Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 192296
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
Tabled: 4 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023
Named DayQuestion
Karl Turner
Independent — Kingston upon Hull East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance her Department issues on the domestic employment laws applicable to (a) seafarers and (b) other workers carrying out work on offshore wind farms designated by the Renewable Energy Zone (D
Answer
Kevin HollinrakeGovernment is committed to the protection of workers’ rights for seafarers and those in offshore employment. In 2020 the Government extended minimum wage entitlement to seafarers on domestic voyages. Seafarers can access ‘Seafarer working and living right...
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