Question follow-through · 7272
Freeports and Special Economic Zones: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated annual cost to the public purse is of tax reliefs associated with Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated annual cost to the public purse is of tax reliefs associated with Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones.
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jun 2026
Answer published
Special Economic Zones is an umbrella term that covers Industrial Strategy Zones and Enterprise Zones. The UK’s Industrial Strategy Zones include both Freeports and Investment zones. For Freeports, the latest cost in 2023-24 (excluding Business Rates) can...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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