Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Conferences

(asked on 23rd April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Red Ensign Group conference 2018 is planned to take place; whether officials of his Department plan to attend that conference; and what the cost to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is of (a) supporting and (b) attending that conference.


Answered by
Nusrat Ghani Portrait
Nusrat Ghani
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
This question was answered on 30th April 2018

The Red Ensign Group (REG) Conference will take place between 12 and 14 June 2018 in Guernsey.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will attend the Conference to co-chair the event and to administer the secretariat for the working agenda. Representatives from MCA’s UK Ship Register will also attend alongside representatives from the 12 UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies which operate British shipping registries.

The travel and accommodation costs for MCA personnel attending the Conference will be approximately £8,520. There are no supporting costs to the MCA for the Conference which are funded by the Bailiwick of Guernsey in its role as host.

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