Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what cooperation there will be on maritime transport including access to the European Maritime Safety Agency after the UK leaves the EU.

The UK is committed to cooperating globally on maritime transport including through leading international organisations such as the International Maritime Organisation as well as continued collaboration with our European partners, to ensure we maintain high levels of safety and environmental standards.

In recognition of this, the political declaration accompanying the Withdrawal Agreement notes that our future relationship with the EU should facilitate cooperation on these issues, including through the exchange of information between the Maritime Coastguard Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

As a responsible government we will be planning for all eventualities with regards to when the UK leaves the European Union, and will ensure that our Maritime agencies have the tools they need to manage UK waters as effectively in future as they do now.