Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 126526

Shipping: Crew

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, With reference to the Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2025 statistics published on 25th February 2025, what assessment she has made of the sources of growth in seafarer employment in the UK shipping indu

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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