Question follow-through · 17748
Boats: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which authority is responsible for the recovery and disposal of boats that have sunk or are stranded near the shoreline when they do not present a navigation hazard.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 10 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which authority is responsible for the recovery and disposal of boats that have sunk or are stranded near the shoreline when they do not present a navigation hazard.
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Dec 2024
Answer published
In the case of sunk or stranded vessels, the owner of that vessel is responsible for carrying out any actions required to mitigate environmental consequences under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. This may be carried out in conjunction with an insurance co...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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