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Written Question
Economic Situation: Merseyside and Northern Ireland
Wednesday 26th January 2022

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the economic connections between Northern Ireland and Merseyside; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Conor Burns

This Government is protecting and enhancing the connections between Northern Ireland and Merseyside through the Union Connectivity Review. We have accepted the Review’s primary recommendation, for the establishment of a strategic UK-wide transport network which will improve access to our ferry ports.

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