Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 50834

Merchant Shipping: Finance

Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 13 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the UK Hydrographic Office's annual budget was spent on chartering commercial ships in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

Al Carns
YearCost (£)Proportion of UK Hydographic Office budget spent on chartering commercial ships (%)2015-16257170.042016-17348390.052017-18441170.082018-19002019-20002021-22002022-23521040.072023-24002024-2500