Last week, First Minister Mark Drakeford expressed concerns that English freeports could displace economic activity from Wales. There are also understood to be disagreements over the impact the introduction of freeports will have on the Welsh Government’s ‘fair work’ and environmental goals. Some taxes at freeports will exempt, such as land transaction tax which is devolved to the Welsh Government. Responding to Mr Hart’s comments, a Welsh Government spokesperson said: “If the UK Government sought to implement the freeports policy in Wales without our support it could only be achieved without the devolved levers, which would be an immediately less attractive and competitive offer compared with those in England.