Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 103049

Merchant Shipping: Polluter Pays Principle

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Alison Griffiths

Conservative — Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the polluter pays principle is upheld in cases where commercial maritime incidents result in environmental damage and costs being incurred by local authorities.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Government is committed to upholding the polluter pays principle in cases where commercial maritime incidents result in environmental damage. 'Polluter pays' is an established principle in international environmental law, including conventions impleme...

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