Question follow-through · 1142
Ferries: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that regional domestic ferry operators affected by a lack of grid capacity and grid connections are supported to meet the goals of the Maritime Decarbonisation Stra
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 29 May 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that regional domestic ferry operators affected by a lack of grid capacity and grid connections are supported to meet the goals of the Maritime Decarbonisation Stra
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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29 May 2026
Answer published
The Government is aware that grid connectivity is a challenge for the maritime sector. Government is taking action to reform the grid connections process to ensure that ports can access the grid connections that they need, including to enable ferry electr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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