Marine Environment: Investment
Commons · Question 24112 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of investing in the marine economy.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 21 Jan 2025
The Department for Business and Trade recognises the critical importance of the marine economy to the UK, facilitating around 95% of the country’s trade in goods, directly employing 227,000 people and generating over £55bn in business turnover in 2019. Th...