Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2017 to Question 290, what assessment his Department and HM Revenue and Customs have made of the costs associated with updating IT systems for the options of future UK customs arrangements after the UK has left the EU.

The UK’s future customs arrangements for after we exit the EU will be subject to negotiation. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is already replacing the existing customs system and this work is on track to deliver in January 2019. HM Treasury are working with HMRC to understand all costs associated with the options for the future arrangements.