Written questions

Ferries: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 8284 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department has accounted for the availability of decarbonisation alternatives on Northern Ireland ferry routes when assessing the proportionality of ETS implementation.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 15 Jun 2026

The UK ETS is technology-neutral, incentivising cost-effective decarbonisation. Through UK ETS and policies in the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy, the Government is providing strategic certainty for investment. For example, backed by NatPower Marine's ...