Written question asked by Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour) on Friday, 10 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 October 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 4 October 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the Autumn 2005 review date for a response to the global growth in shipping traffic and new port capacity.

Answer: Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Autumn 2005 review date for a response to the global growth in shipping traffic and new port capacity. [189106] Mr. Jamieson: We expect that, by Autumn 2005, the Secretary of State for Transport will have taken decisions on the proposals for major container port development currently outstanding and due to be determined by him. As the Secretary of State said in his statement to the House on 20 July we intend to take a long-term approach to port development and will review the policy framework for ports by the end of next year. Para 7.28 of The Future of Transport makes clear that one of the key issues that the review will show we should respond to forecast global growth in shipping traffic by providing new port capacity.

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