Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 101036
Shipping: Surveillance
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is for vessels identified within UK territorial waters as sailing under a false flag.
Answer
Keir MatherThe United Kingdom recognises the importance of all vessels complying with international maritime law and we are concerned by the rise of ships without nationality. We are determined to continue to uphold international maritime law and to challenge abusiv...
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