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Westminster Hall
Levelling Up: East of England - Tue 18 Jan 2022
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Peter Aldous (CON - Waveney) on to that shortly.Further afield from Lowestoft, the region will benefit from two freeports at Felixstowe - Speech Link
2: Daniel Zeichner (LAB - Cambridge) Member for Waveney mentioned, is absolutely critical to unlocking the freight issues. - Speech Link
3: Tom Hunt (CON - Ipswich) Also, the freeport in Felixstowe, if done in the right way, could bring forward about 10,000 new jobs - Speech Link
4: Neil O'Brien (CON - Harborough) of Felixstowe, Harwich International port and Gateway 14. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Direct Ferry Links: Scotland and Mainland Europe - Wed 12 Jan 2022
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) Other services provide for freight only, whether for vehicles with haulage or unaccompanied freight. - Speech Link
2: Iain Stewart (CON - Milton Keynes South) That started as a combined passenger and freight service in 2002 but was changed to freight-only in 2010 - Speech Link
3: Douglas Chapman (SNP - Dunfermline and West Fife) I think there is a case to have a regional ferry port serving a major international port such as Zeebrugge - Speech Link
4: Iain Stewart (CON - Milton Keynes South) Felixstowe and Port of London are massively expanding their operations—a lot of the ferries are going - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
A1: Peterborough to Blyth - Tue 11 Jan 2022
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Alicia Kearns (CON - Rutland and Melton) The A1 is vital for moving freight across the whole UK. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
UK Maritime Sector - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Kevan Jones (LAB - North Durham) European neighbours—the Norwegians, the French, the Germans or anyone else.The other key issues are port - Speech Link
2: Peter Aldous (CON - Waveney) This project will deliver infrastructure that will ensure the port can accommodate the next generation - Speech Link
3: Mike Kane (LAB - Wythenshawe and Sale East) I will put in a bid for the port of Foyle as well. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Williams of Trafford (CON - Life peer) This allows Border Force officers to conduct checks on passengers and freight destined for the UK. - Speech Link
2: Lord Bhatia (Non-affiliated - Life peer) England and Wales to have effect, with or without modification, at a juxtaposed control at an EEA port - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 29 Apr 2021
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Dan Poulter (CON - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) The Secretary of State will be aware that almost 50% of UK container freight goes through Felixstowe - Speech Link
2: Rachel Maclean (CON - Redditch) Friend is absolutely right about the importance of freight links in our country. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Committee stageCommittee of the Whole House (Day 1) - Mon 19 Apr 2021
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Ben Lake (PC - Ceredigion) rhetoric of levelling up every single nation and region of the United Kingdom, it is clear that no port—or - Speech Link
2: Jesse Norman (CON - Hereford and South Herefordshire) from a wide range of stakeholders to inform the development of an effective model that will benefit port - Speech Link
3: Abena Oppong-Asare (LAB - Erith and Thamesmead) UK Trade Policy Observatory found that the main effect of freeports was to divert businesses into a port - Speech Link
4: Ben Bradley (CON - Mansfield) unique mix of logistics and transport connections, with an inter-modal hub bringing together air freight - Speech Link
5: Jesse Norman (CON - Hereford and South Herefordshire) Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) rightly talked about the magnificent port at Tilbury - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Railways: Electrification - Tue 19 Jan 2021
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (CON - Life peer) We continue to work with the rail freight industry and the Rail Safety and Standards Board to look at - Speech Link
2: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (CON - Life peer) The Government are in frequent discussions with the rail freight sector. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (CON - Life peer) strategic rail freight interchanges. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GRN - Life peer) road freight on to the HS1 line? - Speech Link
5: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (CON - Life peer) Therefore, it can be used for lots of different types of freight, which is to its advantage. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
UK Hydrogen Economy - Thu 17 Dec 2020
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mentions:
1: Alexander Stafford (CON - Rother Valley) Cadent is planning a similar idea of piping 100% hydrogen by Pilkington’s glassworks in Ellesmere Port - Speech Link
2: Peter Aldous (CON - Waveney) to decarbonise portside operations and shipping activities at the east coast ports of Harwich, Felixstowe - Speech Link
3: Christian Matheson (LAB - City of Chester) Detailed design work is already under way on the pipelines needed to connect the Ellesmere Port industrial - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Freight Industry: Delays - Thu 17 Dec 2020
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with organisations representing the freight - Speech Link
2: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (CON - Life peer) My Lords, the Department for Transport regularly engages with stakeholders within the freight industry - Speech Link
3: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) Meanwhile, the Government have rejected a funding bid from Dover port for more passport checkpoints to - Speech Link
4: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (CON - Life peer) Very briefly on the port infrastructure fund, 41 ports will be getting support. - Speech Link