Freeports: Northern Ireland
(asked on 24th May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to identify a freeport in Northern Ireland.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 9th June 2023
The Government has agreed and announced freeports with the Scottish and Welsh Governments and had previously engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive on this issue. However, given the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive since February 2022, it is not possible to take this any further forward. The Government looks forward to pursuing further discussions with a restored Executive on extending the benefits of the freeports programme across the UK.