Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to financially support Gosport ferry during the covid-19 outbreak.

The Government has announced an unprecedented package of financial measures to support businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic, worth £350 billion. This includes providing local authorities with a total of £3.2bn to support the COVID-19 response to the pandemic at the local level. These wide-ranging measures are providing support for businesses of all sizes.

My Department’s officials and I have been working closely with operators across the maritime sector, including Gosport Ferry Company, to understand how these Government’s COVID-19 support measures can be applied.