Written Question·Treasury·UIN 113452

Shipping: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Tax Relief Statistics published on 22 January 2026, if she will provide the claimant number for Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction in 2024-25.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Seafarers are not required to report their grade as the Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction tax relief applies regardless. Outturn data for the Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction claimants is available until 2023-24; HMRC does not publish an estimate of the number o...

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