Question follow-through · 27704

Shipping: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have entered UK waters in the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment for Transport

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
7 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Transport

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have entered UK waters in the last 12 months.

  2. 3 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The UK Government proactively monitors a variety of vessels of interest in UK waters to ensure the safety of seafarers, protect the marine environment, and for national security purposes.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Dawlish

5 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the cost of restarting phase 5 of the Dawlish rail resilience project design team.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parking: Software

6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local authorities on a standardised parking app.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parking: Private Sector

7 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on the potential implications for their policy on the provision of data to private parking companies of trends in the number of faulty p

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parking: Private Sector

10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on commercial usage of DVLA vehicle keeper requests that result in failed parking charge notices.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parking: Private Sector

10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the revenue to the public purse from the sale of car owners' details by the DVLA to private parking enforcement agencies in each year since 2012, broken down by sales to each priva

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: South West

10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27628 on Railways: South West; whether the business case for completing phase 5 of the South West Rail Resilience programme includes (a) impacts and (b) cos

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: South West

10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not completing phase 5 of the South West rail resilience programme on the economy.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: South West

10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of time taken for construction between phases 4 and 5 of the rail resilience programme on the design team.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Devon

12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Network rail on expanding rail electrification to Devon.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railway Stations: Devon

12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to open additional railway stations in Devon.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Devon

12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that rail fares are affordable in Devon.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Shipping: Russia

21 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) Russian (ii) shadow fleet and (ii) trade vessels and (b) other vessels that have travelled to and from Russian ports that have entered UK waters in the last 12 mo