Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on businesses using the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel of the reintroduction of customs procedures between the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement.

The Government aims to ensure that trade will continue to be as frictionless as possible, so that the effects on businesses using the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel are minimised. The Department for Transport is working closely with the Treasury, HMRC and other Departments towards that end.

The discussion paper on Future customs arrangements, published in August, set out our positive commitment to trade with the EU and options for ensuring that the customs system is as facilitative as possible.