Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 191269

Boats: Whales

Tabled: 27 June 2023
Answered: 5 July 2023

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of orca attacks on sailing vessels in (a) UK and (b) international waters on maritime safety.

Answer

Mr Richard Holden
The Department for Transport has made no assessment of the potential impact of orca attacks on sailing vessels.