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Shipping: Port State Control

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 31814

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the level of support provided to (a) Gibraltar and (b) other Red Ensign Group shipping registries for discharging Port State Control responsibilities, in the context of the Maritime Labour Convention.

Answered by Mike Kane

There has been no discussion between the Secretary of State and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on level of support provided to Gibraltar and other Red Ensign Group ship registers for the discharging of Port State Control responsibilities in the context of the Maritime Labour Convention.

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