Question follow-through · 52702
Shipping: Cyprus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Shipping Deputy Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus in promoting higher standards of seafarer (a) employment a
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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- Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 · 24 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Shipping Deputy Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus in promoting higher standards of seafarer (a) employment a
19 May 2025
Target answer date
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21 May 2025
Answer published
The Memorandum of Understanding covers maritime safety, security and environment and is a basis for dialogue of mutual interest to both states, and to exchange information and best practice. It also promotes cooperation on dialogue in the international fo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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