Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prepare the Border Force for the possibility of a no deal exit from the European Union.

Border Force is working closely with other Government Departments on the detailed logistical and operational planning for managing all the impacts of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, on and at the border, including in a possible ‘no deal’ scenario..

Future customs and immigration controls required following EU exit will depend on the outcome of the negotiations. All options are being considered. In the unlikely event that an agreement with the EU is not reached, the Government will work to ensure that trade between the UK and the EU is as frictionless as possible.