Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the permissible revenue levels are on the designated freight routes from the port of Hull being operated by P&O Ferries under a Public Service Obligation.

Two Public Service Obligation (PSO) Agreements were awarded to P&O Ferries on routes from the Port of Hull. The value of the awards will depend on actual revenues and service level requirements during operation. The estimated value of these PSO Agreements at the point of contract award have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and are as follows:

• PSO Agreement between Hull and Europoort Rotterdam: £3,504,249, – this has since been revised to £4,779,369.

• PSO Agreement between Hull and Zeebrugge: £1,842,210

Further updates on the value of these PSO Agreements will be provided in due course.

There is no permissible revenue level defined in the Public Service Obligation (PSO) Agreements awarded to P&O Ferries on routes from the Port of Hull. All revenues paid or payable to the operator in connection with its operation of a route are considered as “Recognised Revenues” for the purposes of the PSO Agreements.