Maritime 2050: objectives, implementation and effects

Transport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Mar 2022 Closed: 20 Jun 2023 Parliament page
The Department for Transport leads on maritime policy in government. Maritime includes the shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure marine industries. Government strategy to support the maritime sector is set out in Maritime 2050: Navigating the future published in January 2019. Read the call for evidence for more detail about … Read more
21 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
1 Letter
3 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
20 Jun
2023
Report published
20 Mar
2023
Report published
20 Jul
2022
Correspondence
22 Jun
2022
Oral evidence
22 Jun
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
25 May
2022
Oral evidence
25 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
11 May
2022
Oral evidence
11 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
22 Jun 2022
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Ben Murray · Maritime UK Ian Blair · Maritime and Coastguard Agency Petra Wilkinson · Department for Transport Robert Courts MP · Department for Transport
25 May 2022
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Darren Proctor · National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT) David Tournay · Maritime Skills Alliance Dr Basil Germond Huw Gullick · NOC Innovations Martyn Gray · Nautilus International Professor John Hudson CBE · MarRI-UK
11 May 2022
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Chris Shirling-Rooke MBE · Maritime UK David Kennedy Browne · Maersk Gavin Simmonds · UK Chamber of Shipping Jos Standerwick · Maritime London Lucy Armstrong · Port of Tyne Mark Simmonds · The British Ports Association
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050 HC 160 20 Mar 2023 36 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
12 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050
We welcome the creation of UK SHORE as a positive first step.
We welcome the creation of UK SHORE as a positive first step. The Government must commit to long-term investment and target some funding at commercialisation of mature technologies to help reach the net zero target.
Government Response
The government welcomes the recommendation but states further investment beyond March 2025 is dependent on future budget decisions and will be taken in due course; however, the UK SHORE programme has already allocated over £95m match-funding to 105 projects across the UK to support the design and development of low-to-mid TRL clean maritime technologies.
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13 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050
Evidence to our inquiry strongly suggests that Government investment will be part of the solution...
Evidence to our inquiry strongly suggests that Government investment will be part of the solution needed to make widespread provision of shore power viable. The match- funding announced in February 2023 is a sign of good intentions, but support must … Read more
Government Response
The government partially agrees and states that Beyond the existing UK SHORE funding, the Government has no current plans to create additional funding streams to support the deployment of shore power.
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22 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050
We welcome the Government’s announcement that it intends to review the 2012 National Policy Statement...
We welcome the Government’s announcement that it intends to review the 2012 National Policy Statement for Ports. We urge prompt completion of this review to ensure the NPS remains an effective tool in securing the infrastructure development needed by ports … Read more
Government Response
The government partially agrees to reviewing the National Policy Statement for Ports, as a review is timely, but the current NPSP provides a workable framework in the meantime. They will also develop an action plan for increasing planning authorities’ awareness of the NPSP.
Department for Transport
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25 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050
A three-year grant scheme is not suitable for the maritime sector, which operates on long...
A three-year grant scheme is not suitable for the maritime sector, which operates on long timescales and requires support for capital costs. The Government should reintroduce the Freight Facilities Grant in England and review the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme … Read more
Government Response
The government will commence a review of the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme and Waterborne Freight Grant schemes to ensure they are suitable for the maritime sector. They do not plan to reinstate the Freight Facilities Grant in England.
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 21 classified
Accepted 16
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 10
Deferred 2
Rejected 2
Total 21 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
20 Jul 2022 Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime, Department for Transport, relating to Maritime 2050: objectives, implementation and effects, dated 11 July 2022
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