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1109430

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress HMRC has made on its moving its inland pre-clearance operations to new purpose-equipped sites at Hayes and Milton Keynes; and what contingency measures HMRC has implemented to mitigate delays as a result of that move.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Spelman
uin	240494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC’s new Inland Pre-Clearance sites are now operational. The move resulted in a temporary backlog of consignments for examination. HMRC has triaged consignments using a principled risk-based approach, releasing some consignments without prejudice to any further compliance action, and has also examined other consignments at the port. HMRC is now moving remaining containers from the ports for examination.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/04/2019 15:37:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

1104900

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to promote the grants available to small businesses in relation to new customs requirements after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	236298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC’s grant scheme to support customs intermediaries and traders has been promoted through numerous channels including; GOV.UK messaging and guidance, trade and regional media, HMRC social media, email communications to stakeholders, regular articles in established bulletins for agents and employers since December 2018, and inclusion within HMRC’s wider EU Exit communications such as the Partnership Pack.</p><p>Media activity has included an initial media statement in September 2018, followed by a press release in December 2018 and inclusion in a wider regional press release on preparing for EU Exit in February 2019.</p><p>We are also engaging with key industry stakeholders, including associations and representative bodies, through groups such as the Joint Customs Consultative Committee (JCCC) and the Customs Capacity Advisory Group (CCAG). In particular we have worked closely with the CCAG, which includes stakeholders such as the British Chamber of Commerce, British International Freight Association and Federation of Small Businesses, to help cascade the message to businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 02/04/2019 13:24:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1079328

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC director general of border co-ordination to the Public Accounts Committee on 5 November 2018, HC 1595, Question 51, what assessment has been made of the ability of the inland facilities to handle high-risk trade through (a) container and (b) roll-on roll-off ports across all four UK nations.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has moved its inland pre-clearance operations to new purpose-equipped sites at Hayes and Milton Keynes. Although these sites were originally procured for the examination of Rest of World trade, post EU Exit they will be also be used to examine EU trade, within the capacity available. Checks may be performed on consignments from high risk traders from both container and roll-on roll-off ports across the whole of the UK, if required. The Government will consider the need for further sites as it evolves its approach and assesses any new risks that emerge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 227123 question first answered 08/03/2019 14:14:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1079329

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC chief executive to the Public Accounts Committee on 5 November 2018, HC 1595, Question 53, what additional inland clearance facilities are being planned.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has moved its inland pre-clearance operations to new purpose-equipped sites at Hayes and Milton Keynes. Although these sites were originally procured for the examination of Rest of World trade, post EU Exit they will be also be used to examine EU trade, within the capacity available. Checks may be performed on consignments from high risk traders from both container and roll-on roll-off ports across the whole of the UK, if required. The Government will consider the need for further sites as it evolves its approach and assesses any new risks that emerge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 227122 question first answered 08/03/2019 14:14:23 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1079332

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC director general for border co-ordination to the Public Accounts Committee on 20 November 2017, HC 558, Questions 78 and 111, what additional infrastructure is planned in each of the four UK nations to facilitate customs-related checks.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	227126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has well-developed plans to ensure that on day one of a no deal scenario there will be a functioning customs, VAT and excise system.</p><p> </p><p>For Day 1 of a No Deal scenario, HMRC’s plans allow for the border to operate without significant new infrastructure. HMRC are not placing specific requirements on ports and airports to have infrastructure in place by Day 1.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is working with other departments, through the Borders Delivery Group, to ensure we present, to ports and airports, a shared view across government on longer term infrastructure requirements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2019 14:04:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1037227

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of goods being imported into the UK from (a) other EU and (b) non-EU countries are physically checked when entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	205813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The EU is a Customs Union and the 28 member countries form a single territory for customs purposes. This means that no customs duties are paid on goods moving between EU Member States and goods that have been legally imported can circulate throughout the EU with no further customs checks. As a consequence Border Force do not routinely conduct customs compliance checks on EU goods.</p><p> </p><p>For imports from the rest of the world, HMRC reported to the European Commission that 1.3% of standard customs declarations were subject to physical examinations for customs compliance purposes in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/01/2019 17:50:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1002027

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to help businesses manage (a) administrative and (b) tariff changes in UK customs after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	188056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>As a responsible Government we continue to prepare for a range of outcomes and we are looking closely at how to ensure that businesses are clear on what they need to do and have the support they need to be as prepared as they can be in the time available, whilst not undermining the benefits of an implementation period.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has already published Technical Notices covering Customs, Excise and VAT procedures, and has written on no deal arrangements to the 145,000 UK business over the VAT threshold, who currently only trade with the EU. Later in the year we intend to provide more information on what businesses should do to prepare.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/11/2018 14:55:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

982700

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the White Paper entitled The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published in July 2018, how the facilitated customs arrangement set out in that White Paper will operate for UK exports which are sent via Rotterdam to non-EU destinations around the world.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	176057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Facilitated Customs Arrangement (FCA) would remove the need for customs processes between the UK and the EU. The UK also proposes a range of unilateral and bilateral facilitations to reduce frictions for UK trade with the rest of the world. The details of the arrangement will be subject to negotiation with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/10/2018 17:09:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

943919

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the White Paper, The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Cm. 9593, published on 12 July 2018, what types of goods will be excluded from the proposed Facilitated Customs Arrangement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	165517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Facilitated Customs Arrangement (FCA) would remove the need for customs processes between the UK and the EU, while allowing the UK to set its own tariffs for goods imported from non-EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>Where a good reaches the UK border, and the destination can be robustly demonstrated by a trusted trader, it will pay the UK tariff if it is destined for the UK and the EU tariff if it is destined for the EU. This is most likely to be relevant to finished goods.</p><p> </p><p>Where a good reaches the UK border and the destination cannot be robustly demonstrated at the point of import, it will pay the higher of the UK or EU tariff. Where the good’s destination is later identified to be a lower tariff jurisdiction, it would be eligible for a repayment from the UK Government equal to the difference between the two tariffs. This is most likely to be relevant to intermediate goods.</p><p> </p><p>The government is seeking to maximise the number of traders who will not need to interact with a voluntary repayment mechanism. It is estimated up to 96 per cent of UK goods trade would be most likely to pay the correct or no tariff upfront.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:46:05 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

940000

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to chapter 1 paragraph 16(a) of the White Paper The future relationship between the United Kingdom and European Union, Cm9593, which individual or body will be responsible for determining who is a trusted trader.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	163579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Under a Facilitated Customs Arrangement, the UK’s goal is to facilitate the greatest possible trade, whether with the EU or the rest of the world. The trusted trader scheme will allow firms to pay the correct tariff at the UK border. The precise details of the Facilitated Customs Arrangement are subject to negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2018 16:02:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders