Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors they will take into account, and with whom they will consult, in their deliberations on the nature of future customs arrangements with the EU, with particular reference to which of the two approaches they have set out, a highly streamlined customs arrangement or a new customs partnership with the EU, should be pursued.

Our future partnership paper on customs arrangements sets out our objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. The paper seeks views from all those with a stake in our future customs relationship with the EU, and poses a number of specific questions on our proposals for feedback.

We are also continuing to engage in dialogue on our proposals with industry stakeholders, including through a series of business roundtables conducted across the country, involving a range of different sectors. We will continue to engage with interested parties to inform our thinking as we move towards negotiations with our EU partners.