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Ferries: Security

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 31818

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which ferry operators have access to operate commercial services from UK ports under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.

Answered by Mike Kane

There are ferry operators such as DFDS, Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, Irish Ferries, P&O Ferries, Condor Ferries and others operating commercial services from UK port facilities. The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code sets minimum standards for port and ship security which must be met by operators but does not itself grant access to operate commercial services. Decisions on commercial services are made by ports themselves.

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