Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 115362
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026
Question
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his department’s policy to apply, on a voluntary basis, the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention to the (a) merchant navy seafarers and (b) vessels in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006, does not apply to warships or naval auxiliaries, including the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The Government has therefore not designated RFA vessels as ships to which the MLC formally applies. The Ministry of Def...
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