Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake an economic impact assessment of plans by P&O Ferries to make 1,100 staff redundant by the end of June 2020.

The Government recognises that the news regarding job losses at P&O will be distressing for employees and their families.

We encourage all firms, including those in the maritime sector, to draw on the unprecedented package of measures we have made available to support them through this time.