Ministers and departmental officials have had very regular discussions and meetings with stakeholders across the whole of the UK Maritime Sector about the challenges the global pandemic has created and the support they need, and will continue to do so.<\/p>
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We have provided extensive guidance for maritime and other businesses on the Government\u2019s www.gov.uk/transition<\/a> website enabling them to make the necessary preparations to adapt to the new rules following the end of the Transition Period. The Government has engaged closely with stakeholders leading up to and following the end of the Transition Period. The Department for Transport continues to engage frequently with maritime stakeholders, including through workshops and bilateral engagements.<\/p> <\/p> On top of this, the Department has taken a number of steps to assist maritime businesses through transition. This includes playing an important role in delivering £200 million in Government grants to British ports through the Port Infrastructure Fund. The fund will help British ports build and enhance border controls infrastructure, enabling them to receive EU goods effectively and in line with the new Border Operating Model. Government is also spending a further £270 million on inland facilities to benefit those ports which cannot build on-site.<\/p> <\/p> The Department also procured additional freight capacity on a temporary basis to help mitigate any potential disruption to the supply of critical goods due to new border procedures.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1260544/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Officials and I regularly engage the maritime industry on all matters that concern them, including reducing the sector\u2019s emissions, as decarbonising shipping is essential to achieve the target of net zero greenhouse gases across the economy by 2050.<\/p> We continue to work with the maritime industry as part of the Clean Maritime Council to implement the Clean Maritime Plan, which outlines the UK\u2019s pathway to zero carbon emissions in domestic maritime. The Council recently discussed the Prime Minister\u2019s announcement of a £20m Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition to develop clean maritime technology.<\/p> Further plans on the decarbonisation of the maritime sector will be included in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, to be published in the spring next year.<\/p>"}
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