Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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P&O Ferries
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Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
Yes, the Government are well aware of that issue. We started the work back in 2019 when we published Maritime 2050. We want to ensure that we have British people with the right skills to work on British ships in British-based operations.
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP)
My Lords, surely letters from Ministers will not be sufficient to solve this problem. The deadline for workers to accept the terms put forward by P&O is fast approaching. Legislation will be urgently needed to resolve the situation for workers who have been so cruelly abused by P&O.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
All I can say to the noble Lord is to reiterate what I have already said: we are working at pace on a package of measures which we hope to announce very shortly.