Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 6468

Ports: Infrastructure

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Stephen Flynn

Scottish National PartyAberdeen South

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that its proposed £1.8 billion funding for port infrastructure will lead to (a) economic growth and (b) job creation.

Answer

Mike Kane
This government has announced the creation of a £7.3bn National Wealth Fund, for which investment in ports and supply chains has been identified as a priority. HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank are leading on the setting up of the NWF and agreein...

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