Leaving the EU: UK Ports (Customs) Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Leaving the EU: UK Ports (Customs)

Stephen Kinnock Excerpts
Monday 19th March 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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The good news for the hon. Gentleman is that there will be no circumstance under which this Government, or a British Prime Minister, will negotiate a deal in which we have an effective customs border between Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom.

Stephen Kinnock Portrait Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab)
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Currently, goods that require checks go into a lorry park just off the M20, which apparently has 82 parking spaces, but, never fear, there will be a new lorry park just off the M20. However, it seems that the plans to build it are completely snarled up in a judicial review. Will the Minister please give an update on how the lorry park will save the day, and by when it will be built?

Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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We will ensure that sufficient facilities are available for checks. As is the case at the moment, many of those checks will occur at business premises and storage facilities, including Stop 24, for example.