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Written Question
Motor Vehicles: Export Duties
Monday 12th July 2021

Asked by: Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that EU member states do not charge duty on classic vehicles which are exempt under the terms of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

UK officials are working with their EU counterparts to ensure the Trade and Cooperation Agreement is implemented in full, including that duties are not applied to goods that meet the rules of origin requirements in the Agreement. We recognise that this can be a particular issue with classic cars. Both the UK and EU have issued extensive guidance on how businesses can evidence origin in line with the terms of the Agreement. The Agreement also establishes a Specialised Committee on customs and rules of origin, which is due to meet before the end of the year, through which we can consider implementation issues.


Written Question
Cabinet Office: Correspondence
Thursday 8th July 2021

Asked by: Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to reply to the letter of 16 April 2021, addressed to the Secretary of State for International Trade but transferred to his Department, from the Rt hon. Member for New Forest West on his constituent and the import and export of historic vehicles.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

I apologise for the delay in responding to the important points raised by the Rt Hon Member on behalf of his constituent. Lord Agnew responded to this letter on 6 July 2021.


Written Question
Portsmouth International Port
Thursday 8th October 2020

Asked by: Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the costs of operation Transition to mitigate the reasonable worst case scenario of congestion at the port of Portsmouth at the end of the transition period.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Further to the statement by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September, the Government has announced a £705 million package of investment for border infrastructure, staff and technology to ensure our border systems are fully operational after the end of the Transition Period.


Written Question
Visas: EU Countries
Monday 14th September 2020

Asked by: Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether visa-free travel for UK owners of second homes in the EU is an objective in negotiations on the future relationship with the EU.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

The Government is not seeking to agree specific mobility arrangements for owners of a second home.

After the end of the transition period, UK nationals will require permission from the relevant Member State to stay longer than 90 days in a rolling 180-day period.


Written Question
Prime Minister: Correspondence
Thursday 14th June 2018

Asked by: Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Prime Minister, when she plans to respond to the letter from the National President of the Federation of Independent Retailers, Linde Sood, dated 19 March 2018 on monopolistic practices in the newspaper distribution trade.

Answered by Theresa May

A reply has been sent by my Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport