European Union Committee
Brexit: road, rail and maritime transport

39th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 21 May 2019 - HL Paper 355

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Box 1: Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom

Chapter 2: Road haulage

Figure 1: Share of total EU road haulage

The EU regulatory framework

Figure 2: Total EU road haulage by operation (tonne kilometres)

Future arrangements

Cabotage and cross-trade

Figure 3: Share of EU cabotage by country of haulier registration

Figure 4: Share of EU cabotage by location

Figure 5: Share of EU cross-trade by country of haulier registration

The Government’s position

Regulatory alignment

The Government’s position

Contingency arrangements

Box 2: The European Conference of Ministers of Transport permit scheme

Bilateral agreements

Operation Brock

Box 3: Operation Stack and Operation Brock

The Government’s position

Chapter 3: Bus and coach transport

The EU regulatory framework

Future UK-EU arrangements

Regulatory alignment

Contingency arrangements

The Interbus Agreement

Box 4: The Interbus Agreement

The EU’s contingency measures

Chapter 4: Private motoring

Future UK-EU arrangements

The Government’s position

Chapter 5: Vehicle standards

Global standards

The Government’s position

Vehicle type-approvals

Future arrangements

The Government’s position

Chapter 6: Rail transport

The UK’s rail network

Box 5: The Channel Tunnel

The EU regulatory framework

Future UK-EU arrangements

Box 6: The Government’s ‘no deal’ notices on rail transport

The Government’s position

Regulatory alignment

The EU Agency for Railways

Market structure

The Government’s position

Channel Tunnel services

Chapter 7: Maritime transport

The international regulatory framework

Box 7: Maritime cabotage in the EU

Future UK-EU arrangements

Mutual recognition of seafarer certificates

The Government’s position

The European Maritime Safety Agency

The Government’s position

Regulatory alignment

Opportunities for divergence: ports

Box 8: The Port Services Regulation

Opportunities for divergence: shipping

The Government’s position

Customs matters

Chapter 8: Northern Ireland–Ireland road and rail transport

An integrated arrangement?

The EU’s contingency measures

The Government’s position

Chapter 9: Cross-modal matters

Government engagement and preparations

The Government’s position

Passenger rights

The Government’s position

Infrastructure funding

The Government’s position

Summary of conclusions and recommendations

Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest

Appendix 2: List of witnesses

Appendix 3: Call for evidence

Appendix 4: Glossary

Evidence is published online at https://www.parliament.uk/future-uk-eu-transport-lords-inquiry/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).

Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.

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