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...