Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s announcement on 18 May 2020 of £35m funding for critical maritime freight routes, how many routes operated by Brittany Ferries have been designated as Public Service Obligation routes for the 9-week period; and how much public funding has been allocated to each such route.

Three Public Service Obligation (PSO) Agreements were awarded to Brittany Ferries. 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 Portsmouth and Santander: £1,508,265.00

• PSO Agreement between Portsmouth and Cherbourg: £1,042,551.00

• PSO Agreement between Poole and Bilbao: £370,395.00