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Written question asked by Karl Turner (Labour) on Thursday, 27 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 July 2019. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Maritime Safety Committee

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 267283, for what reasons Apax Partners was given a seat on the Government’s official delegation to the International Maritime Organisation’s Maritime Safety Committee.

Answer

The Vice-President of Apax Partners was present at the International Maritime Organisation's Maritime Safety Committee to represent a consortium which will soon be taking over Inmarsat PLC, who are the current global maritime distress and safety service provider. Both his and Inmarsat delegation’s presence was considered appropriate in order to field specific queries which may have arisen from discussions on the planned takeover.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
270351
Session
2017-19
Related items
Maritime Safety Committee
Monday, 24 June 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
UK delegations Maritime Safety Committee Apax Partners
Link
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