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date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to help ensure greater job security for seafarers in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>In July 2023 we launched the Seafarers’ Charter, which among other measures requires that operators who obtain full Charter status do not use voyage contracts except in exceptional circumstances. This means that seafarers aboard ships run by a Charter operator can be confident that in most cases after their period of time aboard a vessel has ended, they will continue to have work without needing to reapply. I am pleased that 5 of the 6 major international ferry companies operating from the UK have now committed to meeting the Charter requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Examples of ‘exceptional circumstances’ might be if a seafarer has been taken ill and the operator needs to bring someone onboard at short notice to cover the position, or if a piece of machinery has broken and they brought an additional seafarer onboard to fix it while it the vessel was underway.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work to improve seafarer protections in the UK and around the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/03/2024 12:17:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697560

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date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on implementing its nine-point plan in relation to P&O ferries since July 2022.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made substantial progress in implementing the Nine Point Plan. This includes:</p><p>· Bringing in the Seafarers’ Wages Act, which will ensure that those working on ships operating a regular international service from the UK are paid at least an equivalent to the National Minimum Wage while in UK waters. This will help to reduce the financial benefit of employing seafarers from far afield on worse terms and conditions. The Act is expected to come into force in the summer alongside French legislation which together will form a minimum wage corridor across the Dover strait, backed by law on both sides.· Introducing a statutory Code of Practice to address ‘fire and rehire’ practices, aiming to ensure employees are properly consulted and treated fairly. Employment tribunals will be able to increase employee compensation by 25% if an employer unreasonably fails to comply.· Launching the Seafarers’ Charter, with Brittany Ferries, Condor, DFDS, Stena Line and now P&amp;O Ferries committing to work towards meeting its requirements. These include paying seafarers at least an equivalent to the national minimum wage throughout their engagement, having 2 week on / 2 week off tours of duty as a baseline on high-intensity routes, and providing adequate training and development opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work to improve seafarer welfare in the UK and around the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/03/2024 10:39:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697561

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of shipping companies on the working conditions of seafarers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Seafarer welfare is a priority for the Government and Ministers regularly discuss this with maritime stakeholders. Most recently, on 19 March Lord Davies met the Chief Executive of Brittany Ferries, one of the five major international ferry companies operating from the UK that has committed to working towards meeting the requirements of the Seafarer’s Charter.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/03/2024 10:41:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell