Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason he did not seek a court order to disqualify Peter Hebblethwaite under Section 8, Section 12(c) and Schedule 1 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.

In light of CEO Peter Hebblethwaite’s admission to Parliament that P&O Ferries knowingly broke the law, the Transport Secretary has written to the Insolvency Service to request they consider striking him off as a company leader and director. You will be aware that following a request from the Secretary of State for Business, the Insolvency Service has now commenced civil and criminal investigations into the conduct of P&O Ferries and I will continue to follow the matter closely as these investigations progress