Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 126708

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

ConservativeBasildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2026 to Question 118924, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the proportion of UK Emissions Trading Scheme costs in the maritime sector expected to

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Impact Assessment finds UK ETS compliance costs are modest relative to operators’ overall costs and does not identify significant consumer price impacts. This is expected to be consistent across maritime subsectors. For ferries and passenger services,...

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