Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the 51st Report of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (HL Paper 263, Session 2024–26), published on 12 February, what progress they have made in bringing forward regulations under the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 to ensure that fees charged by the Marine Management Organisation fully recover the costs of processing harbour orders; and what is the timescale for any remaining steps that need to be taken.

MMO and DfT are currently progressing a draft consultation and associated documents to consult with the sector in the summer 2026. In parallel stakeholder engagement will be undertaken and work will be completed to draft the appropriate regulation with a view to implementing a new structure during 2027.