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Commons · Question 28393 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with her international counterparts to help improve (a) pay and (b) conditions for seafarers operating in UK waters.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 11 Feb 2025

Improving the pay and working conditions of seafarers is a priority for this government. We are committed to working with our international partners to improve standards. We have worked closely with the French government to create a minimum wage corridor ...