Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) annual budget for promoting seafarer safety to ship owners operating in the UK was in each year since 2009-10; and what the MCA's budget for such work is in 2015-16.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s activities for each financial and operating year are set out in its published Business Plans. These set out the Agency’s total budget for the delivery of its work, including efforts to promote the safety of seafarers.

However no specific budgetary allocation has been or will be earmarked for this activity.