Question follow-through · 19267
Shipping: Territorial Waters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) unregistered and (b) uninsured vessels have been boarded by UK authorities in UK territorial waters in 2024.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 18 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) unregistered and (b) uninsured vessels have been boarded by UK authorities in UK territorial waters in 2024.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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18 Dec 2024
Answer published
No unregistered or uninsured commercial vessels have been boarded by UK authorities in UK territorial waters this year.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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