Question follow-through · 28601
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the maritime trade unions to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of merchant seafarers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 11 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the maritime trade unions to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of merchant seafarers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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11 Feb 2025
Answer published
Through their crucial work with the Royal Navy and our allies, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are vital to our national security, keeping us all safe. We thank the Maritime Trade Unions for their support in reaching a resolution to the recent pay dispute with ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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