Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
Commons · Question 90967 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ship emissions at berth on disadvantaged communities living near ports; and what steps she is taking to help mitigate that impact.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Nov 2025
In March, the Government published its Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy that will reduce the impact of shipping emissions at berth for disadvantaged communities living near ports. This includes expanding the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to domes...