Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a ship is classed as a passenger ferry (1) with or without a carriage of vehicles, and (2) whether or not it contains freight.

A passenger ferry, also known as a roll on-roll off (ro-ro) passenger ship is a ship capable of carrying more than 12 passengers and having ro-ro cargo, or freight, spaces. Ships defined as a ro-ro passenger ship do not always have to carry passengers and/or ro-ro cargo; the ship is certificated to have the capability to carry passengers, vehicles and cargo.