CREW OF THE MALAVIYA SEVEN AND GOL OFFSHORE

That this House notes with concern the fact that supply vessel Malaviya Seven has been detained by the Maritime Coastguard Agency for the second time since June 2016 for non-payment of wages to its crew; further notes that many of the crew on the Malaviya Seven are paid less than the UK minimum wage; calls on GOL Offshore, owners of the Malaviya Seven, to settle immediately all outstanding crew wages and to demonstrate that no crew member is paid less than the minimum wage; and calls on the Government to take action to close the loopholes allowing this abuse of employment law to continue and to take all necessary action to protect the position of seafarers working in support of the UK oil and gas industry.