Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Brexit Funding: Local Ports

1. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (James Brokenshire)

   ConservativeOld Bexley and Sidcup
   On 28 January, I announced £56.5 million of new funding to help councils prepare for Brexit as set out in a written ministerial statement on local government Brexit funding, Official Report, column 31WS. Part of that funding was £1.5 million in 2018-19 to local authorities facing immediate impacts from local ports.

   I am today able to announce an increase of this funding from £1.5 million to £3.14 million. Its distribution to local authorities is set out in table 1 below. This additional funding will support those authorities to plan and better mitigate against potential disruptions once we have exited the EU.

   The funding will be divided between 19 district and unitary councils. These allocations are based on recent analysis and engagement and reflect a range of issues including the amount of EU goods managed and the wider, strategic importance of these ports.

   As part of the 28 January announcement, I retained £10 million for allocation during 2019-20 to respond to specific local costs that may only become evident in the months after we exit the EU. I will look carefully at any pressures that should be funded, including any emerging pressures relating to port functions or wider impacts on port areas.

   Table 1: Allocation of funding to authorities

   Port	Authority	Allocation (£)
   1. Port of Dover	1. Dover 2. Folkestone and Hythe	136,362 136,362
   2. Eurotunnel	Dover Folkestone and Hythe	136,362 136,362
   3. Ramsgate	3. Thanet	136,362
   4. Goole	4. East Riding of Yorkshire	136,362
   5. Hull	5. Hull City	136,362
   6. Grimsby	6. North East Lincolnshire	136,362
   7. Immingham (DBP, DfDS and C. Ro)	North East Lincolnshire	136,362
   8. Portsmouth	7. Portsmouth City	136,362
   9. Southampton General	8. Southampton City	136,362
   10. Southampton Container	Southampton City	136,362
   11. Ashford	9. Ashford	136,362
   12. Ebbsfleet	10. Gravesend 11. Dartford	136,362 136,362
   13. St Pancras	12. Camden	136,362
   14. Manchester Airport	13. Manchester City	136,362
   15. East Midlands Airport	14. North West Leicestershire	136,362
   16. Stansted Airport	15. Uttlesford	136,362
   17. Heathrow Airport	16. Hillingdon	136,362
   18. Gatwick Airport	17. Crawley	136,362
   19. Harwich	18. Tendring	136,362
   20. Felixstowe	19. Suffolk Coastal	136,362
   Total funding of £3,136,326.

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