Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 8534
Port of Ramsgate
Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 18 October 2024
Question
Ms Polly Billington
Labour — East Thanet
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reopening the Ramsgate Port to international (a) trade and (b) passenger transit on job creation in the local economy.
Answer
Mike KaneNew commercially viable freight-only or passenger-carrying services from ports have the potential to contribute positively to local, regional and national economies. The scale of impacts upon the economy and employment, upon other ports and upon congestio...
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