Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121901

Ferries: Isle of Wight

Tabled: 18 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the annual cost to ferry operators serving the Isle of Wight arising from inclusion in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

Answer

Keir Mather

The expansion of the UK ETS to domestic maritime is designed to cut emissions and accelerate investment in cleaner vessels and technologies.The Impact Assessment that accompanies the UK ETS Authority’s final response to the “UK Emissions Trading Scheme Sc...

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