Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112446
Shipping: Freight
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026
Question
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool 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 MatherDepartmental 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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