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Liverpool, London And Bristol (Free Port Facilities)

Volume 979: debated on Thursday 21 February 1980

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will establish free ports in Liverpool, London and Bristol.

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will establish free ports in Liverpool, London and Bristol.

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish free ports in Liverpool, London and Bristol.

No. I do not think that it would be appropriate to relieve traders of the obligation to pay duties in the way suggested at a limited number of ports. Facilities for the convenience of importers and exporters, such as bonded warehousing and a variety of import duty schemes, are already extensively available.