Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the inland port and connectivity concept of Sefton Council.

The Department is aware of Sefton Council's inland port and connectivity concept. It contains some interesting and innovative ideas for improving connectivity through conventional and non-conventional means. In the first instance it will be for the Liverpool City Region Port Access Steering Group to assess further as to how it contributes to its multi modal approach to addressing connectivity to the Port of Liverpool, and wider regional transport considerations.