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Ports: National Policy Statements

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 120046

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111444, whether her Department applies an economic test when determining whether costs are disproportionate to benefits for the purposes of assessing econo

Answered by Keir Mather

The process of determining whether costs are disproportionate to benefits does itself amount to an economic test.

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