Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration on the recruitment of seafarers to work on (a) UK flagged and (b) non-UK flagged vessels in the short sea shipping sector.

I have not had discussions with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration with regards to the recruitment of seafarers to either UK or non-UK flagged vessels in the short sea shipping sector.