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<p>The Government has made available £330 billion of support through loans and guarantees
to support UK businesses. Changes have been made to some of the schemes to ensure
that more businesses, particularly those that are SMEs like many road haulage companies,
can benefit from them.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware of the issues faced by
the logistics industry in Northern Ireland. That is why on 24 April we announced a
package of funding to support the movement of critical goods on up to 31 RoRo freight
routes, including between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Up to £17 million of
funding will be available to support up to five routes over the next two months, with
the Northern Ireland Executive contributing 40 percent. Officials continue to work
closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to gather evidence on the scale of the
problem and any further support needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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