Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is providing to increase the number of ammonia-powered ships.

In March 2021, we launched the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), which allocated over £23m of research and development funding to 55 projects across the UK. The competition supports the design and development of zero emission shipping technologies, which includes hydrogen, ammonia and battery. As set out in the Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener (October 2021), we will extend the CMDC to a multi-year programme. We will publish details of any future competitions in due course, including guidance for applicants.