Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2022, published on 10 May 2023, whether he plans to undertake a review into the (a) training and (b) employment of UK seafarers.

The Department is working with the Maritime Skills Commission to address the recommendations from its 2021 review of training for officer cadets.

In June 2022 the Government announced a review of ratings training, barriers, opportunities, and areas for growth. Government will work with the Maritime Skills Commission on findings that emerge from this review.

The Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry report is updated annually, and the next planned update is scheduled for early 2024