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: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on managing cruise ship traffic in sensitive coastal and marine environments.

Answer

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.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 99658
Session: 2024-26
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Coastal areas Scotland Passenger ships Marine environment
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Passenger Ships: Scotland

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