Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to contingency planning for disruption arising from the EU Entry Exit System.

The Department for Transport is working closely with the UK juxtaposed portals (Port of Dover, Eurotunnel and Eurostar St Pancras) and the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF) to prepare for full implementation of the EU Entry Exit System.

The department has secured an agreement with Lydden Hill Race Circuit for its use as a last resort contingency site for passenger traffic in the event of severe disruption. To date and based on information that has been provided to the department by KMRF partners c. £106,000 has been provided to make the site ready, including remedial works and site hire.