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19 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026My Lords, following on from the noble Lord who has just spoken, it is my understanding that the new ferry on the Isle of Wight service which he mentioned has considerable battery…12 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Policy Statement for PortsMy Lords, for domestic reasons, I was unable to put my name down to speak today. I should like to make just a couple of quick observations. Much has been talked about electricity,…14 Oct 2025HANSARDHovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this order, on which I have no complaint— I think it is all very sensible, but I would say that, as a mariner. Following on from…10 Sept 2025HANSARDMV “Ruby”: Ammonium NitrateMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to what I think is his first maritime Question. I agree with him entirely about the transportation of this particular fertiliser, many hundreds of…31 Oct 2024HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for allowing us to discuss these regulations. Before I go further, I would like to welcome the Minister to his new maritime role.…04 Dec 2023HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023My Lords, I think this is the first occasion we have had to welcome the Minister to her new post as Shipping Minister. My mind goes back nearly 40 years to when it was almost de…02 May 2023HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for outlining these new regulations that, as she has explained, implement amendments made to the STCW convention. I think we were all taken aback by…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, just said. I am very concerned about this amendment, as is the Chamber of Shipping. The Bill is part of the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for describing these regulations. As she said, under chapter X of the IMO’s SOLAS convention the high-speed craft codes are regularly…11 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyMy Lords, this refreshed shipbuilding strategy is heavily geared towards naval shipbuilding. Can the Government confirm my reading from it, that we have abandoned all thought of…15 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this order. I declare a non-pecuniary interest as an Elder Brother of Trinity House, the general lighthouse authority for…13 Jan 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Order 2022My Lords, I too am grateful to the Minister for introducing this order. As she said, the convention dates from 2004 and was not ratified until September 2016 by 30 states,…13 Jan 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I agree very much with what the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, just said about these regulations. I have no problem with them, as she has already said, but I regret…14 Sept 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s long-awaited transport decarbonisation plan, which includes shipping and aviation, but I have to ask them why they are spending less on…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationWhat?19 Jul 2021HANSARDMaritime IndustryMy Lords, we have a proud history of innovation, especially in the marine field, and any help that the Government can give the shipping industry in this connection is most…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSS “Richard Montgomery”I thank the noble Lord for the invitation, but I am chairman of the preservation society of the old London fire boat, the “Massey Shaw”, which is another Dunkirk veteran, so I may…03 Jul 2019HANSARDSS “Richard Montgomery”My Lords, I share the gratefulness of the House to the noble Lord, Lord Harris, for introducing this short debate with some expert knowledge. He seemed surprised that the Liberty…03 Jul 2019HANSARDMaritime 2050 StrategyMy Lords, while I welcome the Government’s strategy, I ask them to do everything in their power to expedite the re-emergence of coastal shipping. This sector is of great…13 Mar 2019