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Shipping: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 2577 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 26 May 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ban discharge from all vessels in UK territorial waters.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 26 May 2026

The Government regulates discharges from vessels in UK waters and takes action domestically and internationally to reduce environmental impacts from shipping, including at the International Maritime Organization. The UK has agreed with international partn...