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Shipping: Safety

Commons · Question 8021 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote safety on international maritime trade routes.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 16 Oct 2024

The UK is an active and committed member of IMO, the international body with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping. As a contracting Government to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the Convention on the I...