Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2017 to Question 117435, what discussions her Department has had with Port Operators in Wales on the (a) availability and (b) cost of land required to provide facilities for additional customs checks if the UK left the EU without a deal.

Government Departments are holding discussions with ports and others directly impacted by EU exit to enable the sharing of emerging proposals, and to ensure planning takes account of practical implications for the industry.

The nature of customs arrangements between the UK and the EU following the UK’s departure from the EU will depend on the outcome of Exit negotiations. Government departments are working together across a range of complex issues to develop our future approach at the border including the unlikely scenario of no deal.