Asked by: Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that EU member states do not charge duty on classic vehicles which are exempt under the terms of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
UK officials are working with their EU counterparts to ensure the Trade and Cooperation Agreement is implemented in full, including that duties are not applied to goods that meet the rules of origin requirements in the Agreement. We recognise that this can be a particular issue with classic cars. Both the UK and EU have issued extensive guidance on how businesses can evidence origin in line with the terms of the Agreement. The Agreement also establishes a Specialised Committee on customs and rules of origin, which is due to meet before the end of the year, through which we can consider implementation issues.
Asked by: Desmond Swayne (Conservative - New Forest West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to reply to the letter of 16 April 2021, addressed to the Secretary of State for International Trade but transferred to his Department, from the Rt hon. Member for New Forest West on his constituent and the import and export of historic vehicles.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
I apologise for the delay in responding to the important points raised by the Rt Hon Member on behalf of his constituent. Lord Agnew responded to this letter on 6 July 2021.