Ports and Shipping FAQs
This briefing answers Frequently Asked Questions about ports and shipping including devolution, harbour powers, international treaties, decarbonisation, ferry passengers' rights, and seafarers' employment rights.

This paper covers some of the most frequently asked questions on cycling, walking and micro-mobility policy of interest to MPs and their staff.
Cycling, walking and mobility: FAQs for 2020 (859 KB , PDF)
This paper has been written specifically for Members of Parliament and their staff, though others may find it of general interest.
It is a compilation of regularly asked questions about active travel, particularly cycling. There is no intended link between articles other than that the topics are often the subject of requests by Members, usually on behalf of their constituents.
Please note that as cycling and active travel policy more generally is devolved across the UK this paper largely discusses England only. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland policy is the responsibility of the devolved administrations and scrutiny the responsibility of the respective parliaments and assemblies.
It covers the following issues:
Further details on these issues and more can be found in a suite of Commons Library briefing papers, available on our website.
Cycling, walking and mobility: FAQs for 2020 (859 KB , PDF)
This briefing answers Frequently Asked Questions about ports and shipping including devolution, harbour powers, international treaties, decarbonisation, ferry passengers' rights, and seafarers' employment rights.
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