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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 5 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Monday, 12 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Belfast Harbour: Domestic Visits

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have visited the Port of Belfast in the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long they spent at the port in each of those visits.

Answer

The Port of Belfast has not been visited by Department for Transport ministers in the last 12 months.

Numerous officials from across the Department for Transport engage with and visit the Port of Belfast in the course of their duties. Due to the number and variety of official level engagements it is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown of these visits as the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Departmental visits to UK ports allow sufficient time for ministers and officials to observe port operations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
188273
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Domestic visits Belfast Harbour
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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