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Commons · Question 96104 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the provision of onshore power supply for ports across the UK, including in Northern Ireland, in relation to onshore power supply for ferries and cruise shi

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 10 Dec 2025

Responsibility for electricity policy is transferred to the Northern Ireland Assembly under the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. However, on 25 March, Government published the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy and launched a call for evidence ...