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Ports: Energy Supply

Commons · Question 379 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 20 May 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to provide capital funding for large-scale port grid upgrades in addition to UK SHORE.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 20 May 2026

The Government is taking action to reform the grid connections process to ensure that ports can access the large-scale grid upgrades that they need.Alongside that, through the measures set out in the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy and our work at the I...