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Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench) on Monday, 2 October 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 October 2023. It was answered by Lord Evans of Rainow (Conservative) on Monday, 16 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Freeports

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government which locations in Great Britain have been selected as Freeports.

Answer

Excellent progress has been made with Freeport delivery - all English Freeports are open for business and seven out of eight have final government approval. We have also announced two new Green Freeports in Scotland as well as two new Freeports in Wales. The location of each Freeport can be found on the Freeports page on GOV.UK.

The lack of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive has seriously limited the scope and nature of engagement in Northern Ireland on Freeports and on Investment Zones. Officials from the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Civil Service continue to work closely together. However, on this and on so many other areas where action is needed to grow the economy in Northern Ireland, we need rapid restoration of the Executive to allow projects like this to go ahead and to benefit from the opportunities provided by the Windsor Framework.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10461
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Freeports
Link
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