Shipping: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 50429 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ban the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems within UK territorial waters.
Answer
Answered by Mike Kane, 12 May 2025
The UK is committed to reducing the impact of shipping on the environment. In April, we cosponsored a proposal at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to create a new Emission Control Area. This will reduce pollutants across all UK waters. The us...