Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their proposed sites for freeports and free zones include the seven UK sites that had this status until 2012.

Freeport locations will be chosen according to the fair, open and transparent selection process, as set out in the Freeports Bidding Prospectus. This is a competitive process and all ports across the country were eligible to apply for Freeport status, regardless of whether or not they had Freeport status until 2012.