| Heading: |
Shipping: Conditions of Employment |
| Question ID: |
1805636 |
| UIN: |
54261 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4269 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andy McDonald
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| Asking Member handle: |
AndyMcDonaldMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@AndyMcDonaldMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which ferry operators have signed up to the voluntary Seafarers Charter published by her Department on 18 July 2023; and what steps she is taking to improve (a) seafarer working conditions and (b) maritime safe |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4316 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mike Kane
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| Answering Member handle: |
MikeKaneMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MikeKaneMP
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| Answer text: |
A number of ferry operators have made commitments to comply with the voluntary Seafarers’ Charter and have provided evidence to the Department for Transport to support their compliance. Officials are assessing the evidence and working with operators to en... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |