Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 126525

Shipping: Crew

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2025 statistics published on 25 February 2025, what steps she is taking to increase the number of UK resident seafarer Ratings employed in the UK shi

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department remains committed to increasing the number of UK resident seafarer ratings. Work includes implementing the recommendations from the Ratings Review, modernising training and considering the findings of the recently published SMarT Review and...

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