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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