Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a response to the questions set out in the reported letter from the Secretary of State for International Trade to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 8 July about the new UK border regime to be introduced from 2021.

As the noble Lord will be aware, HM Government does not comment on leaked documents. However, as set out by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 13 July, we have set out comprehensive guidance on the movement of goods between Great Britain and the EU after the end of the transition period.

This Border Operating Model provides clarity and certainty to the border industry and businesses on the core customs processes that all importers and exporters will need to complete, and some additional processes that apply to only certain products.