Department for Transport: Maritime UK

(asked on 9th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours officials from his Department have spent(a) attending and (b) helping to implement the policies of the National Council of Maritime UK in each year since 2019--20.


Answered by
Richard Holden Portrait
Richard Holden
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 14th December 2022

Maritime UK is a representative body for the UK maritime sector and is separate to government. Maritime UK are key delivery partners for our Maritime 2050 strategy. The Department for Transport provides no direct staffing support to Maritime UK and is unable to comment on Maritime UK’s overall accounts, including its sources of income.

Since 2018, the Department for Transport has provided funding to Maritime UK in order to support delivery of a range of Maritime 2050 recommendations across the wider sector. These include work to improve diversity and inclusion in the industry, promote the sector internationally and improve maritime skills.

Funding provided since 2018 (financial years April – April):

- 2018/19: £29,390.40

- 2019/20: £667,588

- 2020/21: £25,920

- 2021/22: £414,120

- 2022/2023 YTD: £3,000

In March 2021 the Department provided funding of £300,000 to Mersey Maritime to support the development of the Regional Maritime Cluster programme over a three-year period.

The Maritime UK National Council is the governing body for Maritime UK and provides a forum for the sector to discuss the delivery of the joint government and industry Maritime 2050 strategy. Maritime 2050 underpins the work delivered across the Department for Transport, as discussed at the Transport Select Committee inquiry into Maritime 2050 this summer. The National Council takes place quarterly and is scheduled to last for two hours. DfT officials attend alongside officials from BEIS and DIT, to provide a short update on departmental business relevant to Maritime UK and to understand issues affecting the sector.

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