Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118152

Shipping: Russia

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 10 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ships in UK waters suspected of being associated with the movement of Russian oil have been monitored in the last four years; and what steps her Department took in each instance.

Answer

Keir Mather

The UK Government monitors all vessels in UK waters which are of interest to the safety of mariners, the marine environment and the UK’s national security.Since October 2024, the Department for Transport’s Voluntary Insurance Reporting Mechanism has chall...

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