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Written question asked by Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 January 2015. It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Domestic Visits: Thames Gateway

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for Ministers to visit locations in the Thames Gateway in the period up to the dissolution of Parliament; and what the planned locations of those visits are.

Answer

The Thames Gateway is a long term national priority for growth and the Government is firmly committed to working with local partners to help them deliver its potential.

The Government has worked closely with investors across a range of projects, for example we have helped to secure £1.5 billion investment into the London Gateway Port by working hard with the Highways Agency to ensure that road capacity was not a barrier to the Dubai Ports World investment. London Paramount is another major potential investment which could bring up to 15 million visitors a year to the area. I am delighted to hear that Lafarge Tarmac has now agreed a deal with London Resort Company Holdings to sell their land in the Swancombe Peninsula in north Kent, which is needed for the creation of this entertainment resort.

In addition to encouraging investors, Government is itself providing funding for a number of major projects in the area. These are set out in the attached document.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221629
Session
2014-15
Attachment
Thames Gateway - Major Projects
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Domestic visits Thames Gateway
Link
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