I have today published as a draft the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and an accompanying draft Explanatory Memorandum. The draft Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2924) to implement international air pollution standards - agreed...

I have today published as a draft the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and an accompanying draft Explanatory Memorandum. The draft Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2924) to implement international air pollution standards - agreed...

Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (SI, 2010, No. 3035), dated 20 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command). Coming into force 14 January 2011.

Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (SI, 2010, No. 3035), dated 20 December 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command). Coming into force 14 January 2011.

SI 2010/895. With an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 20 April 2010.

SI 2010/895. With an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 20 April 2010.

SI 2008/2924. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 8 December 2008.

SI 2008/2924. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 8 December 2008.

SI 2006/1248 (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 12 June 2006

SI 2006/1248 (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 12 June 2006

The official Opposition have little problem with new clause 1. The MARPOL convention is a cornerstone of international maritime regulations and we welcome being provided with more information on it. We should remember that shipping is arguably the greenest method of transport. In ball-park terms, goods going by sea in...

The official Opposition have little problem with new clause 1. The MARPOL convention is a cornerstone of international maritime regulations and we welcome being provided with more information on it. We should remember that shipping is arguably the greenest method of transport. In ball-park terms, goods going by sea in...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I thank the House and the Opposition parties for the constructive and helpful way in which they have approached the Bill. It was deliberately made a short and focused Bill to speed its passage through Parliament. The...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I thank the House and the Opposition parties for the constructive and helpful way in which they have approached the Bill. It was deliberately made a short and focused Bill to speed its passage through Parliament. The...

Annex VI of the MARPOL convention extends pollution control of shipping to include air pollution for the first time. Although it is admitted that pollution from ships is small compared to other sources—with 4 per cent. of sulphur dioxide emissions and 7 per cent. of nitrogen oxide emissions—it nevertheless has...

Annex VI of the MARPOL convention extends pollution control of shipping to include air pollution for the first time. Although it is admitted that pollution from ships is small compared to other sources—with 4 per cent. of sulphur dioxide emissions and 7 per cent. of nitrogen oxide emissions—it nevertheless has...

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

Indeed. My hon. Friend is exactly right and echoes the lengthy debate we had on that matter in Committee. We are not allowed to cover exactly the same ground on Report, and Mr. Deputy Speaker would rightly restrain me from doing so, but my hon. Friend is right to say...

Indeed. My hon. Friend is exactly right and echoes the lengthy debate we had on that matter in Committee. We are not allowed to cover exactly the same ground on Report, and Mr. Deputy Speaker would rightly restrain me from doing so, but my hon. Friend is right to say...

I am grateful to the Minister for nodding, but he knows that I must put that point on the record in Hansard. I am aware that he swears that the legislation will not be used to implement the directive, and I believe him, but future Ministers will not necessarily share...

I am grateful to the Minister for nodding, but he knows that I must put that point on the record in Hansard. I am aware that he swears that the legislation will not be used to implement the directive, and I believe him, but future Ministers will not necessarily share...

I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 9, at end insert—

I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 9, at end insert—

I should like to respond to a couple of the points that have been made. The Minister rightly says that successful cases are published. My noble Friend Lord Bradshaw quoted some statistics when speaking in the other place to show that there were about 500 instances of pollution from ships...

I should like to respond to a couple of the points that have been made. The Minister rightly says that successful cases are published. My noble Friend Lord Bradshaw quoted some statistics when speaking in the other place to show that there were about 500 instances of pollution from ships...

I am happy to beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.

I am happy to beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.

I am always impressed by the ingenuity that hon. Members use to secure an opportunity to make a specific point that is completely irrelevant to the business on the Order Paper. The hon. Member for Canterbury (Mr. Brazier) should be proud of the ingenuity that he has shown on this...

I am always impressed by the ingenuity that hon. Members use to secure an opportunity to make a specific point that is completely irrelevant to the business on the Order Paper. The hon. Member for Canterbury (Mr. Brazier) should be proud of the ingenuity that he has shown on this...

I welcome the Bill. As the Minister said, a sharpened focus is no bad thing. Perhaps other Departments could draw a lesson from the way in which the Bill made its passage through Parliament. It chimes with the environmental concern of our times and, if it makes our planet a...

I welcome the Bill. As the Minister said, a sharpened focus is no bad thing. Perhaps other Departments could draw a lesson from the way in which the Bill made its passage through Parliament. It chimes with the environmental concern of our times and, if it makes our planet a...