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Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Berkeley (Labour) in the House of Lords on Friday, 1 February 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill.

I hear what the noble Lord says and generally support it, but I have not quoted many letters from pilots, although we have heard a lot of them today. One touched on this subject. A number of British shipping companies, including some ferry companies, are taking on and training young people. However, once the trainees have got to a certain stage and the government grant that goes with them is finished, they find that they cannot get a job because on the whole the shipping lines try to recruit young, cheaper officers from abroad. Does the noble Lord have a solution to that?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
742 c1827 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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