Question follow-through · 127567
Shipping: Apprentices
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
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Apr 2026
Question tabled
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
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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