- 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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