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Shipping: Training

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.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
20 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    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 ar...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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