PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Merchant Shipping: Staff (7 December 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of trends in the number of Merchant Navy ratings and the long-term effects of such trends on the UK shipping industry.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Answer
In 2015, the total number of UK ratings was estimated to be 8,330. This was 4.9 per cent higher than in 2014, but 5.9 per cent lower than a decade earlier.
The Government has commissioned a Seafarers Projections study and a review of Support for Maritime Training (SMarT). Both pieces are due to report shortly and will provide further intelligence to determine what future action to take. The Government is committed to encouraging more young people to enter the Merchant Navy at all levels.
Answered by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
12 December 2016
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