Question follow-through · 8532
Port of Ramsgate
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reopening Ramsgate Port to international passengers on levels of (a) capacity pressure experienced by (i) the Port of Dover and (ii) othe
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 18 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 · 24 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reopening Ramsgate Port to international passengers on levels of (a) capacity pressure experienced by (i) the Port of Dover and (ii) othe
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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18 Oct 2024
Answer published
New 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...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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