European Union Entry/Exit System Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

European Union Entry/Exit System

Lord Berkeley Excerpts
Wednesday 9th July 2025

(2 days, 7 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Berkeley Portrait Lord Berkeley (Lab)
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My Lords, will the Government still require incoming freight vehicles to call at a place called Ashford Sevington to be checked, or will that be removed? At the moment, all incoming vehicles are supposed to be checked at Sevington but, of course, half of them just drive by up the motorway and are never seen again.

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab)
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I thank my noble friend. I will have to take some advice on how that works; it is not immediately apparent that it is connected with the EES, but I will go away and answer his question in writing.