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<p><del class="ministerial">The way 800 loyal and experienced workers were treated
by P&O Ferries was shameful and utterly unacceptable. There is no excuse for their
actions – and we continue to hold them to account.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The
Department for Transport has conducted a thorough review of government contracts with
P&O Ferries, finding that they are not providing any direct services to UK Government.
One contract between the Home Office and P&O Ferries was terminated.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">Whilst the review has concluded, if a contract were to emerge
elsewhere which has not been identified through this process, then we would take appropriate
action.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The way 800 loyal and experienced
workers were treated by P&O Ferries was shameful and utterly unacceptable. We
continue to hold them to account.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The Department for Transport has previously conducted a thorough
review of ongoing government contracts with P&O Ferries, and one ongoing contract
between the Home Office and P&O Ferries was terminated at our request. We cannot
rule out the possibility of Departments procuring P&O Ferries’ services through,
for instance, internal commercial booking agents for official business on an ad-hoc
basis.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">If
any publicly funded ongoing contract were to emerge which has not been identified
through this process, then we would take appropriate action.</ins></p>
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