Written questions

Freight: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

Lords · Question HL7297 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 20 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government what volume of freight entered Britain from (1) Northern Ireland, and (2) the Republic of Ireland, in (a) the most recent year for which figures are available, (b) 2020, and (c) 2015; and what proportion of each of those fi

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 20 May 2025

The Department for Transport publishes Port Freight Statistics annually where the statistics are broken down by route. They show that in 2023 (latest data available), Great Britain imported 19.2m tonnes of goods from Northern Ireland through its maritime ...