Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) capacity and (b) adequacy of the supporting infrastructure of (i) the Port of Liverpool, (ii) Manchester airport and (iii) the rail connections between them when negotiating recent trade deals.

The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of the capacity and adequacy of infrastructure supporting Manchester Airport, the Port of Liverpool, and the rail connections between them on the negotiation of recent trade deals.

The Department welcomes recent investment into Manchester Airport’s terminals and the Port of Liverpool. We would welcome further infrastructure that supports connectivity between the two sites, in as far as any scheme is delivered in line with the UK’s legal, climate and environmental obligations.