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Ferries: Conditions of Employment

Asked by John McDonnellLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126523

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent assessment she has made of the employment conditions of seafarers at ferry operators who are signatories to the Voluntary Seafarers Charter; and if she will list the ferry operators who have signed

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department has received evidence from a number of ferry operators in support of their applications for Verified Charter Status under the Seafarers’ Charter. In due course we will publicly confirm which operators have met the required standard.

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