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Proceeding contribution from John Denham (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on National Policy Statements.


National Policy Statements

Paragraph 4.4.1 of the national policy statement states: "““Ports in England and Wales operate on commercial lines, without public subsidy and with investment from their own operating profits or from the private sector investors.””" Will the Minister assure me that the Government will uphold that policy rigorously and fairly, particularly given the desire of the port of Liverpool to use a publicly funded cruise terminal to compete with the privately funded cruise terminals in Southampton, which breaches the principle of fair competition?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
536 c898 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Construction Infrastructure Planning permission Planning Ports National policy statements
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk