Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent bi-lateral discussions with his counterparts in (a) France, (b) Belgium, (c) Ireland, (d) Spain, (e) Denmark and (f) Germany on minimum wage shipping corridors from UK ports.

The Secretary of State has written to his counterparts in France, Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway to explore the development of bilateral minimum wage corridors between our respective nations.

Alongside these letters, the Secretary of State and/or officials have already had bilateral discussions with the governments of France, Belgium, Spain and Germany about seafarer protections and welfare.