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Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 5 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 September 2019. It was answered by Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Ports: South West

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much additional funding he has allocated to ports in the South West to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Answer

On 30 August, the Secretary of State for Transport announced the £10M Port Infrastructure Resilience and Connectivity (PIRC) fund with the intention of supporting Brexit resilience preparations at English ports. Ports in the South West will be eligible to apply for PIRC funding, and any bid will be subject to a competitive assessment process against applications from other ports.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
287615
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Finance Ports South West Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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