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 ...