Select Committee · Transport Committee
P&O Ferries
Status: Closed
Opened: 23 Mar 2022
Closed: 14 Nov 2022
On 17 March, P&O Ferries made 800 seafarers redundant. This session will explore with academics, government agencies, unions, P&O Ferries management and BEIS and DfT ministers the potential legality of that decision and how the Government might respond. This is a joint evidence session conducted by the Transport Committee and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2022 | Andrew Burns QC · Devereaux Chambers, Brian Johnson · Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Dean Beale · The Insolvency Service, Jesper Kristensen · DP World, John Connell · Department for Transport, Katy Ware · UK Maritime Services, Mark Dickinson · Nautilus International, Michael Warren · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Mike Lynch · National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT), Paul Scully MP · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Peter Hebblethwaite · P&O Ferries, Professor Alan Bogg · University of Bristol, Professor Jason Chuah · The City Law School, Robert Courts MP · Department for Transport | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Burns QC · Barrister | Devereaux Chambers | 1 |
| Brian Johnson · Chief Executive | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 1 |
| Dean Beale · Chief Executive Officer | The Insolvency Service | 1 |
| Jesper Kristensen · Chief Operations Officer | DP World | 1 |
| John Connell · Deputy Director for Maritime Operations | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Katy Ware · Director | UK Maritime Services | 1 |
| Mark Dickinson · General Secretary | Nautilus International | 1 |
| Michael Warren · Director of Labour Markets | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 1 |
| Mike Lynch · General Secretary | National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT) | 1 |
| Paul Scully MP · Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour… | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 1 |
| Peter Hebblethwaite · Chief Executive Officer | P&O Ferries | 1 |
| Professor Alan Bogg · Professor of Labour Law | University of Bristol | 1 |
| Professor Jason Chuah · Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law | The City Law School | 1 |
| Robert Courts MP · Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security | Department for Transport | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2022 | — | Correspondence from the Chief Executive, P&O Ferries, relating to P&O Ferries, … |
| 27 May 2022 | — | Correspondence from the Chair of the Transport Committee to the Chief Executive… |
| 20 Apr 2022 | — | Correspondence from Brian Johnson, Chief Executive. Maritime Coastguard Agency,… |
| 20 Apr 2022 | — | Correspondence from Martyn Gray, Executive Officer, Nautilus International, rel… |
| 28 Mar 2022 | — | Correspondence from Transport and BEIS Committee Chairs to the Secretary of Sta… |
| 28 Mar 2022 | — | Correspondence from P&O Ferries Chief Executive re notification to authorities … |
| 25 Mar 2022 | — | Minute of the meeting between Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Tr… |