Freeports: Private Sector
Commons · Question 59849 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of public assets in freeports has been acquired by private (a) companies and (b) corporations.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 20 Jun 2025
While the Department oversees the Freeports Programme, it does not collect data on the ownership of individual assets within Freeport areas. However, the vast majority of Freeport sites were in private ownership at the point of designation, reflecting the...