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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 March 2021. It was answered by Robert Courts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Merchant Shipping: Crew

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many merchant seamen from the UK have been (a) trained and (b) employed as merchant seamen in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Department for Transport openly publishes statistics on seafarers in the UK shipping industry annually which are available on the maritime and shipping statistics pages of the .gov website. The Department does not collect data on maritime apprenticeships.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
174018
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Crew Merchant shipping
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk