United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 40721
Shipping: Freight
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18 August 2021
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13 September 2021 · Answer
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13 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of increase in shipping cost for exports from the UK in each of the last 12 months.
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18 August 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of increase in shipping cost for exports from the UK in each of the last 12 months.
Source: Commons
13 September 2021
Answer
The high demand for container freight which has driven a rise in export shipping costs over the last 12 months is thought to be caused by changes in consumer spending during the Covid-19 pandemic. This global “container surge” is affecting not only the UK...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-08-18/40721
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1351340
- uk · wq-1351340 · source updated 13 September 2021