Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what were the construction costs of each of the seven Inland Border Facilities; and for what purposes each of them have been used in the last year.

HMRC work to ensure all build costs associated with inland border facilities represent value for money. Under the bounds of the Public Procurement Regulations, HMRC undertake a stringent tender process within a competitive environment.

The total construction cost for the six Inland Border Facilities developed by HMRC is £42 million. This is broken down as follows:

• Birmingham - £11 million
• Dover - £3 million
• Ebbsfleet - £4 million
• North Weald - £3 million
• Warrington - £9 million
• Holyhead - £12 million

Holyhead remains under construction. The costs detailed reflect the spend on the facility to 28 February 2023.

The facilities act as a government office of departure and destination, where hauliers can start and end journeys under the Common Transit Convention.

Sevington Inland Border Facility was constructed by the Department for Transport. The total costs were £154 million. It includes £70 million on the Border Control Post (BCP), which is capable of carrying out biosecurity checks on sanitary and phytosanitary goods (SPS).