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1237551

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date	24/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 23 September 2020, Official Report, column 969, how much funding the Government has allocated to that facility near Holyhead; and what his timetable is for the implementation of those plans.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	95015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>Further to the comments of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September 2020, the 'Check an HGV is ready to cross the border' service is being developed in accordance with the rigorous standards applied to the development of any digital Government service. This includes consultation and engagement with users as well as internal testing. The service has passed successfully into the “beta” phase and is now being subjected to operational testing with users, including businesses. It is on schedule to be ready for December 2020.</p><p>On 12 July, the Government announced a funding package in 20/21 for border infrastructure, staffing and IT to ensure GB border systems are fully operational when the UK takes back control of its border after the end of the transition period.</p><p>A breakdown will be provided, port by port and region by region, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 92705 92706 92707 92708 question first answered 02/10/2020 13:31:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1232451

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has identified an inland customs clearance area for Holyhead port.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	86552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text HMRC are working closely across Government and with ports to understand requirements and implement infrastructure changes in line with the support announced by the Government. As well as engaging with ports to understand what infrastructure may be required, HMRC are reviewing a number of potential sites which are close to ports, and near strategic road networks, including options to support Holyhead. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2020 14:42:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1232452

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on customs clearance areas for Holyhead port.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	86553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials meet with a wide range of stakeholders across the public and private sector as part of policy development and implementation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC hold regular discussions at working level with the Welsh Government concerning the need for clearance facilities for traffic moving through the port of Holyhead. They are also engaging with Anglesey County Council.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2020 14:41:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

778874

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of introducing customs checks at Holyhead Port; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	110051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The fiscal impact of changes related to the UK leaving the EU will depend on the outcome of the negotiations.</p><p>The Government is clear that the UK’s future customs arrangements should be as frictionless as possible, ensuring that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, including Holyhead. HMRC is working with other government departments sharing responsibility for maintaining the flow of trade through our borders to mitigate the risk of delays relating to EU exit. HMRC has engaged with a large number of businesses, ports, airports and other organisations across the UK, including from Wales, to understand what may impact them in future and to support the smooth and orderly implementation of any new arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2017 12:13:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

778299

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of introducing customs checks at Holyhead Port on congestion on the A55.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	110026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The port at Holyhead is vital to the economy of north Wales, and acts as an important link between the Republic of Ireland and the UK. A number of UK Government ministers, including the Minister for Security and I, have visited Holyhead to discuss the impact of EU Exit on the port. The UK Government Minister for Wales has also met with Irish Ferries.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK, and we are conscious that a significant proportion of the traffic at some ports is not currently subject to customs controls. We want to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, including Holyhead, and we will seek to ensure that customs arrangements and mechanisms are as frictionless as possible, and that trade fluidity is maintained. Officials in the Wales Office and colleagues across Government are working with port operators and other stakeholders in Wales to support the smooth and orderly implementation of these new arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for roads in Wales is devolved to the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/11/2017 15:11:27 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams