{"value":{"id":1645321,"askingMemberId":4603,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-06-16T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-06-21T00:00:00","uin":"190001","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with international counterparts on the potential merits of a global levy on greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4813,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-06-21T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Secretary of State is working closely with international counterparts ahead of the upcoming revision of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy this summer. The UK is working at pace to ensure the IMO can develop an effective suite of regulatory and policy solutions to reduce emissions from international shipping. Discussions are ongoing with fellow IMO Member States on the potential merits of a range of technical and economic measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Shipping: Greenhouse Gas Emissions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1645321","method":"GET"}]}