Written question asked by Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 12 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2025. It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Passenger Ships: Scotland
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the levels of cruise vessel activity in environmentally sensitive coastal areas of the west of Scotland.
- Answer
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Department for Transport Ministers have not discussed with the Scottish Government limiting cruise ship activity. Nor have they undertaken any assessment of the levels of such activity.
Cruise visits bring jobs and growth to coastal communities. That’s why the Government, in partnership with the industry, published the UK Cruise Growth Plan in September 2025.
That plan offers a blueprint for future collaboration on connected priorities, such as further progress towards net zero and increasing environmental protection. It sits alongside the UK Government’s Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy, which sets out our pathway and key policies to decarbonise the maritime sector.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 99657
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Coastal areas Scotland Passenger ships
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- 2025-12-17 14:11:59 +0000
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