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<p>Across 2017/18 and 2018/19, my Department has made available £77 million to help
local areas prepare for Brexit. This includes £60 million that has been distributed
between all local authorities in England, and an additional £8.15 million allocated
to further support councils which either have, or are near to, a major air, land or
sea port to ensure they continue to operate efficiently. <br> <br> The additional
funding for councils with ports is to boost those councils’ capacity and help them
put in place measures that will protect the services that residents, communities and
businesses rely upon. The allocations for this funding have been based on a number
of factors including the expected impact on the local area, the amount of EU goods
received by port areas into the country and the areas’ wider importance to the UK’s
trade network. The Port of Tyne is within the boundaries of North Tyneside Council,
which has received £314,952 of Brexit capacity funding from MHCLG.</p>
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