Ynys Môn MP Virginia Crosbie today said she is delighted that the UK Government and the Welsh Government have launched the bidding prospectus for a freeport in the Principality.
Levelling Up Secretary Greg Clarke announced the opening of the competition for applicants today.
The Anglesey bid will be headed up by Stena Line Ports. Virginia has campaigned for several years for Anglesey to be home to a freeport and vowed today to do everything to make sure the initiative comes to the island.
“I am delighted and thrilled we are now able to put forward a brilliant case for Anglesey to be a freeport and all that means for jobs and investment for our island if we are successful," she said.
“For too long Ynys Môn has been neglected and now we have a chance to change this. This bid will be about levelling up, regeneration, decarbonisation, attracting investment in green technology and other industries and securing us as the Energy Isle for decades to come.
The generous customs and tax incentives to attract businesses and seed funding to develop key infrastructure are huge gamechangers for us here on Anglesey, if we can get them.
I am very pleased this transparent, fully competitive bidding process will be overseen by officials from the UK and Welsh governments with both having an equal say on the final selection. “I am already planning my next moves to ensure Anglesey is chosen as a freeport in Wales.
I will be banging on quite a few doors and making quite a few phone calls as I do everything I can to support the bid and make sure we are successful.
There’s a way to go and there can be no guarantees but I know Stena and others who want this freeport here on our island will do the best they can.”
