Shipping: Freight
Commons · Question 112446 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the maritime ports sector on modal shift of freight from road to domestic short sea shipping routes.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 17 Feb 2026
Departmental officials have discussed the case for promoting greater use of coastal and other domestic short-sea shipping routes with the British Ports Association and with the UK Major Ports Group on several recent occasions. The Government remains commi...