Free Zones: Tees Valley

(asked on 20th April 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Department of International Trade's press release, UAE and UK launch sovereign investment partnership with initial £1 billion in life sciences , published on 24 March 2021, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Sovereign Investment Partnership between the UK and the United Arab Emirates on (a) ownership and (b) trade union recognition within the Teeside Freeport to 2026.


Answered by
Luke Hall Portrait
Luke Hall
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 26th April 2021

We were clear in the Freeports Bidding Prospectus that the Government remains committed to ensuring its Freeport model maintains the UK’s high standards with respect to security, safety, workers’ rights, data protection, biosecurity and the environment, while ensuring fair and open competition between businesses.

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