Question reference: S6W-00536
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 8 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 18 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support joint bids from trust ports for freeport status.
Answer
Despite the Scottish Government being ready to launch, the UK Government has yet to agree to a joint bidding process for implementation of the green port model in Scotland. However, in the draft applicant prospectus published on the Scottish Government website on 18 March 2021 we made it clear that we would welcome bids from applicants or multi-applicant partnerships. This would include joint bids from trust ports.