Written question asked by Gwyn Prosser (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 April 2000. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 April 2000 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many Merchant Navy officers cadets began training in the UK in each of the last five years. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Prosser: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many Merchant Navy officer cadets began training in the UK in each of the last five years. [118354] Mr. Hill: The numbers of merchant navy officer cadets who began training in the UK in each of the last five years are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number 1995-96 398 1996-97 460 1997-98 465 1998-99 494 1999-2000 480 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These figures relate only to cadets supported under the Government funded training schemes Government Assistance for Training (GAFT) prior to 1997-98 and Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) since then.

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