Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 50429

Shipping: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ban the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems within UK territorial waters.

Answer

Mike Kane
The UK is committed to reducing the impact of shipping on the environment. In April, we cosponsored a proposal at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to create a new Emission Control Area. This will reduce pollutants across all UK waters. The us...

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