Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports in March after failing Port State Control inspection, who is responsible for paying (1) port, and (2) other, charges incurred by those ships during the detention period.

The ship operator (owner or manager) has the responsibility for paying all costs incurred while the ship is under detention.