Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 50833
Merchant Shipping: Employment
Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 13 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many merchant seafarers were employed on vessels chartered by the UK Hydrographic Office in each year since 2015-16.
Answer
Al CarnsYearMerchant seafarers employed on vessels chartered by the UK Hydrographic Office2015-161 for 66 days2016-1702017-181 for 20 days2018-1902019-2002021-2202022-232 for 28 days2023/2402024-250