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Shimmin seeking Steam Packet affordability answers

Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 06:18

Picture credit: Tynwald

Douglas Central MHK tables questions for three departments

An MHK is calling on Treasury to look at how affordable ferry travel is on and off the Isle of Man.

Douglas Central’s Peter Shimmin says he’s following up an issue that came up on the campaign trail for the General Election.

He’s tabled three Tynwald questions, for written answer, about ticket pricing - they’ll be asked to the treasury, enterprise and infrastructure ministers.

He told Sam Turton he wants to know more about the measures used to assess affordability:

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