Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of Brexit on the productivity of the UK's ports, and (2) the likely impact on the UK's ports of a no-deal Brexit.

Her Majesty's Government is seeking to negotiate arrangements whereby trade will flow as frictionlessly as possible, facilitating continuing growth in unit load traffic and port productivity. In the event of a no-deal outcome, the aim is to ensure that UK border controls at the frontier enable traffic to continue to flow efficiently through our ports.