Ferries: Freight

(asked on 13th December 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Irish Ferries Freight’s proposal for a new service between Scotland and Northern Ireland on seafarer (a) welfare and (b) employment.


Answered by
Guy Opperman Portrait
Guy Opperman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 18th December 2023

As this is a commercial decision, the Secretary of State has not met with Irish Ferries to discuss its proposal for a new freight route. We would expect Irish Ferries to comply with all international requirements as required by the flag state of the vessel and to comply with UK law as applicable.

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