EU: Customs Arrangements Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

EU: Customs Arrangements

Lord Wigley Excerpts
Wednesday 8th July 2020

(3 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True
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My Lords, like the noble Lord, I hope it will be comprehensive. We recognise our duty to business and are grateful for the engagement there has been on the developing process so far. For example, the noble Lord will know about the ongoing discussions with the Channel Tunnel rail freight steering group, of which there was a meeting only last week.

Lord Wigley Portrait Lord Wigley (PC) [V]
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Will the guidance to which the Minister referred cover the issues arising in the Port of Holyhead, where the physical space is not adequate to accommodate the additional customs operations or hold lorries awaiting clearance? Will he confirm that Her Majesty’s Government accept responsibility for getting this sorted? When will they get a move on and get it done?

Lord True Portrait Lord True
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My Lords, I am in that invidious position where advice is shortly to be published and I am not going to pre-empt what is in it. But I can assure the noble Lord that the position regarding Welsh ports, which he has raised before—I am grateful to him for that—is certainly something the Government are well aware of, and it is under consideration.