Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 21941
Boats: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional (a) funding and (b) support for (i) local authorities and (ii) harbourmasters to (A) safely dispose of and (B) reclaim abandoned ve
Answer
Mike KaneMany ports already have powers to remove, dispose of, and recoup costs pertaining to abandoned vessels. Environmental impact is a factor that may be considered as a part of a decision to intervene. If ports do not have powers to remove vessels, they can s...
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