United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 7030
Shipping: Freight
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14 December 2023
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20 December 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of (a) employment and (b) welfare standards for seafarers employed in transporting freight on (i) coastal and (ii) short sea shipping services.
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14 December 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of (a) employment and (b) welfare standards for seafarers employed in transporting freight on (i) coastal and (ii) short sea shipping services.
Source: Commons
20 December 2023
Answer
The UK has a leading global role in protecting and promoting seafarer welfare and employment standards. We have passed the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023, designed to prevent seafarers working aboard ships operating a regular service from a UK port from being ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-14/7030
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1678080
- uk · wq-1678080 · source updated 20 December 2023