Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Fifth Report - Maritime 2050
Transport Committee
HC 160
Published 20 March 2023
Recommendations
12
Accepted in Part
Para 69
We welcome the creation of UK SHORE as a positive first step.
Recommendation
We welcome the creation of UK SHORE as a positive first step. The Government must commit to long-term investment and target some funding at commercialisation of mature technologies to help reach the net zero target.
Government Response Summary
The government welcomes the recommendation but states further investment beyond March 2025 is dependent on future budget decisions and will be taken in due course; however, the UK SHORE programme has already allocated over £95m match-funding to 105 projects across the UK to support the design and development of low-to-mid TRL clean maritime technologies.
Department for Transport
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22
Accepted in Part
Para 123
We welcome the Government’s announcement that it intends to review the 2012 National Policy Statement...
Recommendation
We welcome the Government’s announcement that it intends to review the 2012 National Policy Statement for Ports. We urge prompt completion of this review to ensure the NPS remains an effective tool in securing the infrastructure development needed by ports …
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Government Response Summary
The government partially agrees to reviewing the National Policy Statement for Ports, as a review is timely, but the current NPSP provides a workable framework in the meantime. They will also develop an action plan for increasing planning authorities’ awareness of the NPSP.
Department for Transport
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25
Accepted in Part
A three-year grant scheme is not suitable for the maritime sector, which operates on long...
Recommendation
A three-year grant scheme is not suitable for the maritime sector, which operates on long timescales and requires support for capital costs. The Government should reintroduce the Freight Facilities Grant in England and review the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme …
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Government Response Summary
The government will commence a review of the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme and Waterborne Freight Grant schemes to ensure they are suitable for the maritime sector. They do not plan to reinstate the Freight Facilities Grant in England.
Department for Transport
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Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Accepted in Part
Evidence to our inquiry strongly suggests that Government investment will be part of the solution needed to make widespread provision of shore power viable. The match- funding announced in February 2023 is a sign of good intentions, but support must be sustained and at a level likely to effect widespread …
Government Response Summary
The government partially agrees and states that Beyond the existing UK SHORE funding, the Government has no current plans to create additional funding streams to support the deployment of shore power.