Written questions

Tankers: English Channel

Commons · Question 1299 · Tabled 23 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that oil tankers that pass through the English Channel are adequately insured.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 29 Jul 2024

The Government recognises the importance of addressing the safety and security of vessels that transit through the English Channel, such as the possible environmental threat posed by oil tankers in the Russian ‘shadow fleet’. At the recent European Politi...