Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make all of the customs declarations paperwork required by lorry drivers entering the UK from the EU from 1 January 2021 available in languages other than English, including online forms; and if so, in which languages such paperwork will be available.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
HMRC do not make official paperwork available in other languages, except Welsh.
The Department for Transport document entitled “Transporting goods between Great Britain and the EU from 1 January 2021: guidance for hauliers and commercial drivers” sets out all the requirements and is available in other languages covering the countries where most drivers are from (English; Bulgarian; Czech; Welsh; German; Spanish; French; Hungarian; Lithuanian; Dutch; Polish; Russian; Turkish and Romanian).