Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 95003

Freeports

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to ensure effective public and local authority oversight of freeports and their ongoing development.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

The government is committed to public transparency, accountability, and oversight for all Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs), the collective term for Freeports and Investment Zones. The ISZs Action Plan and the latest Freeports Programme Report, both publis...

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