Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the role of Border Force officials in promoting seafarers’ rights on foreign registered vessels regularly working on routes from or between UK ports.

I have had no recent discussions with the Home Office on this matter.

I meet regularly with my Ministerial colleagues to discuss Maritime matters but have not discussed this matter. Officials of this Department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have regular dialogue with relevant policy and enforcement teams at other Departments in regard seafarers’ rights.