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Amanda MartinBackbencher (MP)
Commons · Commons Chamber · 11 Jun 2026
High electricity costs threaten cleaner power for ships at UK ports
Ministers defended plans to cut transport emissions through electric vehicles, public transport, low-carbon fuels and cleaner shipping, but were pressed on whether shore power can work when grid charges make it more expensive than marine diesel; Keir Mather said the Government is speeding up connections and using the £448m UK SHORE programme to support on-site generation and battery storage.
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