Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the funding allocated from the public purse to HMRC to implement the Customs Declaration Service relates to (a) general staff costs and (b) the cost of contractors.

The proportion of funding allocated by HMRC for general staff costs to implement the Customs Declaration Service is 18% of the total funding received.

The amount HMRC pays contractors is commercially sensitive and cannot be disclosed. HMRC uses Crown Commercial Service frameworks to procure contractor resources to ensure competitive market rates.