Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 1299

Tankers: English Channel

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that oil tankers that pass through the English Channel are adequately insured.

Answer

Mike Kane
The Government recognises the importance of addressing the safety and security of vessels that transit through the English Channel, such as the possible environmental threat posed by oil tankers in the Russian ‘shadow fleet’. At the recent European Politi...

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