Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help increase UK exports of clean maritime technologies.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has undertaken several initiatives to boost exports. These include the Internationalisation Fund and Export Academy, available to the English regions, as well as the newly launched Export Support Service accessible to all UK businesses. Similar schemes are available across the Devolved Administrations of the UK through Business Wales, Scottish Development International and Invest Northern Ireland.

Furthermore, in addition to the recently launched Green Shipbuilding Campaign designed to promote the UK capability within the clean maritime sector, DIT, in partnership with the Department for Transport, will support the winners of the Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition to promote exportable technology at upcoming events such as COP26.