Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 24112
Marine Environment: Investment
Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of investing in the marine economy.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Department for Business and Trade recognises the critical importance of the marine economy to the UK, facilitating around 95% of the country’s trade in goods, directly employing 227,000 people and generating over £55bn in business turnover in 2019. Th...
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