Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of London Port Authorities proposal to expand control over the Thames riverbank eastwards of Teddington Lock.

The proposed HRO for PLA does not seek to change PLAs limits beyond the existing boundary in that part of the river, and the limits will remain approximately 100 metres east of Teddington Lock at the boundary stone. The HRO includes proposed changes to PLA's jurisdiction including the removal areas of docks and clarifying the landward and seaward limits of their jurisdiction by reference to coordinates. Some areas of land are proposed to be included, however this is not an extensive area. This HRO has been subject to wide consultation that ended on 12 October 2021. The MMO and PLA are considering the responses to that consultation. The Department is engaged with both parties on the content of the final HRO.