Asked by: Mick Whitley (Labour - Birkenhead)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the financial support that will be allocated to Stena Line through the Critical Freight Grant on the (a) Birkenhead-Belfast, (b) Liverpool-Belfast, (c) Heysham-Belfast, (d) Cairnryan-Belfast and (e) Harwich-Hook of Holland ferry routes for nine weeks from 11 May 2020.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
Public Service Obligation (PSO) Agreements were awarded to Stena Line on four routes, including Cairnryan-Belfast and Harwich-Hook of Holland. No Agreements were awarded on the routes between Birkenhead-Belfast, Liverpool-Belfast or Heysham-Belfast. The value of the awards will depend on actual revenues and service level requirements during operation. The estimated value of the PSO Agreements at the point of contract award have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and are as follows:
PSO Agreement between Cairnryan and Belfast: £1,077,597
PSO Agreement between Harwich and Hook of Holland: £1,608,003