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Written question asked by Tom Hunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2022. It was answered by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Freeport East: Ipswich

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential economic benefits to Ipswich of the Freeport East project.

Answer

Freeport East is fully operational with both tax and custom sites designated. The Department is now working with the Freeport to secure final approval of the Freeport's Full Business Case, which is expected shortly. As part of this process, the Department has considered the potential economic benefits to the Freeport East outer boundary area.

The Freeports programme monitoring and evaluation strategy sets out the approach the Department will take to measure the economic benefit in the wider Freeport area.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
104465
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Ipswich Economic growth Freeport East
Link
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