Question follow-through · 95917

Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she had made of the effectiveness of the the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023.

answeredLiz Saville RobertsDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 1 Dec 2025
Target answer date: 10 Dec 2025
Answer: 10 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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1 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she had made of the effectiveness of the the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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10 Dec 2025
Answer published
The purpose of the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (the Order) is to enable prosecution of the dangerous use of watercraft. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is the relevant enforcement authority. 17 potential reports have been received, and on...

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