Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Seafarers in the UK shipping industry: 2023 statistics, published on 22 February 2024, what (a) estimate he has made of the average pay for and (b) assessment he has made of the average roster pattern worked by non-EEA Ratings employed on ships owned by members of the UK Chamber of Shipping.

The Department does not have an estimate of the average pay for non-EEA Ratings employed on ships owned by members of the UK Chamber of Shipping.