Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 126527

Flags of Convenience

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What her policy is on the use of vessels registered on Flags of Convenience by contractors delivering the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Civil Hydrography Programme.

Answer

Keir Mather

The MCA’s UK CHP Survey Specification details the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP)-specific requirements for conducting hydrographic surveys undertaken on behalf of the MCA, in order to deliver UK requirements and services. The Survey Specification is us...

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