Written questions

Shipping: Apprentices

Commons · Question 127567 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 24 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 112445 on Shipping, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the (a) availability and (b) uptake of ratings apprenti

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 24 Apr 2026

The Department remains committed to increasing the number of seafaring jobs and ratings apprenticeships in the UK. The apprenticeship levy remains available for use in the maritime industry, including for ratings apprenticeships in England, and the Depart...