Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 6747
Tankers: Pollution Control
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce mandatory insurance cover and compliance with IMO heavy fuel standards for oil tankers entering UK territorial waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Answer
Mike KaneThe government has implemented, and enforces, a range of mandatory environmental measures related to the use and carriage of oil, including heavy fuel oil, by sea. International standards are primarily set out in the International Convention for the Preve...
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