Alison Griffiths MP: written questions
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Merchant Shipping: ContainersDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight exists of compliance with cargo securing requirements for container vessels, including how such compliance is monitored and enforced.
Answer: Foreign Flagged vessels in UK ports are subject to Port State Control Inspections in line with the Paris Memorandum of Understanding, an Inspection Regime to which the UK is a committed signatory. Cargo securing is subject to inspection at these attendanc...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what standards or frameworks are used to assess when ongoing environmental monitoring is required following the release of plastics, foam, or other persistent materials into the marine
Answer: The National Contingency Plan (NCP) has been developed to ensure there is a timely, measured and effective response to incidents of, and impact from, marine pollution, arising from both marine and terrestrial sources. The NCP sets out the role of the Envi...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMerchant Shipping: Polluter Pays PrincipleDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the polluter pays principle is upheld in cases where commercial maritime incidents result in environmental damage and costs being incurred by local authorities.
Answer: The Government is committed to upholding the polluter pays principle in cases where commercial maritime incidents result in environmental damage. 'Polluter pays' is an established principle in international environmental law, including conventions impleme...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWrecks: Merchant ShippingDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential risks posed to navigation and public safety by containers lost overboard; and what processes are in place to monitor and recover such containers.
Answer: Identification and recovery of lost containers is the responsibility of the owners and insurers of the vessel. In the recent incident in the Solent, surveys were commissioned by the vessel’s insurers, working with the Deputy Secretary of State’s Represent...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: Pollution ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to local authorities on recording and recovering costs incurred during environmental clean-up operations following maritime incidents; and whether such gu
Answer: MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWrecks: Merchant ShippingDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency coordinates with local authorities and environmental regulators when containers or cargo are lost at sea and subsequently wash ashore.
Answer: Once notified, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will alert stakeholders such as local authorities, environmental regulators, including Department for Fisheries and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and other relevant organisations via a standard pollution rep...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 907054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the police have the resources they need.This year we are providing a total of up to £376.8 million specifically to support forces to achieve officer headcounts as set out in the 2025/26 police funding settlemen...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assumptions his Department uses in relation to trade elasticities when modelling the long-term effects of UK accession to plurilateral digital trade agreements.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not undertaken modelling of the long-term effects of UK accession to plurilateral digital trade agreements. Consequently, no assumptions regarding trade elasticities have been applied in this context.The OECD has ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has updated its computable general equilibrium models to incorporate post-2024 trade flow data.
Answer: DBT uses data provided by the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) for CGE modelling. The latest publicly available data is GTAP 11 with the latest reference year 2017. As a consortium member of the Project, we have early access to forthcoming newer versi...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal TradeTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100054More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding digital customs clearance systems on levels of administration undertaken by UK traders.
Answer: HMRC uses the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) to manage the clearance of goods. This digital service successfully handles millions of customs declarations every month. No specific assessment of the potential impact of expanding digital customs clearance...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade CompetitivenessTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100051More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent analysis she has undertaken of the competitiveness of UK border processes compared with those of key trading partners.
Answer: The UK is a member of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and a contracting party to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The UK is fully committed to the standards set by the WCO and the obligations set out in the TFA...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Treasury has approved funding required for the Steel Strategy.
Answer: The Government has committed up to £2.5 billion to rebuild the steel sector, delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. This is in addition to the £500m we have invested in the transformation of Port Talbot.We are also committed to delivering a s...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 10 December 2025, what specific robust measures regarding trade are currently under development; and whether these measures require prim
Answer: The Government has committed up to £2.5 billion to rebuild the steel sector, delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. This is in addition to the £500m we have invested in the transformation of Port Talbot.We are also committed to delivering a s...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a timeline for the remaining milestones to be met before the Steel Strategy is presented to Parliament.
Answer: The Government has committed up to £2.5 billion to rebuild the steel sector, delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. This is in addition to the £500m we have invested in the transformation of Port Talbot.We are also committed to delivering a s...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
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