Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59849

Freeports: Private Sector

Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

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

Alex Norris
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...

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