Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop a strategy for deploying (1) shore power, and (2) electric recharging infrastructure, at UK ports, harbours and marinas.

We made a commitment in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan to consult on the appropriate steps to support and, if needed, mandate the uptake of shore power in the UK. We conducted a call for evidence between 7 February and 25 April. My officials are currently analysing the responses and will publish a summary in due course. We recognise the barriers to the uptake of shore power, and we will be using the evidence provided in the call for evidence responses to inform our policy development. We intend to publish a further consultation on specific proposals of shore power later this year.

We will aim to publish a Government response to the shore power consultation as part of the refresh of the Clean Maritime Plan in 2023.