Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which crewing agencies supply merchant seafarers to deliver MoD contracts.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not contract directly with crewing agencies. Where maritime outputs are delivered by civilian mariners, prime contractors are responsible for selecting, employing and managing any crewing agencies they use. As such, the Department does not hold a centrally maintained list of crewing agencies engaged by contractors delivering MOD maritime services.