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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mar. 01 2024

Source Page: Minister for the Polar Regions on UK's Arctic Policy Framework
Document: Minister for the Polar Regions on UK's Arctic Policy Framework (webpage)

Found: Minister for the Polar Regions on UK's Arctic Policy Framework

Select Committee
Government of the British Antarctic Territory (care of the Polar Regions Department of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
 SOT0014 - The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century

Written Evidence Nov. 09 2023

Inquiry: The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 Century
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: Overseas Territories in the 21st Century Government of the British Antarctic Territory (care of the Polar

Written Question
Shipping: Arctic
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the safety of British ships crossing the Arctic Ocean as new shipping lanes become accessible as a result of climate change.

Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

His Majesty’s Government does not directly monitor the safety of British ships crossing the Arctic Ocean. However, ships transiting these waters will be monitored by those States that have Search and Rescue (SAR) responsibilities in the region.

With regards the safety of British ships in Arctic waters, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) came into force 1 January 2017 and requires ships operating in the Polar regions to meet enhanced safety standards which reflect the additional risks associated with those regions. The UK applies these standards through a survey and certification regime to ensure that safety standards are met and that ships operating in polar regions apply the additional safety considerations that are considered necessary.

Select Committee
Royal Geographical Society
 ANT0002 - The UK and the Antarctic Environment

Written Evidence Dec. 05 2023

Inquiry: The UK and the Antarctic Environment
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research

Found: As Jane Rumble, Head of Polar Regions at the FCDO, recently stated, “what happens in Antarctica, does

Select Committee
Second Special Report - The UK and the Arctic Environment: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2022–23

Special Report Dec. 28 2023

Committee: Environmental Audit Committee

Found: A Minister for the Polar Regions has been established within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development

Select Committee
Second Special Report - The UK and the Arctic Environment: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2022–23

Special Report Dec. 28 2023

Committee: Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research

Found: A Minister for the Polar Regions has been established within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 11 2024

Source Page: UK reaffirms commitment to Arctic security and prosperity
Document: UK reaffirms commitment to Arctic security and prosperity (webpage)

Found: In his first trip to the northern-most US state, David Rutley, who is also the UK’s Minister for the Polar

Select Committee
FCDO
 ANT0017 - The UK and the Antarctic Environment

Written Evidence Dec. 05 2023

Inquiry: The UK and the Antarctic Environment
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research

Found: UK Government ANT0017 UK Government Evidence Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Regions Inquiry

Select Committee
Government Response to the International Relations and Defence Committee’s Report ‘Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic’

Government Response Jan. 26 2024

Committee: International Relations and Defence Committee

Found: continue in pursuit of safer and cleaner maritime act ivities in the polar regions.

Select Committee
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM)
 ANT0021 - The UK and the Antarctic Environment

Written Evidence Dec. 05 2023

Inquiry: The UK and the Antarctic Environment
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research

Found: ANT0021 - The UK and the Antarctic Environment Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) Written