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When they will give their decision on the go-ahead or otherwise of the proposed port development at Bathside Bay, Harwich.

Asked by
Lord Hanningfield (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 2005
Reference
2675; 676 c90WA
House
House of Lords
I thank my hon. Friend for his reply. When he issues that discussion document, will he look in particular at the strategic national role of container ports? Will he look at the role that ports play on both their land and seaward sides as well as the strategic access to ports, particularly for container traffic, provided by our rail network?
Asked by
Lord Whitehead (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 2005
Reference
440 c732
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many 20ft equivalent units (TEUs) were (a) imported and (b) exported through the UK's 10 busiest ports in 2004–05; what percentage of each travelled to and from these ports by (i) rail and (ii) road; what the average distance of each...

Asked by
George Howarth (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 November 2005
Reference
439 c1231W;439 c1233W; 28083
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will announce a decision on Bathside Bay.

Asked by
George Howarth (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 2005
Reference
26524; 439 c505W;439 c505W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the Government to make an announcement regarding the proposed Bathside Bay port development.

Asked by
Douglas Carswell (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 2005
Reference
25481; 439 c506W;439 c505-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what volume of traffic from new deep sea container terminals is required to be moved by rail; and how many planning applications for new container terminals are being considered with a view to achieving that volume.

Asked by
Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 July 2005
Reference
13916; 436 c2128-9W;436 c2128-9W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Transport
Type
Deposited papers
Date
21 July 2005
Reference
DEP 05/1075
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he expects there to be a shortfall in the UK's container handling capacity in (a) 2005–06 and (b) 2006–07.

Asked by
Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2005
Reference
13242; 436 c1792W;436 c1792W
House
House of Commons

I am today setting out my position on the proposals submitted by P & O to develop a new container port at the old Shellhaven oil refinery site in Thurrock, Essex. I am minded to approve the proposals, subject to satisfaction on a number of outstanding issues including the provision...

Member
Derek Twigg (Labour)
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Written statements
Date
20 July 2005
Reference
436 c100-1WS
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his most recent estimate is of the percentage of container traffic which entered the UK through (a) Harwich, (b) Felixstowe and (c) London which had final destinations north of the M62 and which was transported to those destinations by train.

Asked by
Vera Baird (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 June 2005
Reference
7694; 435 c1659W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his most recent estimate is of the tonnage of container traffic which entered the UK through (a) Harwich, (b) Felixstowe and (c) London which went to destinations north of the M62 by lorry.

Asked by
Vera Baird (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 June 2005
Reference
435 c1659W; 7695
House
House of Commons

(2) what assessment he has made of the change in volume of container traffic which is likely to arise from the current applications for port expansion in the south of England.

Asked by
Vera Baird (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 June 2005
Reference
6877; 435 c1129W;435 c1132-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of likely container port demand in the UK;

Asked by
Vera Baird (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 June 2005
Reference
435 c1128-9W;435 c1132-3W; 6783
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will announce the results of the outstanding applications for major container port developments.

Asked by
Vera Baird (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 June 2005
Reference
4685; 435 c678-9W;435 c682W
House
House of Commons

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. It seems to me imperative that, rather than looking individually at the three current applications and responding to them on the semi-local basis on which they would normally be dealt with, the Government should them aside for the time being while a...

Member
Vera Baird (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
26 May 2005
Reference
434 c897-8
House
House of Commons