Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects shoreside electric power to be available for passenger ferries operating from Dover; and what recent discussions he has had on this matter with representatives of Port of Dover.

The Government has committed to publishing an action plan later this year on accelerating grid connections, including grid connections that may support shoreside electrical power at ports such as Dover. The action plan will set out reforms to the connection process and reduce connection timescales.

The Government continues to engage across the sector on this matter and has spoken to Dover about decarbonisation and shore power a number of times in recent months. Alongside those conversations, the Government is considering shore power within a broader context of zero emission ports and will be publishing a call for evidence on this later in the year.