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Question follow-through · 109057

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to compare the contractual employment conditions of Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers with employment conditions of crew on outsourced MoD contracts for maritime services.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
4 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to compare the contractual employment conditions of Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers with employment conditions of crew on outsourced MoD contracts for maritime services.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    As part of the continued transformation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s workforce framework in support of Defence operational needs, the Department continues to draw upon best practice across the maritime industry, proactively engaging with stakeholders to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary regarding the application of merchant shipping regulations covering RFA merchant seafarers’ maternity and paternity rights.

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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on the implementation of the (a) Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2024 and (b) Employment Rights Act 2025 for merchant seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of maternity and paternity rights of seafarers working on merchant ships covered by the Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Defence Commercially Managed Ships) Order

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Navy: Procurement

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the replacement vessels his department has ordered from Serco Marine under the Defence Maritime Service Next Generation (DMS NG) programme will be owned by the MoD.

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Royal Fleet Auxiliary

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on delivering (a) investment and (b) employment in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet through the Defence Industrial Strategy.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the written answer of 4 February 2026 to question 109057, if he will list the maritime industry stakeholders his department has engaged with to date regarding the continued transformation of the Royal

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the written answer of 4 February 2026 to question 109058, if he will list the RFA vessels where permanent employees have opted in to work a reduced assignment length, other than the RFA Proteus.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Defence: Employment Agencies

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what oversight his department carries out of crewing agencies supplying merchant seafarers to deliver MoD contracts.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Defence: Employment Agencies

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which crewing agencies supply merchant seafarers to deliver MoD contracts.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilian seafarers employed on live contracts between his Department and private contractors.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Working Conditions

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the application of merchant shipping legislation to crew accommodation standards on each Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel.