Question follow-through · 1141
Ferries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in fuel costs, including those linked to developments in Iran, alongside the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in fuel costs, including those linked to developments in Iran, alongside the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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22 May 2026
Answer published
The Department for Transport recognises growing concerns around rising fuel and transport costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East. We are committed to maintaining the continuity of domestic and island ferry services and are actively monitoring any...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Driving Tests: Gosport
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests within (a) half an hour, (b) an hour and (c) two hours travel of the Gosport peninsula.