Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on changes to the UK Ship Register.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has agreed Maritime Growth as one of its three core strategic priorities and they intend to offer increasingly high‑quality services to enhance the UK Flag’s reputation, which in turn will hopefully attract new customers.

They have also integrated the UK Ship Register with its operational Directorate of Maritime Standards and Services to ensure that they are best placed for delivering services in the future.