Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding he plans to allocate to the Sevington border control post in each of the next five financial years.

Operating costs for the Government-run Sevington border control post are designed to be recovered by the Common User Charge (CUC)

The Government will keep the CUC rates under review and will continue to consider the impact of the charge on businesses of all sizes across all sectors. Regular reviews will be undertaken to monitor levels of payment compliance and import flows through the short straits.

Further information on the charge and the operating costs at Sevington will be made available in due course.