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1695269

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prepare for the enforcement of the Seafarers Wages Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	18119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 received Royal Assent in March 2023. There are offences under the Act for operators providing a false and misleading declaration, operating a service inconsistently with a declaration, harbour authorities not complying with their duties under the Act, and for harbour authorities and operators who do not provide information when requested under the Act. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency will be responsible for enforcement of these offences and has powers of inspection under the Act to allow them to investigate.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 14:12:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1584941

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that shipping companies cannot deduct the costs for onboard accommodation from seafarers’ wages; and whether she has had recent discussions with the Department for Transport on that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	141440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Department for Business and Trade officials are working closely with the Department for Transport on their Seafarers Wages Bill, these discussions include accommodation provisions and the deduction of costs for seafarers.</p><p>The Low Pay Commission recently recommended that seafarers be exempt from accommodation offset while on-board ships, the Government is considering this and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/02/2023 11:35:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1584943

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to respond to the Low Pay Commission’s recent recommendations on seafarers and the accommodation offset.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	141441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Department for Business and Trade officials are currently considering all recommendations that the Low Pay Commission have recently made, including those relating to seafarers and the accommodation offset. We will respond to these recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/02/2023 11:37:15 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner