Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 52244

Freeports: Security

Tabled: 14 May 2025

Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the capacity of freeport governing bodies to conduct annual security audits.

Answer

Alex Norris

Freeport areas are subject to the same laws and regulations safeguarding security as the rest of the UK. A Freeport customs site is a secure, enclosed zone within the wider Freeport geography. All Freeport customs sites are required to obtain AEO(S) or eq...

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