the first phase of its Strategic Economic Plan, and this will bring benefits through reducing journey times to Portsmouth which stand to benefit ferry users there generally, in parallel with the specific improvements benefiting Southampton services to the Isle of Wight.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been invested in road infrastructure in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been invested in road infrastructure in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last four years.
The Department for Transport is responsible for the strategic road network which is managed by the Highways Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. The remaining roads are the responsibility of local highway authorities under the Highways Act 1980.
Highways Agency spending on improving road infrastructure (including smaller schemes and technology improvements) on the strategic road over the last four financial years in Hampshire is as follows:
| Financial
year | Funding
(£
million) |
| 2010-11 | 49.415 |
| 2011-12 | 65.526 |
| 2012-13 | 51.296 |
| 2013-14 | 71.830 |
The strategic road network does not extend into Portsmouth South.
The Department for Transport also provides funding to local highway authorities through Integrated Transport and Highways Maintenance Block grants. This funding can be used to improve local roads that the authorities manage if they so wish. The following tables provide this information:
| Highways
Maintenance Block and top-up
funding | ||
| £
million | ||
| Portsmouth
city
council | Hampshire
county
council | |
| 2010-11 | 1.316 | 21.392 |
| March
2011—Pothole
funding | 0.259 | 6.016 |
| 2011-12 | 1.260 | 24.268 |
| 2012-13 | 1.099 | 23.230 |
| 2013-14 | 1.108 | 22.052 |
| 2013-14
top-up (as announced in December 2012 autumn
statement) | 0.201 | 3.990 |
| 2013-14—Flood
repairs | 0.147 | 11.509 |
The Department for Transport is also supporting the Portsmouth highways maintenance project and a street lighting project in Hampshire which are both being funded through the private finance initiative. The total Department for Transport funding being provided for the scheme over a 25-year period is as follows:
| Scheme | Total
cost (£
million) |
| Portsmouth
Highways Maintenance PFI
project | 253.775 |
| Hampshire
Street Lighting PFI
project | 234.328 |
| Integrated
Transport Block and top-up
funding | ||
| £
million | ||
| Portsmouth
city council | Hampshire
county
council | |
| 2010-11 | 2.067 | 10.017 |
| 2011-12 | 1.484 | 6.547 |
| 2011-12
top-up
funding | 0.247 | 1.091 |
| 2012-13 | 1.583 | 6.984 |
| 2013-14 | 1.583 | 6.984 |
Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding allocated by the Department for Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant for maintaining their local highways.
Neither capital nor revenue highways maintenance funding is ring-fenced and it is for local highway authorities to decide upon their spending priorities across the whole range of services they provide.
In addition, the Department for Transport also provides capital funding for local major schemes, costing over £5 million. The Department for Transport has agreed to provide a funding contribution to two schemes being promoted by Portsmouth city council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the merits of Government incentives to encourage innovation in the field of carbon abatement technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the merits of Government incentives to encourage innovation in the field of carbon abatement technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her policy is on the renewal of the European Commission's Guidelines on State Aid to Maritime Transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her policy is on the renewal of the European Commission's Guidelines on State Aid to Maritime Transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the cost to the shipping industry of compliance with the Ballast Water Convention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the cost to the shipping industry of compliance with the Ballast Water Convention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the cost to the shipping industry of compliance with the Nitrogen Oxide Regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the cost to the shipping industry of compliance with the Nitrogen Oxide Regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effect on the number of jobs in the shipping industry of compliance with (a) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and (b) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effect on the number of jobs in the shipping industry of compliance with (a) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and (b) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the cost to the shipping industry of compliance with (a) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and (b) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships annex IV.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the cost to the shipping industry of compliance with (a) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and (b) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships annex IV.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the impact of sulphur regulations on the shipping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the impact of sulphur regulations on the shipping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her policy is on the widening of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas to include all European waters; and what representations she has made to her European counterparts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her policy is on the widening of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas to include all European waters; and what representations she has made to her European counterparts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the tonnage tax in promoting the revival of the UK shipping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the tonnage tax in promoting the revival of the UK shipping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will assess the effectiveness of the role of the tonnage tax on the UK shipping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will assess the effectiveness of the role of the tonnage tax on the UK shipping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on extension of Directive 96/71/EC to all seafarers operating within the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on extension of Directive 96/71/EC to all seafarers operating within the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the merits of ensuring all EU seafarers are brought in line with the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the merits of ensuring all EU seafarers are brought in line with the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what conditions private parking enforcement companies have to comply with to be able to access DVLA information systems;
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what conditions private parking enforcement companies have to comply with to be able to access DVLA information systems;
(2) whether those who access DVLA information systems must be members of the British Parking Association; and what conditions apply to such access.
(2) whether those who access DVLA information systems must be members of the British Parking Association; and what conditions apply to such access.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to issue more detailed guidance on the use of armed guards on UK-flagged shipping.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to issue more detailed guidance on the use of armed guards on UK-flagged shipping.