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Boats: Renewable Energy

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 115937

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring boat owners using canals and rivers to generate their own renewable energy power.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Consideration of the inland waterways sector is included in the Department for Transport’s Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy (page 29) and accompanying Analytical Annex (page 12), published in 2025.

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