Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday (8 July), Shapps said the new policy would come into effect from 19 July.
While answers questions from MPs, SNP member for Inverclyde, Ronnie Cowan, called on Shapps to clarify if cruise guests would be included in the measures, as he urged the government to safeguard thousands of UK jobs dependent on the cruise sector’s recovery.
He said: “Can the minister ensure the international cruise ship industry that, as he talks about increase traffic between international airports and he talks about opening up the international economy, that he will not neglect the cruise industry and the 88,000-plus UK jobs that are reliant on it?"
