Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13544 on Export Credit Guarantees, whether (a) her Department or (b) UK Export Finance has unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee in advance of negotiations with a company.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
UK Export Finance has not unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee in considering requests by applicants for its support.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding has been allocated to Harland & Wolff to run a ferry service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
£48 million has been allocated to the Council of the Isles of Scilly from the Levelling Up Fund.
No funding has been awarded by my Department for Harland & Wolff to run a ferry service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.