Motion text
That this House notes that the planned merger in the US of offshore supply vessel (OSV) operators Gulfmark and Tidewater would create the world's largest OSV company; further notes that Gulfmark currently operate 30 British registered OSVs representing the last source of major employment for up to 300 UK seafarer Ratings on collectively bargained rates of pay in the North Sea oil and gas industry; further notes that Tidewater's global crewing model employs Filipino Ratings on a basic wage of 614 US dollars per month; is concerned by the RMT union's estimate that up to 1,000 UK seafarers have lost jobs on North Sea OSVs since oil prices crashed in 2014; notes that 166 OSVs across the North Sea are currently laid up, some in UK ports with crew paid below the national minimum wage (NMW); is alarmed that Indian crews of Malaviya 7 and Malaviya 20 OSVs were abandoned, unpaid in UK ports when their employer went bankrupt; and calls upon the Government to secure guarantees from Gulfmark and Tidewater that jobs and trade union rights for British Ratings are protected after any merger and to bring forward secondary legislation to enforce the NMW for all seafarers on OSVs from UK ports.
Signatures (28)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
16 October 2018
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
16 October 2018
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
16 October 2018
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on
16 October 2018
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
16 October 2018
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
16 October 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
24 October 2018
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 October 2018
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on
17 October 2018
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
26 October 2018
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
22 October 2018
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 October 2018
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
23 October 2018
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
25 October 2018
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 October 2018
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on
5 November 2018
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 November 2018
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on
18 October 2018
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
24 October 2018
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 November 2018
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on
22 October 2018
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2018
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
23 October 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
17 October 2018
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2018
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 October 2018
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 November 2018
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.