Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112446

Shipping: Freight

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the maritime ports sector on modal shift of freight from road to domestic short sea shipping routes.

Answer

Keir Mather
Departmental officials have discussed the case for promoting greater use of coastal and other domestic short-sea shipping routes with the British Ports Association and with the UK Major Ports Group on several recent occasions. The Government remains commi...

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