Question follow-through · 112978
Tankers: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ageing tankers, such as the 21 year old Kusto, transiting through the Channel on the environment.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 15 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
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ageing tankers, such as the 21 year old Kusto, transiting through the Channel on the environment.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Department for Transport is clear about the risks that ageing shadow fleet vessels pose to the safety of mariners, the marine environment and the UK’s national security. The Government remains committed to deterring and disrupting the shadow fleet. Th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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