PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Shipping: Crew (17 July 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the seafarer (a) officer and (b) rating jobs onboard tonnage tax qualifying vessels are held by UK-domiciled seafarers.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Answer
The figures for 2016/2017 are
| UK Flag only | All Flags | ||||||
| British | EU/ EEA | Other | % British | British | EU/ EEA | Other | % British |
Ratings | 1,538 | 489 | 1,325 | 46% | 1,702 | 1,208 | 7,531 | 16% |
Officers | 1,479 | 658 | 683 | 52% | 2,153 | 2,362 | 3,105 | 28% |
Answered by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
20 July 2017
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