Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to UK ports who have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government announced an unprecedented package of financial measures to support businesses through these trying times, worth £350 billion. My Department’s officials and I have been working closely with operators across the maritime sector, including our Ports, to understand how these measures can be applied.

These support packages will safeguard jobs and protect our industries and have already been taken up by businesses across the country, including by Ports. We will continue to liaise with HM Treasury and the maritime industry, including with our Ports, to ensure that these support packages continue to reflect their needs and to address any other issue they have.