Merchant Navy Day
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to commemorate Merchant Navy Day on 3 September 2025.
Answered by Al Carns
Merchant Navy Day honours the bravery, sacrifice, and service of the many men and women of the Merchant Navy, past and present, who have kept our nation afloat in times of peace, in crisis and during conflict.
This Ministry of Defence is recognising its importance by raising the Red Ensign across the country on Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, at the Ministry of Defence Main Building on Whitehall and at Navy Command Headquarters in Portsmouth. There are also wreath laying ceremonies and services in locations across the country and a Merchant Navy Parade at Trinity Gardens in London on Sunday 7 September.
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