Question to the Department for Transport:
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.
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% |