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date	20/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: Departmental Coordination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government with which government departments are collaborating with HMRC working to ensure efficient and seamless movement of goods through the UK Single Trade Window.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Government departments with a direct interest in the UK border are collaborating on the design and operation of the UK Single Trade Window and include those listed below. As delivery progresses, the STW Programme may engage with other departments and agencies with an interest in the Single Trade Window.</p><ul><li>Animal and Plant Health Agency</li><li>Cabinet Office</li><li>Crown Commercial Service</li><li>Defra</li><li>Department for Business and Trade (and formerly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)</li><li>Department for Culture, Media and Sport</li><li>Department for Transport</li><li>Department of Health and Social Care</li><li>Devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland</li><li>Environment Agency</li><li>Food Standards Agency</li><li>Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office</li><li>Government Legal Department</li><li>HM Treasury</li><li>HMRC</li><li>Home Office</li><li>Infrastructure and Projects Authority</li><li>Office for Product Safety and Standards</li><li>UK Health Security Agency</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 04/07/2023 10:54:08 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1646174

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date	20/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: Digital Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to release comprehensive guidelines outlining the functionalities of the UK Single Trade Window for the benefit of traders.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government provided an overview of proposed UK Single Trade Window (STW) functionality in the draft Border Target Operating Model (TOM) which was published on 5 April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>A final version of the TOM is expected to be published shortly and will include additional detail on STW functionality in response to stakeholder feedback on the April 2023 draft.</p><p> </p><p>More comprehensive information will become available over time as STW functionality is developed and released incrementally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 27/06/2023 13:56:20 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1646175

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what risk mitigation strategies they have in place to ensure that the UK Single Trade Window project stays within the set parameters of scope, budget, and delivery timelines.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>There is significant governance in place to ensure the Single Trade Window (STW) Programme stays within the set parameters of scope, budget and delivery timelines.</p><p> </p><p>The STW will be delivered through strategic releases over several years. This iterative approach will allow regular reviews of delivery against scope, budgets and timelines throughout the Programme’s lifetime and will allow for early escalation and resolution of risks and issues.</p><p> </p><p>Comprehensive internal governance is in place to achieve this. An assurance function within the STW Programme will ensure that functionality developed and released by the Programme’s technical delivery partner delivers the agreed scope and requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to internal Programme governance, the Government’s normal scrutiny through HMRC, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) will apply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 04/07/2023 10:53:33 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1646176

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Customs: Digital Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what policy amendments they anticipate to ensure that the UK Single Trade Window complies with prevailing regulations; and when trade bodies will have an opportunity to engage with them on this matter.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that for the Single Trade Window to be successful it must meet users’ different needs and the importance of engagement with stakeholders from across the wider border industry, including trade bodies. Significant consultation, user research and engagement have already taken place and will continue as policy design and delivery progress.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have engaged with trade representatives, industry and border experts, intermediaries and businesses of all sizes including SMEs, via a 2021 discussion paper detailing key STW policy and design choices, a 2022 public consultation on STW features and the draft Border Target Operating Model, published in April 2023. In addition to receiving numerous detailed written responses, we have conducted extensive follow-ups including the commissioning of independent qualitative research via interviews with small businesses and hosting multiple stakeholder events attended by key industry participants.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will provide further detail on the Single Trade Window, including plans for future engagement with stakeholders, in the final version of the Border Target Operating Model, which we hope to publish soon. We will continue to use the feedback we receive from our ongoing industry engagement and detailed user design activity to ensure that the Single Trade Window complies with all prevailing regulations and balances the needs of all stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/07/2023 10:52:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley