Ferries: Isle of Wight
Commons · Question 121901 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the annual cost to ferry operators serving the Isle of Wight arising from inclusion in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 24 Mar 2026
The expansion of the UK ETS to domestic maritime is designed to cut emissions and accelerate investment in cleaner vessels and technologies.The Impact Assessment that accompanies the UK ETS Authority’s final response to the “UK Emissions Trading Scheme Sc...