Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on maritime decarbonisation.

The Department for Transport has frequent discussions with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in relation to maritime decarbonisation and climate change matters.

DfT and BEIS officials meet regularly to discuss the decarbonisation of both the domestic and international maritime sectors, and in relation to wider decarbonisation issues including the maritime aspects of offshore renewable energy, the role of advanced fuels including hydrogen in the UK economy, and the resulting opportunities for green growth.