Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the ships operating in the offshore wind sector are (a) registered or flagged in the UK and (b) registered and flagged abroad.

As of December 2021, there were 165 UK Registered (flagged) vessels operating in the offshore wind sector accounting for 236,000 Gross Tons (GT). It is important to note that these vessels all hold certification to operate in and around the North Sea and their owners and operators have contracts specifically in the Offshore Wind sector.

The Government does not hold registration data for non-UK Flagged vessels specifically operating in the offshore wind sector.