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, whether the Tees bid for freeport status included plans to fully automate Teesport.


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 our key policy objectives for Freeports are to establish Freeports as national hubs for global trade and investment across the UK; to promote regeneration and job creation; and to create hotbeds for innovation. The English Freeports Selection Decision-Making note makes clear how bids, including Teesside’s proposal, scored against these criteria. Any questions regarding the specific content of the Teesside Freeport bid should be directed to the bidding coalition. Further information on the Teesside Freeport proposal can be found here: https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/teesside-freeport/ .

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