Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the level of risk of smuggling from the EU in the event that UK ports are not ready to carry out checks on imports.
I refer to the oral statement made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 13 July 2020. Details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed, in line with the practice of successive administrations.