Written question asked by Martin Vickers (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 July 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 July 2011. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 July 2011 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Ports: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding his Department has provided for port infrastructure in each region in each of the last 10 years.

Answer: [holding answer 18 July 2011]: No general funding has been provided by the Department for Transport to the ports industry in the past 10 years.The following freight facilities grants (FFG) have been provided, by region and nation:Yorkshire and the Humber:"DFDS Tor Line Ltd was awarded a FFG in November 2002 for £382,480, to support the cost of facilities at the DFDS Nordic terminal at the Port of Immihgham.""Associated British Ports was awarded a FFG of £725,139 in February 2003 for improved rail facilities at the Port of Goole."South East:"Associated British Ports was awarded £615,881 in October 2001 for a loading shovel and conveyor at the Port of Southampton."South West:"Associated British Ports was awarded a FFG of £131,892 for a storage shed in March 2005 at Teignmouth."Scotland:"Forth Ports was awarded £10,968,529 in January 2002 for a freight handling facility in Rosyth."

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