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Freeports

Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN 913816, tabled on 23 March 2021

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on the UK manufacturing industry of proposed freeports.

Answered on

23 March 2021

Freeports will play a significant role in boosting trade and driving productivity across the UK. Private sector involvement – including from the manufacturing sector - was a key consideration in assessing the bids, and we are committed to supporting the industry more generally.

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