Maritime 2050: objectives, implementation and effects

Transport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Mar 2022 Closed: 20 Jun 2023 Parliament page
The Department for Transport leads on maritime policy in government. Maritime includes the shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure marine industries. Government strategy to support the maritime sector is set out in Maritime 2050: Navigating the future published in January 2019. Read the call for evidence for more detail about … Read more
21 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
1 Letter
3 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
20 Jun
2023
Report published
20 Mar
2023
Report published
20 Jul
2022
Correspondence
22 Jun
2022
Oral evidence
22 Jun
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
25 May
2022
Oral evidence
25 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
11 May
2022
Oral evidence
11 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
22 Jun 2022
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Ben Murray · Maritime UK Ian Blair · Maritime and Coastguard Agency Petra Wilkinson · Department for Transport Robert Courts MP · Department for Transport
25 May 2022
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Darren Proctor · National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT) David Tournay · Maritime Skills Alliance Dr Basil Germond Huw Gullick · NOC Innovations Martyn Gray · Nautilus International Professor John Hudson CBE · MarRI-UK
11 May 2022
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Chris Shirling-Rooke MBE · Maritime UK David Kennedy Browne · Maersk Gavin Simmonds · UK Chamber of Shipping Jos Standerwick · Maritime London Lucy Armstrong · Port of Tyne Mark Simmonds · The British Ports Association
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050 HC 160 20 Mar 2023 36 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
35 Conclusion Rejected
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050
For the ports sector to be effective and competitive it is important that the government...
For the ports sector to be effective and competitive it is important that the government department and agencies they work with have a good understanding of their role and competencies. We note that, alongside the responsibility of the Maritime and … Read more
Government Response
The government disagrees, stating that they fully understand the role of ports and that the compliance process in the Seafarers’ Wages Act has been designed as a proportionate balance of roles between ports and the MCA, with the MCA responsible for enforcement.
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36 Recommendation Rejected
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050
The Department for Transport should take leadership on clarifying across Government the role of ports...
The Department for Transport should take leadership on clarifying across Government the role of ports authorities and protecting them from inappropriate enforcement burdens. Ports authorities cannot be used as the Government’s ‘Swiss Army knife’ to undertake an ever-greater variety of … Read more
Government Response
The government disagrees, stating they understand the role of port authorities and champion their cause across Government. They believe the compliance process in the Seafarers’ Wages Act is proportionate, and ports are instrumental in implementing sanctions against Russia.
Department for Transport
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 21 classified
Accepted 16
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 10
Deferred 2
Rejected 2
Total 21 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
20 Jul 2022 Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime, Department for Transport, relating to Maritime 2050: objectives, implementation and effects, dated 11 July 2022
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