Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 54261
Shipping: Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 3 June 2025
Question
Andy McDonald
Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
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
Answer
Mike KaneA 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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