Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has had since 17 March 2022 with the Bahamas Maritime Authority on the safety of P&O Ferries operating on international routes from the port of Hull.

Officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have been in regular contact with their counterparts in the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) since 21 March in relation to P&O Ferries and safety compliance.

Further to the inspections carried out by the MCA and the Dutch authorities on the Pride of Hull, concerns related to safety and seafarers working and living conditions were discussed with the BMA.