Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:23 pm on 8 January 2019.
Baroness Sugg
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
3:23,
8 January 2019
My Lords, we conducted searches on the director of Seaborne via a third party and found absolutely nothing that would prevent the company contracting with the Government, which is why we went ahead. There was no ministerial direction in this case. The company has been working to open the service for over two years. Since we have given them the contract, it has been developing that service, and there will be updates in the near future.