Transport: Isle of Wight
Commons · Question 380 · 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 assessment her Department has made of the impact of (a) the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime, (b) rising fuel prices and (c) other increased transport costs on tourism to the Isle o
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 20 May 2026
As set out in the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy, emissions pricing is a vital policy to decarbonise the sector, and the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to domestic maritime was assessed on a scheme wide basis. The Impact Assessment ...