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Merchant Shipping: Employment

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 May 2025UIN 50833

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many merchant seafarers were employed on vessels chartered by the UK Hydrographic Office in each year since 2015-16.

Answered by Al Carns

YearMerchant seafarers employed on vessels chartered by the UK Hydrographic Office2015-161 for 66 days2016-1702017-181 for 20 days2018-1902019-2002021-2202022-232 for 28 days2023/2402024-250

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