Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 52247
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, whether (a) the Freeports Security Forum and (b) any other government body has intervened where a Freeport has (i) underperformed, (ii) become non-compliant with regulations, (ii
Answer
Alex NorrisFreeport 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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