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Department for Transport: British Overseas Territories

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 June 2026UIN 11742

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many monitoring visits officials from her Department have undertaken in the British Overseas Territories since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Since 4 July 2024, officials from the Department for Transport’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have undertaken 10 monitoring visits to British Overseas Territories to ensure oversight of British Shipping Registers.

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