| Heading: |
Ports: Fees and Charges |
| Question ID: |
1742247 |
| UIN: |
HL2617 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5017 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Fuller
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Lord Fuller
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the overall competitiveness of UK port charges on a regional basis for the bulk cargoes that support global trade, in comparison with those of the UK's principal trading partners in the Eur |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-02 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
No such formal assessment has been made. However, the UK ports sector is market-oriented and competitive both internally and externally, with ample capacity available at national level for bulk cargoes. |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |