Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 155833 on Shipping: Bristol Channel, whether there are any industry representatives working with the Maritime Modal Connectivity Team in his Department.

There are currently no industry representatives in the Maritime Modal Connectivity Team. However, the team engaged extensively with the sector both directly and with representative bodies, including the ports and shipping sectors, during the development of “Transport Infrastructure for our global future: a study of England’s port connectivity”.

The team will continue to engage with industry representatives when taking forward the coastal shipping work, as is indicated in the recommendations.