Margaret Ritchie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ritchie on 2015-11-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made in respect of the introduction of regulations for international seafarers in the fishing industry.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is working with industry representatives, fishing vessel owners and fishermen, to develop UK proposals to implement the ILO Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188). A public consultation on those proposals is due early in 2016.