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Written question asked by Andy McDonald (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 February 2025. It was answered by Mike Kane (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Shipping: Pay

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any harbour authority in the UK has issued a surcharge notification to a ferry operator under the Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024.

Answer

We have not received any notifications from harbour authorities of surcharge notifications being issued. Given that operators have 3 months from the date of the request of an equivalence declaration to provide a declaration before a surcharge is imposed and the Act came into force on 1 December 2024, it is too early to expect any surcharge notifications to have been made.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33468
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Ferries Pay Shipping Harbour authorities
Legislation
Seafarers' Wages Regulations 2024
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk