United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101036
Shipping: Surveillance
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17 December 2025
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5 January 2026 · Answer
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5 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is for vessels identified within UK territorial waters as sailing under a false flag.
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17 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is for vessels identified within UK territorial waters as sailing under a false flag.
Source: Commons
5 January 2026
Answer
The United Kingdom recognises the importance of all vessels complying with international maritime law and we are concerned by the rise of ships without nationality. We are determined to continue to uphold international maritime law and to challenge abusiv...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-17/101036
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1865456
- uk · wq-1865456 · source updated 5 January 2026