Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 119495
Unmanned Marine Systems: Regulation
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Government intends to ensure that learning from regulatory sandboxes, including the Maritime Regulatory Innovation Framework, is scaled up and translated into permanent regulatory or legislative change
Answer
Keir MatherThe Department for Transport has led a sustained programme of work since 2018 to assess and prepare the UK’s maritime legislative framework for the safe and lawful operation of autonomous and remotely operated vessels. This has included the Maritime Auton...
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