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Commons Briefing paper by Louise Butcher. It was first published on Wednesday, 2 January 2013. It was last updated on Wednesday, 2 January 2013.


Ports: privatisation of trust ports

This note sets out the legislative procedure put in place by the previous Conservative Government to allow for the privatisation of trust ports; how this was implemented in the mid-1990s; and the possibility of more trust ports being privatised in the future. It also gives information about the proposed privatisation of the Port of Dover, which has been the subject of much controversy and was finally rejected by the Government in December 2012.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
SN00010 
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Subjects
Privatisation Ports Trust ports
Published by
Business and Transport Section
House of Commons Library
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