Ports: Energy
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 ...