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Freeports: Northern Ireland

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Question for Northern Ireland Office

UIN 95011, tabled on 24 September 2020

Question

Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Democratic Unionist Party
Lagan Valley
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on granting Northern Ireland ports freeport status.

Answer

Mr Robin Walker
Conservative
Worcester
Commons

Answered on

29 September 2020

The Government plans to introduce up to 10 Freeports across the UK. Freeports will unleash the potential of our ports, regenerating communities across the UK. We are working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Northern Ireland Executive, to enable the creation of Freeports across all four nations of the UK. We will shortly be publishing the Government’s response to the Freeports consultation, launched In February 2020, which will set out our plans for the delivery of Freeports across the UK, including in Northern Ireland.

A number of ports in Northern Ireland submitted responses to the consultation.

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