Select Committee

Atlantic Council, and University of Nottingham

Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024

Inquiry: Defence in the Grey Zone
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)

Found: We are already seeing it in shipping, for example, which is another area where there is a lot of grey

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Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Cabinet Office

Apr. 23 2024

Source Page: Defending Britain
Document: (PDF)

Found: Whether policing the skies over the Middle East, protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea, or keeping

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: MGN 553 Amendment 1(M+F): Inflatable Non-SOLAS liferafts and life-saving appliances
Document: MGN 553 Amendment 1(M+F): Inflatable Non-SOLAS liferafts and life-saving appliances (webpage)

Found: Collection Active marine guidance notes (MGNs) Explore the topic Maritime and shipping

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: MSN 1837 (M) Amendment 3: Categorisation of waters
Document: MSN 1837 (M) Amendment 3: Categorisation of waters (webpage)

Found: Guidance MSN 1837 (M) Amendment 3: Categorisation of waters This statutory Merchant Shipping

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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Transport

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: £8 million funding boost for AI to make boats smarter
Document: £8 million funding boost for AI to make boats smarter (webpage)

Found: government launches £8 million Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund to drive maritime innovation and harness

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Deposited Papers

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: The six-monthly report on Hong Kong: 1 July to 31 December 2023. 37p.
Document: Six-Monthly_Report_on_Hong_Kong_July_to_December_2023.pdf (PDF)

Found: ............................... ................................ ............................. 32 SHIPPING

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Written Question

Shipping: Carbon Emissions

Monday 22nd April 2024

Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) develop and (b) implement an updated net zero shipping strategy.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department is actively preparing to release a refreshed Clean Maritime Plan in Spring 2024.

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

Apr. 21 2024

Source Page: Minister for the Middle East travels to The Gulf for talks on regional security
Document: Minister for the Middle East travels to The Gulf for talks on regional security (webpage)

Found: supported operations against illegal and dangerous Iran-backed Houthi attacks against international shipping

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Departmental Publication (Policy and Engagement)
Department for Transport

Apr. 19 2024

Source Page: Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011: post implementation review
Document: response form (webpage)

Found: your opinions on the potential financial cost of implementation of this proposal both to individual shipping

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Parliamentary Research
Military action: Parliament's role - CBP-10001
Apr. 19 2024

Found: against Houthi targets in Yemen.87 The strikes were in response to Houthi attacks on international shipping

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