Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 115203

Shipping: Storms

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Siân Berry

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Natural Environment Research Council Open Research Archive Storms and Waves update entitled Climate Change Impacts on Storms and Waves Relevant to the UK and Ireland, published in May 2025

Answer

Keir Mather

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has not conducted any specific research of the potential of a change in mean significant wave height to the incidence of marine pollution in the UK.We are also not aware of any discussions or research into the pote...

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