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Ferries: Northern Ireland

Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 105051

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help tackle the cost of ferry journeys between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Answered by Keir Mather

Ferry services between Great Britain and Northern Ireland operate in a commercial and competitive market without intervention from the Government. The Department for Transport has no plans to subsidise ferry services between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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