Question follow-through · 111097
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what analysis her Department has undertaken on the potential impact of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme expansion to maritime on the competitiveness of Northern Irish ports in attracting cruise business.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what analysis her Department has undertaken on the potential impact of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme expansion to maritime on the competitiveness of Northern Irish ports in attracting cruise business.
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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13 Feb 2026
Answer published
The domestic expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will only include emissions from international journeys, including cruises, produced while at berth in UK ports. This means, as outlined in the UK ETS expansion to domestic maritime Impact As...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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