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Written Question
Shipping: Women
Wednesday 25th October 2023

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department are taking to increase the number of women working in the maritime industry.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

The Department is committed to increasing the number of women working in the maritime sector.

We support the Diversity in Maritime Taskforce’s Women’s Network focus on increasing the number of women in maritime and providing practical skills and advice through a range of initiatives, including a Menopause Hub; a Working Parent support group and increasing the representation of women through speaker and interview banks.

Furthermore, Maritime UK’s Careers Taskforce runs school-based initiatives such as the DfT-Merchant Navy Welfare Board funded Maritime Roadshow for Girls which promotes STEM and maritime careers to 11-14 year olds.

DfT also promotes women in maritime though participation in the International Day for Women in Maritime, celebrated annually in May.

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: NDA group gender pay gap report: 2022 to 2023
Document: NDA group gender pay gap report: 2022 to 2023 (webpage)

Found: Transparency data NDA group gender pay gap report: 2022 to 2023 Data on the difference in

Select Committee
Unite the Union
 FPC0035 - The funding and delivery of public services in Northern Ireland

Written Evidence Dec. 12 2023

Inquiry: The funding and delivery of public services in Northern Ireland
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Department: Northern Ireland Office)

Found: FPC0035 - The funding and delivery of public services in Northern Ireland Unite the Union Written Evidence

Scottish Cross Party Group Publication (Minutes)
Published: 4th Dec 2023
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Document: Minute of meeting on Monday 4 December 2023 (PDF)

Found: suitable housing and transport options.

Select Committee
Letter from the Secretary of State relating to a UK-Texas Statement of Mutual Cooperation on economic development and trade relations, 11 March 2024

Correspondence Mar. 19 2024

Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: for Business and Trade President of the Board of Trade Minister for Women

Select Committee
Durham University
 NCSO0003 - Non-contact sexual offences

Written Evidence Apr. 17 2024

Inquiry: Non-contact sexual offences
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Home Affairs Committee (Department: Home Office)

Found: I note that Ellen Miller, Chief Executive of Refuge, in her oral evidence to the Women and Equalities

Deposited Papers
Cabinet Office

May. 26 2010

Source Page: Cabinet committee system. Incl. lists of Members. May 2010. 10 p.
Document: DEP2010-1252.pdf (PDF)

Found: stice (The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP) Secretary of State for the Home Departmen t; and Minister for Women

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Nov. 09 2023

Source Page: Motorcycle usage by gender: FOI release
Document: Motorcycle usage by gender: FOI release (webpage)

Found: am currently carrying out my 4th year dissertation at University, looking into female motorcyclists in

Select Committee
Scottish Women's Convention
 RCW0014 - Impact of the rising cost of living on women

Written Evidence Nov. 15 2023

Inquiry: Impact of the rising cost of living on women
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: RCW0014 - Impact of the rising cost of living on women Scottish Women's Convention Written Evidence

Select Committee
Letter from the Chair to the Home Secretary regarding the short inquiry into Non-contact sexual offences, dated 23 May 2024

Correspondence May. 23 2024

Committee: Home Affairs Committee (Department: Home Office)

Found: It also noted many women do not report incidents of exposure to the police.