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Shipping: Training

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 106096

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs were created in the past twelve months through the Support for Maritime Training fund.

Answered by Keir Mather

We are strongly supportive of the Support for Maritime Training fund (SMarT). 680 new cadetships were supported by SMarT in the financial year 2023/24. There are approximately 1500 cadets currently in training.

Statistics for the 2024/25 financial year are expected to be published on 25th February. The Department for Transport does not hold data on the number of jobs created through SMarT.

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