Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Welsh Government on checking freight at Holyhead and Pembroke docks after the UK leaves the EU.

Minsters in the Office for the Secretary of State for Wales have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and Cabinet Secretaries in the Welsh Government on a number of issues related to the impact on Wales of the UK leaving the EU.

The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK, and we are conscious that a significant proportion of the traffic at some ports is not currently subject to customs controls. We want to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, including Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock, and we will seek to ensure that customs arrangements and mechanisms are as frictionless as possible, and that trade fluidity is maintained. Officials in the Wales Office and colleagues across Government are working with port operators and other stakeholders in Wales to support the smooth and orderly implementation of these new arrangements.